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"No solution?" error for Root Solver on DM42 #627

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mapleleafsa opened this issue Dec 1, 2023 · 2 comments
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"No solution?" error for Root Solver on DM42 #627

mapleleafsa opened this issue Dec 1, 2023 · 2 comments
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The root solver returns a a "No Solution?" error on a DM42 unless the guess answer is close to the solution. For example:
'X^3=2"
'X"
0

Returns "-error: No solution?" "X:0"
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c3d commented Dec 2, 2023

The problem is with the default values for settings, which were incorrectly transcribed when settings were reworked.

  • The default for SolverPrecision is 34, which is all digits. It's very hard
    to get the last digit. The value before reworking the settings is 24. With
    some experiment, it looks like the setting should be clamped to 32 digits, to
    make sure that we have a chance to get the result.

  • The default for 'SolverIterations' is 10, which is much too small. It was 1000
    before the refactoring.

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Got it. Working perfectly! - Merci.

Well done for this amazing project. The DB48X is now my main calculator.

Would it by possible to implement the "SOLVR" environment of the HP48 to solve multi-variables equations? (like the one that can be accessed by storing an algebraic formula in 'EQ' and running <<30 MENU>>).

c3d added a commit that referenced this issue Dec 25, 2023
@c3d
Release 0.5.2 "Christmas Eve": Reaching hard limits on DM42
1283577 
This release was a bit longer in coming than earlier ones, because we are about
to reach the limits of what can fit on a DM42. This release uses 711228 bytes
out of the 716800 (99.2%).

Without the Intel Decimal Library code, we use only 282980 bytes. This means
that the Intel Decimal Library code uses 60.2% of the total code space. Being
able to move further requires a rather radical rethinking of the project, where
we replace the Intel Decimal Library with size-optimized decimal code.

As a result, release 0.5.2 will be the last one using the Intel Decimal Library,
and is release in parallel with 0.6.0, which switches to a table-free and
variable-precisions implementation of decimal code that uses much less code
space. The two releases should otherwise be functionally identical

**New features**

* Shift and rotate instructions (#622)
* Add `CompatibleTypes` and `DetsailedTypes` setting to control `Type` results
* Recognize HP-compatible negative values for flags, e.g. `-64 SF` (#625)
* Add settings to control multiline result and stack display (#634)

**Bug fixes**

* Truncate to `WordSize` the small results of binary operations (#624)
* Fix day-of-week shortcut in simulator
* Avoid double-evaluation of immediate commands when there is no help
* Generate an error when selecting base 1 (#628)
* Avoid `Number too big` error on based nunbers
* Correctly garbage-collect menu entries (#630)
* Select default settings that allow solver to find solutions (#627)
* Fix display of decimal numbers (broken by multi-line display)
* Fix rendering of menu entries for `Fix`, `Std`, etc
* Detect non-finite results in arithmetic, e.g. `(-8)^0.3`m (#635, #639)
* Fix range-checking for `Dig` to allow `-1` value
* Accept large values for `Fix`, `Sci` and `Eng` (for variable precision)
* Restore missing last entry in built-in units menu (#638)
* Accept `Hz` and non-primary units as input for `ConvertToUnitPrefix` (#640)
* Fix LEB128 encoding for signed value 64 and similar (#642)
* Do not parse `IfThenElse` as a command
* Do not consider `E` as a digit in decimal numbers (#643)
* Do not parse `min` as a function in units, but as minute (#644)

**Improvements**

* Add `OnesComplement` flag for binary operation (not used yet)
* Add `ComplexResults` (-103) flag (not used yet)
* Accept negative values for `B→R` (according to `WordSize`)
* Add documentation for `STO` and `RCL` accessing flash storage
* Mention `True` and `False` in documentation
* Rename `MaxBigNumBits` to `MaxNumberBits`
* Return HP-compatible values from `Type` function
* Minor optimization of flags implementation
* Catalog auto-completion now suggests all possible spellings (#626)
* Add aliases for `CubeRoot` and `Hypothenuse`
* Align based number promotion rules to HP calculators (#629)
* Expand the range of garbage collector integrity check on simulator
* Show command according to preferences in error messages (#633)
* Avoid crash in `debug_printf` if used before font initialization
* Update performance data in documentation
* Add ability to disable any reference to Intel Decimal Floating-point library
* Simplify C++ notations for safe pointers (`+x` and `operartor bool()`)
* Fix link to old `db48x` project in `README.md`

