1 .TH ginaccint 1 "January, 2000" "GiNaC"
3 GiNaC-cint \- An interactive interface for GiNaC based on the Cint C/C++ interpreter
8 is an interactive frontend for the GiNaC symbolic computation
9 framework. It is a tool that lets you write interactive programs in
10 C++ that directly make use of GiNaC's classes and thus a more complete
11 replacement for traditional interactive computer algebra systems than
12 \fBginsh\fP(1) is. Programs may be composed as scripts and later compiled
13 with the native compiler and linked into the system.
16 After startup, ginsh displays a prompt signifying that it is ready to
17 accept your input. All C++ statements are valid as input, extended by
18 GiNaC's numeric or symbolic expressions. E.g.
19 .BR fibonacci(24)/1104;
20 returns a GiNaC object of class
22 , which in this case represents the numeric 42. Symbols are declared by
25 GiNaC> symbol x("x"), y("y"), z;
27 which defines two named symbols and an anonymous one for later usage.
28 All GiNaC methods and functions are available as they would be typed
29 in C++. It is not necessary to explicitly invoke a print command as
30 the last expression is automatically printed:
32 GiNaC> pow(x+y,4).expand();
33 out2 = x^4+4*x^3*y+6*x^2*y^2+4*x*y^3+y^4
35 Statements are generally closed by either when a closing brace
37 matches the first opening brace
45 Switch to cint interactive mode.
48 Allow a function definition in interactive mode. GiNaC-cint must be
49 put into a special mode in order to define a function. After that any
50 function definition in valid C++ syntax may be typed in. It becomes
51 immediatly available for usage.
54 Exit from GiNaC-Cint. Same as
62 .IP "\fBOut\fP\fInum\fP"
63 Returns the expression whose output was marked
64 .BR "\fBOut\fP\fInum\fP"
69 GiNaC> symbol x("x"), y("y"), z("z");
70 GiNaC> ex a = pow(x,2)-x-2;
71 GiNaC> ex b = pow(x+1,2);
74 Out1 = -2*(1+x)^(-3)*(-2-x+x^2)+(-1+2*x)*(1+x)^(-2)
76 Out2 = (-2+x)*(1+x)^(-1)
77 GiNaC> for (int i=2; i<20; i+=2) {
78 > cout << "B(" << i << ") == " << bernoulli(i) << endl;
90 next expression can be a function definition
91 GiNaC> ex EulerNumber(unsigned n)
94 > const ex generator = pow(cosh(x),-1);
95 > return generator.diff(x,n).subs(x==0);
97 creating file /tmp/ginac26197caa
98 GiNaC> EulerNumber(42);
99 Out3 = -10364622733519612119397957304745185976310201
104 Cint accepts most of K&R and ANSI C/C++ language construct but not
105 perfect. In fact, Cint is not aimed to be a 100% ANSI/ISO compliant
106 C/C++ language processor. It rather is a portable script language
107 environment which is close enough to the standard C++. See the file
109 in your Cint distribution. Please take the time to track down any bug
110 you encounter as far as possible and contact Masaharu Goto
111 <MXJ02154@niftyserve.or.jp> for Cint-related bugs and
112 <ginac-bugs@ginac.de> for any bugs in the GiNaC engine.
118 Christian Bauer <Christian.Bauer@uni-mainz.de>
120 Alexander Frink <Alexander.Frink@uni-mainz.de>
122 Richard Kreckel <Richard.Kreckel@uni-mainz.de>
124 Agilent Technologies Japan
126 Masaharu Goto <MXJ02154@niftyserve.or.jp>
128 GiNaC Tutorial \- An open framework for symbolic computation within the
129 C++ programming language
131 CLN \- A Class Library for Numbers, Bruno Haible
136 Copyright \(co of Cint and associated tools are owned by Agilent
137 Technologies Japan Company and the author. Acknowledgement to the
138 author by e-mail is recommended at installation. Source code, binary
139 executable or library of Cint and associated tools can be used,
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147 Copyright \(co 1999-2000 Johannes Gutenberg Universit\(:at Mainz, Germany
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