4 # This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward
5 # compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it.
7 # In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl
8 # programming techniques.
10 # Arbitrary size rational math package
14 # Input values to these routines consist of strings of the form
15 # m|^\s*[+-]?[\d\s]+(/[\d\s]+)?$|.
17 # "+0/1" canonical zero value
18 # "3" canonical value "+3/1"
19 # " -123/123 123" canonical value "-1/1001"
20 # "123 456/7890" canonical value "+20576/1315"
21 # Output values always include a sign and no leading zeros or
23 # This package makes use of the bigint package.
24 # The string 'NaN' is used to represent the result when input arguments
25 # that are not numbers, as well as the result of dividing by zero and
26 # the sqrt of a negative number.
27 # Extreamly naive algorthims are used.
29 # Routines provided are:
31 # rneg(RAT) return RAT negation
32 # rabs(RAT) return RAT absolute value
33 # rcmp(RAT,RAT) return CODE compare numbers (undef,<0,=0,>0)
34 # radd(RAT,RAT) return RAT addition
35 # rsub(RAT,RAT) return RAT subtraction
36 # rmul(RAT,RAT) return RAT multiplication
37 # rdiv(RAT,RAT) return RAT division
38 # rmod(RAT) return (RAT,RAT) integer and fractional parts
39 # rnorm(RAT) return RAT normalization
40 # rsqrt(RAT, cycles) return RAT square root
42 # Convert a number to the canonical string form m|^[+-]\d+/\d+|.
43 sub main'rnorm { #(string) return rat_num
46 if (m#^([+-]?\d+)(/(\d*[1-9]0*))?$#) {
47 &norm($1, $3 ? $3 : '+1');
53 # Normalize by reducing to lowest terms
54 sub norm { #(bint, bint) return rat_num
55 local($num,$dom) = @_;
58 } elsif ($dom eq 'NaN') {
60 } elsif ($dom =~ /^[+-]?0+$/) {
63 local($gcd) = &'bgcd($num,$dom);
66 $num = &'bdiv($num,$gcd);
67 $dom = &'bdiv($dom,$gcd);
72 substr($dom,$[,1) = '';
78 sub main'rneg { #(rat_num) return rat_num
79 local($_) = &'rnorm(@_);
80 tr/-+/+-/ if ($_ ne '+0/1');
85 sub main'rabs { #(rat_num) return $rat_num
86 local($_) = &'rnorm(@_);
87 substr($_,$[,1) = '+' unless $_ eq 'NaN';
92 sub main'rmul { #(rat_num, rat_num) return rat_num
93 local($xn,$xd) = split('/',&'rnorm($_[$[]));
94 local($yn,$yd) = split('/',&'rnorm($_[$[+1]));
95 &norm(&'bmul($xn,$yn),&'bmul($xd,$yd));
99 sub main'rdiv { #(rat_num, rat_num) return rat_num
100 local($xn,$xd) = split('/',&'rnorm($_[$[]));
101 local($yn,$yd) = split('/',&'rnorm($_[$[+1]));
102 &norm(&'bmul($xn,$yd),&'bmul($xd,$yn));
106 sub main'radd { #(rat_num, rat_num) return rat_num
107 local($xn,$xd) = split('/',&'rnorm($_[$[]));
108 local($yn,$yd) = split('/',&'rnorm($_[$[+1]));
109 &norm(&'badd(&'bmul($xn,$yd),&'bmul($yn,$xd)),&'bmul($xd,$yd));
113 sub main'rsub { #(rat_num, rat_num) return rat_num
114 local($xn,$xd) = split('/',&'rnorm($_[$[]));
115 local($yn,$yd) = split('/',&'rnorm($_[$[+1]));
116 &norm(&'bsub(&'bmul($xn,$yd),&'bmul($yn,$xd)),&'bmul($xd,$yd));
120 sub main'rcmp { #(rat_num, rat_num) return cond_code
121 local($xn,$xd) = split('/',&'rnorm($_[$[]));
122 local($yn,$yd) = split('/',&'rnorm($_[$[+1]));
123 &bigint'cmp(&'bmul($xn,$yd),&'bmul($yn,$xd));
127 sub main'rmod { #(rat_num) return (rat_num,rat_num)
128 local($xn,$xd) = split('/',&'rnorm(@_));
129 local($i,$f) = &'bdiv($xn,$xd);
137 # square root by Newtons method.
138 # cycles specifies the number of iterations default: 5
139 sub main'rsqrt { #(fnum_str[, cycles]) return fnum_str
140 local($x, $scale) = (&'rnorm($_[$[]), $_[$[+1]);
143 } elsif ($x =~ /^-/) {
146 local($gscale, $guess) = (0, '+1/1');
147 $scale = 5 if (!$scale);
148 while ($gscale++ < $scale) {
149 $guess = &'rmul(&'radd($guess,&'rdiv($x,$guess)),"+1/2");
151 "$guess"; # quotes necessary due to perl bug