Re[2]: [Maxima] [Q] How to get a float in this case?

Hello RJF and JA,

Thanks much for your instant help!

RJF> romberg, or bromberg for bigfloats.

Yes, I use romberg. By the way, it has such a behavior


         ROMBERG(1/z^2, z, 1, INF);

         Error: $INF is not of type (OR RATIONAL LISP:FLOAT).
         

while I expected 1.0.

Can I use romberg successfully over semi-infinite intervals?


Secondly, in 5.9.0.9beta2 an attempt to load quanc8,  load("qq");
or load("qq.lisp");  fails with

         Could not find `qq' using paths in FILE_SEARCH_MAXIMA,FILE_SEARCH_LISP


I am new in Maxima, couldn't I hear what's wrong?

JA> As a personal comment, I will say that I do not like behavior of
JA> ev(x,numer). It will be discussed at some future date.

As a user, I am delighted hearing this. Often, the less typing in
the better.


- Vladimir