Re: Strange behaviour in calc

[Jay Belanger]

Neon Absentius <absent@sdf.lonestar.org> writes:

> Hello
>
> in GNU Emacs 21.4.1 on Debian testing/unstable using the debian calc package 
> when I give the "algebraic" formula
>
> 4+6/10 
>
> it evaluates to 23:5 which I think is the right answer since the
> standard convention is that division has precedence over addition.
> How ever on GNU Emacs 22.0.51.1 (multi-tty) the same algebraic
> expession evaluates to 1, which means that addition is evaluated
> before the division.  Is this the intended behaviour or is this a bug?
> Even if this is the intended behaviour I would still suggest that it
> *is* a bug!

I agree; except I can't reproduce it.
In cvs Emacs, 4+6/10 gives me 4.6 or (in fraction mode) 23:5.
What are your calc settings?

Jay