[GiNaC-devel] [SCM] GiNaC -- a C++ library for symbolic computations branch, master, updated. release_1-4-0-350-g2205b83

[Alexei Sheplyakov]

Hi,

> - Log -----------------------------------------------------------------
> commit 2205b83add319eb883b416c96a14b5866667baaa
> Author: Jens Vollinga <jensv at nikhef.nl>
> Date:   Sun May 22 16:19:17 2011 +0200
>
>    This patch fixes a bug on machines where char is unsigned by default, by
>    extending the type of clifford_max_label to include all 257 possible
>    return values. Thanks to Martin Guy for the bug report and patch.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Summary of changes:
>  ginac/add.cpp      |    2 +-
>  ginac/clifford.cpp |    4 ++--
>  ginac/clifford.h   |    2 +-
>  3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

That patch is bogus. See
http://www.ginac.de/pipermail/ginac-devel/2011-April/001870.html
for more details. However, it's also harmless (and we broke the ABI
anyway). Perhaps it's even
a bit useful, as it will prevent similar nonsense patches from popping up.

Best regards,
        Alexei