bug#66944: 30.0.50; [PATCH] make calc parse fractions written using U+2044 FRACTION SLASH

[Daniel Brooks]

Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:

>> Cc: 66944@debbugs.gnu.org
>> From: Daniel Brooks <db48x@db48x.net>
>> Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2024 08:11:27 -0800
>> 
>> Fractions written as `2:3', `2÷3', and `⅔' are all parsed as rational
>> fractions; `2⁄3' ought to do the same.
>
> Thanks, and apologies for a delay in reviewing the patch.

You’re welcome. No need to apologize; this one’s nothing critical.

> I have some minor comments below, but I also see that we have no
> copyright assignment from you, and without that we will be unable to
> accept contributions from you after this one.  Would you like to start
> the paperwork of assigning the copyright to the FSF at this time, so
> we could accept contributions from you in the future?

I’ll remember to do it next time, if my next contribution is more than
two sentences :)

> Please try rewriting these to avoid non-ASCII characters in Texinfo
> source files, since processing those with TeX could cause problems.
> Where possible, please use the special Texinfo commands described in
> the "Insertions" chapter of the Texinfo manual and its sections.  If
> some character cannot be written using ASCII characters as described
> in that section, please just name it, as in "U+2044 FRACTION SLASH",
> but don't include it verbatim.

Thanks, I hadn’t read that. Done.

> Also, our conventions are to leave two spaces between sentences in
> documentation and comments (this is relevant to the NEWS entry as
> well).

Done.

> This entry should be marked with "+++", as the necessary manual
> changes were made.  Also, this doesn't mention the precomposed
> fractions; I think it should.

Fair enough; done.

Thank you Eli.

0001-Calc-parses-fractions-written-using-U-2044-FRACTION-.patch
Description: second revision of patch