[Maxima] A regression in Maxima 5.17.1 with limits and assumptions?

[Robert Dodier]

On 12/23/08, Stavros Macrakis <macrakis at alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> Hmm.  That opens up an interesting can of worms in the general case.... The
> scope of asksign responses is (by default) one %i/%o interaction.  So
> perhaps something like [abs(x),asksign(x)] should return [x,pos], [0,zero],
> or [-x,neg], and not [abs(x),pos/zero/neg].  And what about [if x>0 then a
> else b, asksign(x)]? Should that re-simplify the conditional?

Since Maxima is mostly or entirely dominated by dynamic as opposed
to lexical constructs, it seems inappropriate to go back and reevaluate
or resimplify previously evaluated results.

That said, I wouldn't mind seeing a construct like "F(x) assuming x >
0" or whatever.

best

Robert