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From 10 Jul 2016 to 08 Aug 2016
02 Aug 2016
- 15:03 Support #774 (Closed): Rename file PPMonoidEvZZ
- This should never really have been opened; it was solved ages ago in issue #22.
I shall just delete the useless fi... - 15:00 Feature #361: implement IsPrime3, IsMaximal3
- In a discussion with John Abbott and Mario Albert we got these points
in the case where a bool3 flag is in a class (... - 11:55 Feature #898: New function: cardinality of finite field?
- The name *@ExtensionDeg@* is very tempting, and "feels quite mathematical". However, I am uncertain what its interfa...
- 11:26 Bug #895 (Closed): NumDigits: sometimes gives wrong answer
- After dicussing with Anna, we have decided to rename @NumDigits@ to @SizeInBase@ which mirrors the GMP fn name.
The ... - 10:55 Feature #913 (New): Read input from SymbolicData database
- Read input from SymbolicData database
21 Jul 2016
- 16:40 Feature #910 (Feedback): BigRat: read from a string in "decimal" format?
- I have cleaned the code and checked in. It's a bit ugly :-(
- 15:36 Feature #910: BigRat: read from a string in "decimal" format?
- I now have a first impl (with test suite). I implemented *(A)* and *(B)*, but it is easy to restrict to just *(A)*. ...
- 13:58 Feature #910: BigRat: read from a string in "decimal" format?
- John Abbott wrote:
> Exactly what syntax do we want for decimal fractions?
> * *(A)* <optional-sign><unsigned-integ... - 13:42 Feature #910 (In Progress): BigRat: read from a string in "decimal" format?
- I have clarified (and made more stringent) the syntax for rational numbers. There are two possibilities:
* <optiona... - 13:27 Feature #910: BigRat: read from a string in "decimal" format?
- I have looked quickly at the code for @operator>>@ for @BigRat@, and it probably contains a "small bug". The usual r...
19 Jul 2016
- 22:44 Feature #565: FloatApprox for TwinFloat values?
- How about the name @BinaryRatApprox@?
Mmm, well, that is exactly what @FloatApprox@ does in other cases, but it's ca... - 14:30 Feature #565: FloatApprox for TwinFloat values?
- My argument that creating a @MantExp2@ structure makes evident the precision is correct, but there are several occasi...
- 14:24 Feature #910: BigRat: read from a string in "decimal" format?
- The functions which need to be considered are: @operator>>@ and @ConvertTo@.
JAA observes that CoCoA-5 (and older ... - 14:22 Feature #910 (Closed): BigRat: read from a string in "decimal" format?
- Currently @operator>>@ for @BigRat@ expects the input to be of the form: integer or integer "/" integer.
Should it...
14 Jul 2016
- 20:44 Design #908 (Closed): Sum of ideals: what are the generators of (x) + (0)?
- The current strategy is that the generators of the sum is the concatenation of the generators of the two ideals. Is ...
13 Jul 2016
- 13:14 Feature #902 (Resolved): New function: FrobeniusMat
- 11:19 Design #906 (New): External libraries: keep copy of compatible versions?
- We should keep copies of external libraries guaranteed compatible with cocoalib.
(also useful for compiling old ver...
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