-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----
>I'll file a bug, but does anybody know what is
>going wrong wtih:
>
>(%o7)
>156*x^7+4808*x^6-182041*x^5-1266489*x^4+43104271*
>x^3+29839285*x^2-2542327662*x+7826952672
>
>(%i8) factor(%);
>Maxima encountered a Lisp error:
A work around:
(%i11) berlefact : false;
(%o11) false
(%i12) factor(%o7);
(%o12) (x-16)*(x+14)*(x+49)*(2*x-11)*(2*x+21)*(3*x-49)*(13*x-63)
Barton