Bug in Asksign, also in Askexp?



On Friday 26 April 2002 15:03, Raymond Toy wrote:
> >>>>> "Wolfgang" == Wolfgang Jenkner <wjenkner@inode.at> writes:
>
>     Wolfgang> (C4) asksign(log(x));
>     Wolfgang> Is  x  positive or negative?
>
>     Wolfgang> neg;
>     Wolfgang> (D4)                                  PNZ
>
> Shouldn't maxima say something else since the sign of a complex number
> isn't well defined?
>
> Ray

Worse: shouldn't maxima never give a false answer, even if some hidden 
switch is set to false? (The bug is
(C4) asksign(log(-1));
(D4)                                  NEG
).
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