From unknown Fri Jun 20 19:48:27 2025 X-Loop: don@donarmstrong.com Subject: bug#930: In CVS Emacs, calc-eval gives multiplication higher precidence than division Reply-To: Stefan Monnier , 930@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-From: Stefan Monnier Resent-To: bug-submit-list@lists.donarmstrong.com Resent-CC: Emacs Bugs Resent-Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:10:05 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: don@donarmstrong.com X-Emacs-PR-Message: report 930 X-Emacs-PR-Package: emacs X-Emacs-PR-Keywords: Received: via spool by submit@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com id=B.122087889920861 (code B ref -1); Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:10:05 +0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2007-08-08) on rzlab.ucr.edu X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.8 required=4.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.2.3-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Received: (at submit) by emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com; 8 Sep 2008 13:01:39 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by rzlab.ucr.edu (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m88D1VDZ020854 for ; Mon, 8 Sep 2008 06:01:36 -0700 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KcgMz-0006zJ-C3 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:01:29 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KcgMt-0006y2-TA for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:01:28 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=48971 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KcgMt-0006xl-EH; Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:01:23 -0400 Received: from ironport2-out.teksavvy.com ([206.248.154.182]:39731) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KcgMs-0002fJ-Oz; Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:01:23 -0400 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AvgEAOq+xEhFxIqP/2dsb2JhbACBZbMSgWaBBw X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.32,358,1217822400"; d="scan'208";a="26507069" Received: from 69-196-138-143.dsl.teksavvy.com (HELO ceviche.home) ([69.196.138.143]) by ironport2-out.teksavvy.com with ESMTP; 08 Sep 2008 09:01:20 -0400 Received: by ceviche.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 442EFB4062; Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:01:20 -0400 (EDT) From: Stefan Monnier To: Carsten Dominik Cc: "Randal L. Schwartz" , bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org Message-ID: References: <878wu3j4k2.fsf@gmail.com> <86wshn3df0.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com> Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:01:20 -0400 In-Reply-To: (Carsten Dominik's message of "Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:30:11 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. > I would fight for the current calc implementation, it is an important > convenience when entering equations. I am relying on it every day. It's really a very minor issue that only determines when and where you need to place parentheses. And you can control it with a config var in case you don't like the default. Stefan