#19084: libSingular functions' ring parameter defaults to a dummy ring
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       Reporter:  klee               |        Owner:
           Type:  enhancement        |       Status:  needs_review
       Priority:  minor              |    Milestone:  sage-7.2
      Component:  interfaces         |   Resolution:
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        Authors:  Kwankyu Lee        |    Reviewers:
Report Upstream:  N/A                |  Work issues:
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  u/klee/libsingular                 |  772e3f818fc14f9fe32efcbcd03e0ab04985705c
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Comment (by SimonKing):

 Replying to [ticket:19084 klee]:
 > libSingular functions require a ring parameter set. But for some
 functions the ring parameter is redundant.
 >
 > Martin Albrecht answers to this issue:
 >
 > We could do this:
 >
 > - if no ring is given, we try to find one as we do currently.
 > - if that fails because the inputs are not polynomials of any kind, we
 could use a dummy ring.
 >
 > We implement this.

 I thought I have seen dummy rings in the libsingular code a couple of
 years ago. So, I am surprised that you say "we implement this". I am not
 sure, though, whether I will find the time to check the current code.

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