R-beta: (0+0i)^2

[Martin Maechler]

>>>>> "laimonis" == laimonis kavalieris <laimonis at chance.otago.ac.nz> writes:

    laimonis> The following behaviour (in R 0.62.3) is disturbing:
    >> (0+0i)^2
    laimonis> [1] NaN+NaNi

    laimonis> Is it deliberate??
No,
it's a clear bug.

Even shorter is

	0i^2    

Patches to complex_pow(.) in src/main/complex.c are welcome,
[obvious tests for 0..]
but to R-devel, not to R-help !


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