File r38/packages/dipoly/dip2a.red artifact 5f5f9ec0ee part of check-in aacf49ddfa

module dip2a;

% Functions for converting distributive forms into prefix forms

%Authors: R. Gebauer, A. C. Hearn, H. Kredel

symbolic procedure dip2a u;
%    Returns prefix equivalent of distributive polynomial u.
   if dipzero!? u then 0 else dipreplus dip2a1 u;

symbolic procedure dip2a1 u;
   if dipzero!? u then nil
    else ((if bcminus!? x then list('minus,dipretimes(bc2a bcneg x.y))
           else dipretimes(bc2a x.y))
         where x = diplbc u, y = expvec2a dipevlmon u)
           .dip2a1 dipmred u;

symbolic procedure dipreplus u;
   if atom u then u else if null cdr u then car u else 'plus . u;

symbolic procedure dipretimes u;
%   /* U is a list of prefix expressions the first of which is a number.
%     Result is prefix representation for their product*/
   if car u = 1 then if cdr u then dipretimes cdr u else 1
    else if null cdr u then car u
    else 'times.u;

endmodule;;end;