Re: Math::Pari and CVS version

[Ilya Zakharevich <nospam-abuse@ilyaz.org>]

On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 08:32:15PM +0100, Karim Belabas wrote:
> In all cases I can imagine, you simply don't need any of those parameters and
> are happy with default values.
> 
>   static pariout_t out1 = { 'g', 0, -1, 1, f_RAW, 0 };
>   void out(GEN x) { gen_output(x, &out1); }
> 
> or possibly 
> 
>   void out2(GEN x, char f, long d) { 
>     pariout_t T = DFLT_OUTPUT; /* copy */
>     T.format = f;
>     T.fieldw = d; T.sp = 0;
>     gen_output(x);
>   }
> 
> That should emulate the old bruteall.
> 
> Well, I probably lack imagination...
> 
> Note: I just removed the (hackish, useless) 'initial' flag I had inserted
> in the pariout_t struct. The above example assumes either 2.2.6 (no pariout_t
> before), 2.2.7 or up to date CVS.

Does it mean that the code in Math::Pari does not work any more?

> >> I will probably document this.
> > 
> > Restoring bruteall() may be an easier way to cover most important
> > cases. ;-)
> 
> I'd like to avoid that: it was a specialized function with many arguments,
> but still lacking some flexibility, and ignoring defaults like current
> realprecision. It looks easier to me to either use one of the straightforward
> documented routines, or copy a completely customized output type as out1
> above.

I do not see why insufficient flexibility is a problem.  If one wants
to use something more flexible, one can do it with pariout_t.

If it had some bugs, can one rewrite it (like you did above), and
export the new version based on gen_output()?  Alternatives look like
a complete mess due to APIs changing under one's feet...

Thanks,
Ilya