bug#35608: 26.2; Calc temperature conversions

[Harris, Bill]

Thank you, Mauro.  I thought it gave absolute temperatures in previous versions (26.1, for example), but I just checked on version 25.1, and it, too, does as you say.

 

Bill

 

From: Mauro Aranda <maurooaranda@gmail.com>
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To: Harris, Bill <wsharris@snopud.com>
Cc: 35608@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#35608: 26.2; Calc temperature conversions

 

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"Harris, Bill" <wsharris@snopud.com> writes:

> I entered '10 degC' and then
> u c degF
> I got 18, not the expected 50.

Hello.

That's because ‘u c’ treats temperature units as relative, and not as
absolute.  The result you got means that a change of 10 degrees Celsius
equals to a change of 18 degrees Fahrenheit.

You need to use ‘u t’ (calc-convert-temperature) to convert an absolute
temperature from one scale to another.  With that command, you'll get

the expected 50 degF.

 

Best regards,
Mauro.