Re: RFE: _==_ and friends should return a boolean

[Sam Steingold <sds@gnu.org>]

> * Bill Allombert <Ovyy.Nyybzoreg@zngu.h-obeqrnhk.se> [2017-12-14 21:07:26 +0100]:
>
> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 02:57:31PM -0500, Sam Steingold wrote:
>> 
>> pari.desc says:
>> 
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>> Function: _==_
>> Class: basic
>> Section: symbolic_operators
>> C-Name: geq
>> Prototype: GG
>> Help: _==_
>> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>> 
>> It would be nice if it returned a boolean (or at least a C int) rather
>> than a GEN object.  I know the "Prototype" does not have a "b"
>> character, but maybe you could add it?
>
> "geq" is a traditional GP wrapper around the C library function "gequal".
> (Probably added before the prototype code system was implemented.)

Thanks, this answers the "why" question.

Now, what about changing geq to return an int? Is it possible?
How about adding "b" prototype?

Thanks!

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