[Maxima-bugs] [ maxima-Bugs-3526111 ] float erf (%i ) not working

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Bugs item #3526111, was opened at 2012-05-12 09:22
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Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Ted Woollett (woollett)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: float erf (%i ) not working

Initial Comment:
I recall some mailing list discussion of getting
float to work with erf(%i) during the last year.

Using latest gcl 5.27.0 shows that float doesn't
work here.

Also notice that if display2d is set to false, the
build_info() return looks weird.

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(%i1) build_info();
(%o1) 
Maxima version: "5.27.0"
Maxima build date: "2012-05-08 11:27:57"
Host type: "i686-pc-mingw32"
Lisp implementation type: "GNU Common Lisp (GCL)"
Lisp implementation version: "GCL 2.6.8"

(%i2) display2d:false$

(%i3) erf(%i);
(%o3) erf(%i)

(%i4) float(%);
(%o4) erf(%i)

(%i5) subst(1.0*%i,%i,%);
(%o5) 1.650425758797543*%i

(%i6) build_info();
(%o6) ?%build_info("5.27.0","2012-05-08 11:27:57","i686-pc-mingw32",
                   "GNU Common Lisp (GCL)","GCL 2.6.8")


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