Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com> writes:
>> So, in my opinion, this isn't really a bug. The weird behaviour is that
>> SSOLVE returns a sort of partial result when it gets stuck and SOLVEX
>> returns an empty list. Weirdness like this is why I don't call solve()
>> in scripts and instead rely on eg. algsys() where at least I know what
>> I'll get if it fails.
>
> Hmm. I think SSOLVE should return an empty list if it can't find a
> solution.
Well, I agree, but I think we'd break some users' scripts.
Rupert
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