Signed-off-by: Christophe de Dinechin <christophe@dinechin.org>
c3d added a commit that referenced this issue Dec 25, 2023
@c3d
Release 0.5.2 "Christmas Eve": Reaching hard limits on DM42
6c94f3d 
This release was a bit longer in coming than earlier ones, because we are about
to reach the limits of what can fit on a DM42. This release uses 711228 bytes
out of the 716800 (99.2%).

Without the Intel Decimal Library code, we use only 282980 bytes. This means
that the Intel Decimal Library code uses 60.2% of the total code space. Being
able to move further requires a rather radical rethinking of the project, where
we replace the Intel Decimal Library with size-optimized decimal code.

As a result, release 0.5.2 will be the last one using the Intel Decimal Library,
and is release in parallel with 0.6.0, which switches to a table-free and
variable-precisions implementation of decimal code that uses much less code
space. The two releases should otherwise be functionally identical

**New features**

* Shift and rotate instructions (#622)
* Add `CompatibleTypes` and `DetsailedTypes` setting to control `Type` results
* Recognize HP-compatible negative values for flags, e.g. `-64 SF` (#625)
* Add settings to control multiline result and stack display (#634)

**Bug fixes**

* Truncate to `WordSize` the small results of binary operations (#624)
* Fix day-of-week shortcut in simulator
* Avoid double-evaluation of immediate commands when there is no help
* Generate an error when selecting base 1 (#628)
* Avoid `Number too big` error on based nunbers
* Correctly garbage-collect menu entries (#630)
* Select default settings that allow solver to find solutions (#627)
* Fix display of decimal numbers (broken by multi-line display)
* Fix rendering of menu entries for `Fix`, `Std`, etc
* Detect non-finite results in arithmetic, e.g. `(-8)^0.3`m (#635, #639)
* Fix range-checking for `Dig` to allow `-1` value
* Accept large values for `Fix`, `Sci` and `Eng` (for variable precision)
* Restore missing last entry in built-in units menu (#638)
* Accept `Hz` and non-primary units as input for `ConvertToUnitPrefix` (#640)
* Fix LEB128 encoding for signed value 64 and similar (#642)
* Do not parse `IfThenElse` as a command
* Do not consider `E` as a digit in decimal numbers (#643)
* Do not parse `min` as a function in units, but as minute (#644)

**Improvements**

* Add `OnesComplement` flag for binary operation (not used yet)
* Add `ComplexResults` (-103) flag (not used yet)
* Accept negative values for `B→R` (according to `WordSize`)
* Add documentation for `STO` and `RCL` accessing flash storage
* Mention `True` and `False` in documentation
* Rename `MaxBigNumBits` to `MaxNumberBits`
* Return HP-compatible values from `Type` function
* Minor optimization of flags implementation
* Catalog auto-completion now suggests all possible spellings (#626)
* Add aliases for `CubeRoot` and `Hypothenuse`
* Align based number promotion rules to HP calculators (#629)
* Expand the range of garbage collector integrity check on simulator
* Show command according to preferences in error messages (#633)
* Avoid crash in `debug_printf` if used before font initialization
* Update performance data in documentation
* Add ability to disable any reference to Intel Decimal Floating-point library
* Simplify C++ notations for safe pointers (`+x` and `operartor bool()`)
* Fix link to old `db48x` project in `README.md`

Signed-off-by: Christophe de Dinechin <christophe@dinechin.org>
@c3d c3d closed this as completed in 07ba71a Dec 25, 2023
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