False result after special character input

[Werner Holtfreter]

gcalctool 6.2.0-0ubuntu2 is a great tool to copy, past and calculate formula from a document. Normally, false syntax causes a error message, for example "1+1W+1" --> ERROR. That is OK.

But the result of "1+1Ω+1" is NOT "error" but "2"!

The charakter above is "Omega", but it is the same with other special characters, for example "no-break space". All characters after the special charakter are ignored.

By the way: A nice feature after fix this bug: Immediately marking red and ignoring all caracters which not needed for calculation. For example: 12 V x 2 A --> 24.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: gcalctool 6.2.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-15.26-generic 3.0.13
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-15-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Feb 4 14:42:28 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/gcalctool
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111011)
SourcePackage: gcalctool
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig)]

Confirmed on 6.3.4-0ubuntu1 on precise

[PioneerAxon (arth-svnit)]

The problem is solved in the master branch on gnome repository[1].
This bug is solved along with gnome bugzilla bug[2].
The fix [3] will be part of next major release of gcalctool.

[1] http://git.gnome.org/browse/gcalctool/log/
[2] http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=589569
[3] http://git.gnome.org/browse/gcalctool/commit/?id=4acb11b9692e01d40bee2d3c31d582d5de485b31

[Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig)]

Hi PioneerAxon - did you mean to set that to fix committed on gcalctool (Ubuntu)? I don't
think it should be set as such unless that version of the package is in the ubuntu repos
(I've not checked to see if it is )

[PioneerAxon (arth-svnit)]

Argh! Sorry for that assignee changes. (Touchpad registered a click at wrong time) :(

Dave, The bug is fixed in Gnome repository only. It will be part of next major release of gcalctool.
The fix is not committed on gcalctool (Ubuntu), as far as I know.
I just changed the status to inform that the bug has been fixed in the gnome repository.

[Dave Gilbert (ubuntu-treblig)]

OK, I'll put it to triaged; the gcalctool(Ubuntu) should only go to Fix committed once someone can confirm the upstream code has made it into the ubuntu package.

[Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)]

Bugs should be set to fix committed when the fix has been committed somewhere. Triaged means it hasn't been worked on. In this case the bug is solved, but it is not in Ubuntu (it will be set to fix released when that occurs).

[Matt Fischer (mfisch)]

Fixed in quantal