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23 Dec 2020

11:37 Design #1540: Double power
Relevant source is probably in @Parser.C@ around line 1890; *@Parser::parsePowerExpression@*
John Abbott

22 Dec 2020

17:19 Slug #1556: DivAlg slower than NR
Check the code for NR and see how to make the data type for the output. Anna Maria Bigatti
14:21 Slug #1556: DivAlg slower than NR
Just for the record: @NR@ took about 0.063s, @DivAlg@ took about 1280s.
Presumably @DivAlg@ should also be built-i...
John Abbott
14:03 Slug #1556: DivAlg slower than NR
I verify that the problem is present in the current version on my computer.
*@NR@* is a built-in function; *@DivAl...
John Abbott
13:57 Slug #1556 (New): DivAlg slower than NR
Andraschko reported the following by email:
Consider the following code which computes the minimal polynomial of sqr...
John Abbott
16:20 Bug #1553 (Feedback): Timing SystemCommand
I have checked in *@ElapsedTime@* (incl. doc).
New qn: is the fn *@RealTime@* in CoCoALib obsolete? -- *NOTE:* may...
John Abbott
15:36 Design #1554: cocoa5-emacs-dir or cocoa5-root-dir?
The question arose after an email from Alasdair McAndrew (around 2020-12-18). Anna will investigate.
John Abbott
15:32 Design #1554 (In Progress): cocoa5-emacs-dir or cocoa5-root-dir?
Anna points out that there are complications on Microsoft where one cannot be entirely sure where the release is unpa... John Abbott
15:03 Design #1546: Improve 'describe' or 'print' for a function
Now "print/println ... (on ...)" prints the body of used defined functions.
To do: "describe" should give the name o...
Anna Maria Bigatti

19 Dec 2020

16:29 Bug #1553: Timing SystemCommand
The new func @ElapsedTime@ is perfectly fine with me!
I personally prefer the return value representing a rational a...
Julian Danner

18 Dec 2020

17:45 Bug #1553: Timing SystemCommand
I have now implemented *@ElapsedTime@* (based on the standard C++ @steady_clock@).... John Abbott
16:40 Bug #1553: Timing SystemCommand
It might be possible to replace the call to the C++ function @system@, by a @fork@ and an @exec@ (or @execv@?).
I ha...
John Abbott
17:24 Design #1554: cocoa5-emacs-dir or cocoa5-root-dir?
It seems more natural to me to specify the path to the "root" directory; then all accesses to files are "downward".
...
John Abbott
17:22 Design #1554 (Closed): cocoa5-emacs-dir or cocoa5-root-dir?
In the emacs initialization lines we define *@cocoa5-emacs-dir@*.
Why do we not define *@cocoa5-root-dir@* instead? ...
John Abbott

17 Dec 2020

17:07 Bug #1553: Timing SystemCommand
oh well yes, @sleep@ may not be the best test, however I think it nonetheless highlights my problem ;)
I agree tha...
Julian Danner
17:07 Bug #1553 (In Progress): Timing SystemCommand
I have searched briefly (or not-so-briefly) on internet, and it seems that C++ does not yet offer a way to measure pr... John Abbott
16:35 Bug #1553: Timing SystemCommand
First comment: using @sleep@ is perhaps not the best test. Below is what I get using bash on my Linux computer:
<pre...
John Abbott
14:47 Bug #1553 (Closed): Timing SystemCommand
Hi,
I was just timing some computations and noticed that the the time it takes to execute a command with @SystemCo...
Julian Danner

13 Dec 2020

17:16 Bug #1552: subst: not checking args properly
@subst@ is defined in package @misc@.
The real problem appears to be in @Subst2_top@:
@x+2@ is evaluated in @ZZ/(...
John Abbott
17:13 Bug #1552 (New): subst: not checking args properly
The following shows that @subst@ can behave wrongly:... John Abbott
11:07 Design #1551: Emacs: avoid making buffer visible in 2 "windows"?
After a quick search I found the following useful link:
*@https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/2959/how-to-kn...
John Abbott
11:06 Design #1551 (New): Emacs: avoid making buffer visible in 2 "windows"?
In Emacs if I type @M-x cocoa5 RET@ it changes the current "window"(?) to show @*cocoa5*@ buffer even if this buffer ... John Abbott

12 Dec 2020

21:37 Design #1550 (Feedback): version number for CoCoA5 snapshot release?
I have checked in: better doc in @release-files/version@, new target in @Makefile@, new program @check-version-define... John Abbott
21:36 Bug #1512 (Feedback): Package with unexpected EOF
I have checked the code in. No test (do we need one?)
John Abbott

