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26.1; Precedence error in calc-eval

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From: Charles Karney <charles.karney <at> sri.com>
To: "bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Subject: 26.1; Precedence error in calc-eval
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 13:41:32 +0000

In GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.23.2)
  of 2018-08-13 built on buildvm-13.phx2.fedoraproject.org
Windowing system distributor 'Fedora Project', version 11.0.12004000
System Description:	Fedora release 29 (Twenty Nine)

The precedence of calc-eval doesn't follow C-like rules.

   (calc-eval "1/2*3") returns "0.166666666667"

returning the same answer as (calc-eval "1/2/3").  It should return
"1.5".

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-- 
Charles Karney <charles <at> karney.com>
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
https://www.petrel.org

Message #8 received at 37235 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda <at> gmail.com>
To: Charles Karney <charles.karney <at> sri.com>
Cc: 37235 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37235: 26.1; Precedence error in calc-eval
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:04:35 -0300

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tags 37235 notabug
quit

Charles Karney via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of
text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:

> In GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.23.2)
>   of 2018-08-13 built on buildvm-13.phx2.fedoraproject.org
> Windowing system distributor 'Fedora Project', version 11.0.12004000
> System Description: Fedora release 29 (Twenty Nine)
>
> The precedence of calc-eval doesn't follow C-like rules.
>
>    (calc-eval "1/2*3") returns "0.166666666667"
>
> returning the same answer as (calc-eval "1/2/3").  It should return
> "1.5".
>

It works as documented in the Calc manual, section 5.15 Formulas:
C-h i m calc RET 5 m formulas RET

Calc gives '/' lower precedence than '*' by default.

To make Calc follow C-like rules, you can set it with the command
calc-c-language.  You can read its documentation with:
C-h i m calc RET i calc-c-language


Best regards,
Mauro.

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Message #13 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Charles Karney via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs\,
 the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 37235 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Charles Karney <charles.karney <at> sri.com>
Subject: Re: bug#37235: 26.1; Precedence error in calc-eval
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:07:08 +0200

On Aug 30 2019, Charles Karney via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> The precedence of calc-eval doesn't follow C-like rules.
>
>    (calc-eval "1/2*3") returns "0.166666666667"
>
> returning the same answer as (calc-eval "1/2/3").  It should return
> "1.5".

It is documented that multiplication has higher precedence than
devision (see (calc) Formulas).  Calc is following the rules of
Algebra.

Andreas.

-- 
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Message #19 received at 37235 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
To: Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Charles Karney <charles.karney <at> sri.com>, 37235 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37235: 26.1; Precedence error in calc-eval
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 11:26:57 -0400

Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda <at> gmail.com> writes:
>>
>> The precedence of calc-eval doesn't follow C-like rules.
>>
>>    (calc-eval "1/2*3") returns "0.166666666667"
>>
>> returning the same answer as (calc-eval "1/2/3").  It should return
>> "1.5".
>>
>
> It works as documented in the Calc manual, section 5.15 Formulas:
> C-h i m calc RET 5 m formulas RET
>
> Calc gives '/' lower precedence than '*' by default.

Also see (info "(calc) Basic Arithmetic"),

> To make Calc follow C-like rules, you can set it with the command
> calc-c-language.  You can read its documentation with:
> C-h i m calc RET i calc-c-language

which mentions calc-multiplication-has-precedence.

Message #24 received at 37235-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Charles Karney <charles.karney <at> sri.com>, 37235-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37235: 26.1; Precedence error in calc-eval
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 05:06:07 +0200

Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda <at> gmail.com> writes:
>
> tags 37235 notabug
> quit
>
> Charles Karney via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of
> text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
> > In GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 1, x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.23.2)
> >   of 2018-08-13 built on buildvm-13.phx2.fedoraproject.org
> > Windowing system distributor 'Fedora Project', version 11.0.12004000
> > System Description: Fedora release 29 (Twenty Nine)
> >
> > The precedence of calc-eval doesn't follow C-like rules.
> >
> >    (calc-eval "1/2*3") returns "0.166666666667"
> >
> > returning the same answer as (calc-eval "1/2/3").  It should return
> > "1.5".
> >
>
> It works as documented in the Calc manual, section 5.15 Formulas:
> C-h i m calc RET 5 m formulas RET
>
> Calc gives '/' lower precedence than '*' by default.
>
> To make Calc follow C-like rules, you can set it with the command
> calc-c-language.  You can read its documentation with:
> C-h i m calc RET i calc-c-language

Since this is notabug, I'm also closing it.

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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