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25.2; cannot use € as unit in calc

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Message #8 received at 30231 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen <at> web.de>
To: martin.guertler <at> gmx.de (Martin Gürtler)
Cc: 30231 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#30231: 25.2; cannot use € as unit in calc
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:53:43 +0100

martin.guertler <at> gmx.de (Martin Gürtler) writes:

>  1 [ret] u d € [ret] Euro [ret]
>    (now € should be defined as a new unit)
>
> Entering 1 € in algebraic mode (' 1 €) is not accepted, calc says
> [Syntax error].

Yes, I see that too, it's not allowed, it seems only certain character
ranges are allowed for units - and it also seems this is not even
documented.

Does anyone know why we have this kind of restriction for units?  Could
it be softened up?


Thanks,

Michael.

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