GNU bug report logs - #920
In CVS Emacs, calc-eval gives multiplication higher precidence than division

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>

Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 19:55:05 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 914, 915, 918, 921, 923, 924, 928, 929, 930, 932, 933, 934, 937, 941, 944

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman <at> gmail.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 920 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: jay.p.belanger <at> gmail.com, bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org,
        Francis Litterio <flitterio <at> gmail.com>, emacs-devel <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#920: In CVS Emacs,	calc-eval gives multiplication higher precidence than division
Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:19:04 +0200

Stefan Monnier wrote:
> I think Calc is plainly wrong is giving higher precedence to the
> multiplication because it's completely non standard.  But since I don't
> use Calc much and since it's been that way for a while, I won't fight
> for it.


I think there are good reasons fixing it:

- There are enough people out there that are not aware of the precedence
rules. Making calc follow them would help remove that confusion. (And I
would feel safer when crossing bridges.)
- Not following standards makes Emacs harder to use for new users.
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