GNU bug report logs - #13580
24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units

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Reported by: "Roland Winkler" <winkler <at> gnu.org>

Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:26:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.2.92

Done: Jay Belanger <jay.p.belanger <at> gmail.com>

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From: Jay Belanger <jay.p.belanger <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: jay.p.belanger <at> gmail.com, 13580 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13580: 24.2.92; regression in calc-convert-units
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:41:38 -0600

> Sure, but if a user asks Calc to work with m/m, the classic Calc
> behavior was for Calc to ask for a new unit, then basically ignore it
> and cancel the units.  If the user put in "3 m/m", "New units: rad", the
> result would not be "3", not "3 rad".  (Behind the scenes the new unit
> would be introduced but then disappear.) 

This behavior was inconsistent, by the way.
That might be related to a simplification bug I mentioned earlier in
this thread; I'll look into that.
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