Re: Bug? Whats wrong with the symbol -i?

[Chris.Bitmead@Alcatel.com.au (Chris Bitmead uid(x22068))]

In article <3362CA14.5EBC2964@cs.cmu.edu> Scott Draves <spot@cs.cmu.edu> writes:

>Scsh 0.5
>  > '-i
>  0-1i
>  > 
>
>it's a complex number.  here's the rule from the
>lexical structure:
>
>
><num R> ==> <prefix R> <complex R>
><complex R> ==> <real R> | <real R>  <real R>
>     | <real R> + <ureal R> i | <real R> - <ureal R> i
>     | <real R> + i | <real R> - i
>     | + <ureal R> i | - <ureal R> i | + i | - i
>
>
>i would recommend removing them from scsh.

Forcing you to write -1i if that's what you mean seems reasonable.