Package: maxima Version: 5.21.1-2squeeze Severity: normal
Maxima has problems with UTF8 characters like µ: (For better portability I replaced all instances of the symbol "illegal character" with "<?>"): For reference, this is what my system thinks that µ is: $ echo -n µ | od -t o1 0000000 302 265 0000002 As a commandline parameter it throws an error: $ maxima --batch-string="µ;" incorrect syntax: <?> is not an infix operator \302\265 ^ $ echo "µ;" | maxima (%i1) incorrect syntax: <?> is not an infix operator \302\265 ^ Interesting is that in interactive mode the output is different to "half-interactive" with cat inbetween: $ maxima (%i1) µ; (%o1) <?> $ cat | maxima (%i1) µ; incorrect syntax: <?> is not an infix operator \302\265 ^ As far as I can see, it thinks of characters as one-byte-items, but somehow chokes on unicode characters instead of passing them through without change. "ab" is also a possible variable name, these are two bytes just like µ is two bytes. Please at least implement a sensible warning message. Bug #617355 "[wxmaxima] hangs on UTF8 characters like µ" is probably related to this. Thanks Max Gaukler --- System information. --- Architecture: amd64 Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-amd64 Debian Release: 6.0 500 stable security.debian.org 500 stable ftp.uni-erlangen.de 500 squeeze-updates ftp.uni-erlangen.de --- Package information. --- Depends (Version) | Installed =============================-+-============= libc6 (>= 2.7) | 2.11.2-10 libgmp3c2 | 2:4.3.2+dfsg-1 libreadline6 (>= 6.0) | 6.1-3 libx11-6 | 2:1.3.3-4 zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4) | 1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 gnuplot-x11 | 4.4.0-1.1+b1 Recommends (Version) | Installed ===========================-+-=========== maxima-share | 5.21.1-2squeeze Suggests (Version) | Installed ===========================-+-=========== texmacs | maxima-doc | 5.21.1-2squeeze xmaxima | maxima-emacs | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
