Package: maxima Version: 5.17.1-1 Severity: normal In the maxima manual 5.17.1, it states that you can use the double quote operator to force maxima to evaluate expressions when it otherwise does not (section command line). For example, when I try:
sin(1); I get as output: sin(1) According to the maxima manual, if I do: ''sin(1); I should get a numerical value out, but instead I get sin(1) again. For things like this, the workaround is to use the function float(expr). However, there are other applications for which the double quote would be very helpful, for example, defining functions from derivatives of other functions. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.3 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.27.39-ac.1-amd64 (PREEMPT) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages maxima depends on: ii gnuplot-x11 4.2.2-1.2 X11-terminal driver for gnuplot ii libc6 2.7-18 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libgmp3c2 2:4.2.2+dfsg-3 Multiprecision arithmetic library ii libice6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library ii libncurses5 5.7+20081213-1 shared libraries for terminal hand ii libreadline5 5.2-3.1 GNU readline and history libraries ii libsm6 2:1.0.3-2 X11 Session Management library ii libx11-6 2:1.1.5-2 X11 client-side library ii libxaw7 2:1.0.4-2 X11 Athena Widget library ii libxext6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 miscellaneous extension librar ii libxmu6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 miscellaneous utility library ii libxt6 1:1.0.5-3 X11 toolkit intrinsics library Versions of packages maxima recommends: ii gv 1:3.6.5-2 PostScript and PDF viewer for X ii maxima-share 5.17.1-1 A computer algebra system -- extra Versions of packages maxima suggests: ii maxima-doc 5.17.1-1 A computer algebra system -- docum pn texmacs <none> (no description available) ii tk8.4 [wish] 8.4.19-2 Tk toolkit for Tcl and X11, v8.4 - -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
