Activity log for bug #264345

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2008-09-03 13:55:51 Fournier Frédéric bug added bug
2008-09-03 14:56:08 Chris Coulson openoffice.org: status New Incomplete
2008-09-03 14:56:08 Chris Coulson openoffice.org: statusexplanation Whats wrong with '(-8)^(1/3)=-2'? If you work back the other way (ie '(-2)^3'), we get (-2)*(-2)*(-2)=-8, so this is correct
2008-09-03 16:04:00 Chris Coulson openoffice.org: status Incomplete New
2008-09-03 16:04:00 Chris Coulson openoffice.org: statusexplanation Whats wrong with '(-8)^(1/3)=-2'? If you work back the other way (ie '(-2)^3'), we get (-2)*(-2)*(-2)=-8, so this is correct I understand now! I can confirm this behaviour too, but I want to see if it is a documented limitation of the software.
2008-09-30 14:03:26 Neil Munro bug added attachment 'Screenshot.png' (Screenshot.png)
2008-09-30 14:04:42 Neil Munro openoffice.org: status New Confirmed
2008-09-30 14:04:42 Neil Munro openoffice.org: statusexplanation I understand now! I can confirm this behaviour too, but I want to see if it is a documented limitation of the software.
2008-09-30 14:18:12 Chris Coulson openoffice.org: importance Undecided Low
2008-09-30 14:18:12 Chris Coulson openoffice.org: statusexplanation FWIW, this works correctly in Excel. I'll forward this upstream when I get home tonight.
2008-09-30 16:41:32 Chris Coulson bug assigned to openoffice
2008-09-30 17:47:57 Chris Coulson openoffice: statusexplanation
2008-09-30 17:48:12 Chris Coulson openoffice.org: status Confirmed Triaged
2008-09-30 17:48:12 Chris Coulson openoffice.org: statusexplanation FWIW, this works correctly in Excel. I'll forward this upstream when I get home tonight. This is reported upstream
2009-01-08 20:44:59 Bug Watch Updater openoffice: status Unknown Confirmed
2011-05-30 04:24:42 penalvch bug task added libreoffice (Ubuntu)
2011-05-30 04:24:56 penalvch bug added subscriber Christopher M. Penalver
2011-09-14 22:29:16 Björn Michaelsen libreoffice (Ubuntu): status New Won't Fix
2011-09-14 22:29:28 Björn Michaelsen bug task added df-libreoffice
2011-09-14 22:32:26 Björn Michaelsen df-libreoffice: status New Incomplete
2011-09-14 22:32:35 Björn Michaelsen openoffice.org (Ubuntu): status Triaged Won't Fix
2011-09-14 23:23:01 penalvch description Binary package hint: openoffice.org => Valeur! hoooooooooooo??? =(-8)^(1/3)=-2 sorry je ne parle pas anglais... 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-calc libreoffice-calc: Installed: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 3) What is expected to happen is when one types in a cell: =(-8)^(1/3) one gets -2 as the answer. 4) What happens instead is one receives #VALUE! as the answer. WORKAROUND: Use Excel in WINE. Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (11.5612.6505) apt-cache policy wine1.3 wine1.3: Installed: 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1 Candidate: 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1 Version table: *** 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.3.15-0ubuntu5 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages
2011-09-14 23:23:24 penalvch tags ooo-calc lo33 natty
2011-09-14 23:24:43 penalvch libreoffice (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Medium
2011-09-14 23:24:43 penalvch libreoffice (Ubuntu): status Won't Fix Triaged
2011-12-22 21:50:43 Björn Michaelsen bug watch added https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37271
2011-12-22 21:50:43 Björn Michaelsen df-libreoffice: importance Undecided Unknown
2011-12-22 21:50:43 Björn Michaelsen df-libreoffice: status Incomplete Unknown
2011-12-22 21:50:43 Björn Michaelsen df-libreoffice: remote watch freedesktop.org Bugzilla #37271
2011-12-22 21:50:56 Björn Michaelsen libreoffice (Ubuntu): status Triaged Won't Fix
2011-12-22 21:53:58 Björn Michaelsen df-libreoffice: importance Unknown Undecided
2011-12-22 21:53:58 Björn Michaelsen df-libreoffice: status Unknown New
2011-12-22 21:53:58 Björn Michaelsen df-libreoffice: remote watch freedesktop.org Bugzilla #37271
2011-12-22 21:56:47 Björn Michaelsen bug watch added https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=44076
2011-12-22 21:56:47 Björn Michaelsen df-libreoffice: importance Undecided Unknown
2011-12-22 21:56:47 Björn Michaelsen df-libreoffice: status New Unknown
2011-12-22 21:56:47 Björn Michaelsen df-libreoffice: remote watch freedesktop.org Bugzilla #44076
2011-12-22 21:57:04 Björn Michaelsen libreoffice (Ubuntu): status Won't Fix Triaged
2011-12-22 22:37:18 Bug Watch Updater df-libreoffice: status Unknown New
2011-12-22 22:37:18 Bug Watch Updater df-libreoffice: importance Unknown Medium
2011-12-25 03:34:15 Bug Watch Updater df-libreoffice: status New Confirmed
2011-12-25 03:34:15 Bug Watch Updater df-libreoffice: importance Medium Wishlist
2011-12-31 23:03:44 Bug Watch Updater bug watch added https://issues.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=37129
2011-12-31 23:17:57 penalvch openoffice: status Confirmed Unknown
2011-12-31 23:17:57 penalvch openoffice: remote watch OpenOffice.org Issue Tracker #37129 issues.apache.org/ooo/ #37129
2011-12-31 23:29:36 penalvch description 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-calc libreoffice-calc: Installed: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 3) What is expected to happen is when one types in a cell: =(-8)^(1/3) one gets -2 as the answer. 4) What happens instead is one receives #VALUE! as the answer. WORKAROUND: Use Excel in WINE. Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (11.5612.6505) apt-cache policy wine1.3 wine1.3: Installed: 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1 Candidate: 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1 Version table: *** 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.3.15-0ubuntu5 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages 1) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.04 Release: 11.04 2) apt-cache policy libreoffice-calc libreoffice-calc:   Installed: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2   Candidate: 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2   Version table:  *** 1:3.3.3-1ubuntu2 0         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty-updates/main i386 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status      1:3.3.2-1ubuntu4 0         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages 3) What is expected to happen is when one types in a cell: =(-8)^(1/3) one gets -2 as the answer. 4) What happens instead is one receives #VALUE! as the answer. WORKAROUND: SIGN(X)*ABS(X)^(1/3) WORKAROUND: Use Excel in WINE. Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (11.5612.6505) apt-cache policy wine1.3 wine1.3:   Installed: 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1   Candidate: 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1   Version table:  *** 1.3.28-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty1 0         500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-wine/ppa/ubuntu/ natty/main i386 Packages         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status      1.3.15-0ubuntu5 0         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ natty/universe i386 Packages
2012-02-22 13:28:42 Björn Michaelsen summary =(-8)^(1/3) [Upstream] =(-8)^(1/3)
2012-08-31 02:21:59 Marco Biscaro bug added subscriber Marco Biscaro
2013-02-11 01:36:08 Bug Watch Updater openoffice: importance Unknown Low
2018-12-23 22:41:12 penalvch libreoffice (Ubuntu): status Triaged Fix Released