11 Dec 2020

21:54 Design #1550 (Resolved): version number for CoCoA5 snapshot release?
I have added a safety check. It seems to work well enough.
Tomorrow I'll check it in.
John Abbott
21:09 Design #1550: version number for CoCoA5 snapshot release?
I have now checked where the values of @COCOA5_VER_MAJ@ etc are used.
I believe it is safe if they contain alphanume...
John Abbott
14:31 Design #1550 (In Progress): version number for CoCoA5 snapshot release?
I changed the file @src/CoCoA/release-files/version@ so that the 3rd component was @3b@ (instead of just @3@).
CoCoA...
John Abbott
12:20 Design #1550 (Closed): version number for CoCoA5 snapshot release?
should we have finer numbering?
such as cocoa-5.3.3b?
Anna Maria Bigatti
14:24 Bug #1512 (Resolved): Package with unexpected EOF
I think I have fixed it: it now produces this error report:... John Abbott
12:30 Design #1545: CoeffOfTerm: in CoCoALibSupplement
The code is there, currently commented out.
What we have occasion to use it and test speed in a real contest (when w...
Anna Maria Bigatti
12:01 Design #1544: CoCoA coding conventions for parser/interprer?
Discussion with John: OK, updating the style "as we go".
Keep *@theRing@* & co. for *@intrusive_ptr@* (at least to...
Anna Maria Bigatti
11:55 Design #1546 (In Progress): Improve 'describe' or 'print' for a function
If the fn comes from a package, can the name of the pkg be given (perhaps in a comment)? John Abbott
09:38 Design #1546: Improve 'describe' or 'print' for a function
Anna Maria Bigatti wrote:
> Maybe we could have @print/print .. on ..@ actually printing the function.
I have it ...
Anna Maria Bigatti
11:53 Feature #1174 (In Progress): package of a function --> of an identifier!
Anna Maria Bigatti
11:48 Feature #1174: package of a function --> of an identifier!
Anna has a prototype in @coclib.cpkg5@. Currently commented out -- how long has it been there??
If it were built-...
John Abbott
09:41 Feature #1549 (In Progress): Add sagbi package
I have a package ready for computing sagbi bases.
Confirm syntax and write manual.
Anna Maria Bigatti

09 Dec 2020

08:54 Design #1546: Improve 'describe' or 'print' for a function
Anna Maria Bigatti wrote:
> Julian Danner wrote:
> > sadly CoCoA does not offer a (nice) way to save objects (rings...
Julian Danner
08:03 Design #1546: Improve 'describe' or 'print' for a function
Julian Danner wrote:
> sadly CoCoA does not offer a (nice) way to save objects (rings, polys, lists,...) in such a w...
Anna Maria Bigatti

08 Dec 2020

14:29 Support #1548 (New): Man page for UniversalGBasis
The manual page for @UniversalGBasis@ could be clearer.
Improve it!
John Abbott

07 Dec 2020

16:17 Design #1546: Improve 'describe' or 'print' for a function
I have had a (not so) quick look at the code involved.
*@describe@* like all CoCoA commands returns no value, and th...
John Abbott

04 Dec 2020

12:53 Design #1546 (Closed): Improve 'describe' or 'print' for a function
Hi,
sadly CoCoA does not offer a (nice) way to save objects (rings, polys, lists,...) in such a way that they can be...
Julian Danner
11:57 Design #1545 (New): CoeffOfTerm: in CoCoALibSupplement
Maybe improve impl of @CoeffOfTermSparse@ in @CoCoALibSupplement.C@ around line 151?
See commented out "improved" ...
John Abbott
10:26 Feature #1543 (Feedback): Default path for packages
Done and tested. cvs-ed.
Anna Maria Bigatti
09:40 Feature #1543: Default path for packages
Main.C L279 Anna Maria Bigatti
09:37 Feature #1543: Default path for packages
This is for running CoCoAInterpreter in terminal, when it is saved in the bin/ directory.
This happens (at least) ...
Anna Maria Bigatti
09:31 Feature #1543 (Closed): Default path for packages
Now CoCoAInterpreter look for packages (if not specified) in its own directory. Add also the path "../" Anna Maria Bigatti
09:51 Design #1544: CoCoA coding conventions for parser/interprer?
I've done it for *@defaultPackageDir@* which is now *@IsDefaultPackageDir@*.
I find it easier, and that's the reason...
Anna Maria Bigatti
09:47 Design #1544 (New): CoCoA coding conventions for parser/interprer?
Should we (slowly?) adapt parser/interpreter/main to our coding conventions?
Anna Maria Bigatti

03 Dec 2020

21:31 Bug #1514 (Closed): Cocoa crashes when calling RingElems
I now have a personal CoCoA version with the new @MemPool@ code (see issue #1522 comment 10).
I have just tried the ...
John Abbott

01 Dec 2020

14:03 Feature #1541: foreach with ref to list entry?
If we choose to extend CoCoA-5, there are 2 obvious approaches:
* modify @foreach@ so that it uses references --- ob...
John Abbott
13:58 Feature #1541 (New): foreach with ref to list entry?
Julian Danner asks whether it would be possible to have a version of @foreach@ which operates on a reference to the l... John Abbott
12:13 Support #1298: How can user find the indent command?
I am tempted to remove the example of using @indent@ with 2 args: it occupies a lot of vertical space, but conveys li... John Abbott
12:08 Support #1298: How can user find the indent command?
Maybe this should be a new issue? I was surprised at what @indent@ did when given a module:... John Abbott

26 Nov 2020

16:33 Support #322: Installation instructions (on website)
I must check what happens for old MacOS
Anna Maria Bigatti
16:24 Bug #1537: EmacUI: strange colours, sometimes
John Abbott wrote:
> A possible way to address the problem is to discourage users from typing *@/-@* by making it is...
Anna Maria Bigatti
16:20 Feature #1536: Implement xel?
Anna will impl in CoCoAlib, and then make accessible to CoCoA-5.
John Abbott
16:06 Feature #1536: Implement xel?
One difference between @QQ[x,y,z],xel@ and @QQ[z,y,x],lex@ is that the order in which the idents are printed is diffe... John Abbott
14:37 Feature #1536 (In Progress): Implement xel?
Very good reasoning.
Indeed some researchers have opposite standards, calling lex (and degrevlex) what we call xel (...
Anna Maria Bigatti
15:52 Feature #1535: New functions: argmin, argmax
I like the idea. We need another mane for the funzion with indices. Anna Maria Bigatti
 

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