Why is *print-circle* set to T by default? WAS: grinding, etc.
Subject: Why is *print-circle* set to T by default? WAS: grinding, etc.
From: Raymond Toy
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:56:26 -0400
On 3/23/11 12:26 PM, Stavros Macrakis wrote:
> Of course it is possible to create bad cases. But in realistic Maxima
> use, the only commonly-encountered circular list structure is the
> 'assume' database (data property).
>
> A little experimentation shows that *print-level* = 14 gives a fairly
> reasonable (though somewhat redundant) display, and *print-length* =
> 100 is fine.
>
Ok, let's say 100 and 15, as reasonable values for *print-length* and
*print-level*.
Ray