[GiNaC-list] Re: GiNaC 1.3.1

[Jens Vollinga]

Hi Chris,

On Tue, Jun 28, 2005 at 04:31:25PM +0200, Chris Dams wrote:
> I also thought that this should go into 1.4.0 because it changes the
> interface. I.e., it removes the references to flyweights. E.g. it
> removes _num_120. However, no *.h file uses the refs to flyweights.
> Users could be using the flyweights in their code and then it would
> break. However, the comments in utils.h say that users should not do
> this. So, having looked at it again, I think that it is safe to put it
> in 1.3.2. I tested this by compiling a program under 1.3.1 and after
> that running it again with the patched version of the library installed.
> This works correctly.

why did the references have to go? I don't understand this, yet. In the
Jan 20th mail you say it crashes otherwise. Do you have an explanation?
It is not so important for me, if not. It just would be nice to
understand that behavior.

Did it also crash with references when the line
  const ex _ex30 = _num30;
had been changed to 
  const ex _ex30 = _ex30;
(i.e. your Jan 8th patch with that additional change) ??

Regards,
Jens