5.9.3: Problem with asksign



Harald Geyer writes:
> The Maxima bug database is available at
>     http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=104933&group_id=4933&func=browse
> Submit bug reports by following the 'Submit New' link on that page.
> Please include the following build information with your bug report:
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Maxima version: 5.9.3
> Maxima build date: 13:0 3/31/2006
> host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
> lisp-implementation-type: GNU Common Lisp (GCL)
> lisp-implementation-version: GCL 2.6.7
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> The above information is also available from the Maxima function build_info().
> 
> (%o1)
> (%i2) integrate(1/(a*x^2+b), x);
> Is  a b  positive or negative?
> 
> Is  a b  positive or negative?
> 

I observed such behavior but only under xmaxima and only with not yet
released GCL 2.6.8.  But you log shows GCL 2.6.7.  Strange.
Some questions to clarify the situation:

1. Do you use xmaxima?  If yes then what about maxima in console.

2. What is your Linux distro?  Maybe your GCL 2.6.7 build applies
not quite good patches backported from 2.6.8-beta ?





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