A new bug with assume and reset() in Maxima 5.18.1?
Subject: A new bug with assume and reset() in Maxima 5.18.1?
From: Dieter Kaiser
Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 01:43:23 +0200
Am Sonntag, den 03.05.2009, 21:28 +0200 schrieb Stefano Ferri:
> I had to came back to 5.17.1 to keep my code working... With 5.18.1 I
> need to continuously type quit().
> What is the best way to start a new session of Maxima? So far I used
> both kill(all) and reset(), that are at the beginning of the .mac I
> load to execute the code. Maybe it is not the best way to do it,
> moreover the facts database isn't cleaned.
I think it is enough to use kill(all) to remove all facts from the
database.
> What has been changed in reset() behaviour between 5.17 and 5.18?
I think that the effect of reset() on the database is unpredictable.
Perhaps the reason is, that some new facts has been added to the
database which change the behavior of reset().
> Anyway, should I fill a bug report on sourceforge tracker?
Yes, I think we have a bug which should be reported.
Dieter Kaiser