Subject: Is this a bug in pattern matching in Maxima?
From: Richard Fateman
Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:42:30 -0800
Looks like a bug, perhaps in the definition or use of findexpon
Robert Marik wrote:
> Hello I have the following code
>
> matchdeclare(g,true);
> defrule(myrule,exp(g),print("exp(g) entered with g=",g));
> myrule(2^(exp(x))); --- gives g=x but I expected false
> myrule(exp(exp(x))); ---- gives g=exp(x), as expected
> myrule(x^(exp(x))); ---- gives g=x but false have been expected
>
>
> Is this a bug in maxima or am I doing something wrong?
>
> Thank you
> Robert
>
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