> > (%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 ?
I get the same behaviour with clisp 2.35-2 and cvs-maxima in ubuntu
(command line, xmaxima and wxmaxima)
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