Christian Maeder schrieb:
[...]
> Without this restriction polynomials like
>  "- a + - b * x + - c * - x ^ 2"
> would uniquely resolve to
>  "((- a) + (- (b * x))) + (- (c * (- (x ^ 2))))"
> 
> I think hugs handles this correctly!

yes it does this case.

> 
> Let us assume a user-defined (non- or) right-associative operator "#"
> with the same precedence as "+" and "-" (infix[r] 6 #).
> 
> 3.c) both "- a # b" and "a # - b" are rejected,
>   because "#" is not left-associative (like "-").

hugs rejects only the case "- a # b":
ERROR - Ambiguous use of unary minus with "(#)"

So hugs still considers associativity for "-" (but does not consider the
operator to the left of an unary minus.)

C.

> This unnecessary restriction rules out a (user-defined) polynomial like
>  "- a # - b * x"

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