[GAP Forum] function UnivariatePolynomial is destructive

[R.N. Tsai]

Dear gap forum
 
I just noticed that the function "UnivariatePolynomial" changes its input argument :
 
gap> c:=[0,1,2,3,0];
[ 0, 1, 2, 3, 0 ]
gap> p:=UnivariatePolynomial(Integers,c);
3*x_1^3+2*x_1^2+x_1
gap> c;
[ 1, 2, 3 ]

I found a workaround  p:=UnivariatePolynomial(F,StructuralCopy(c),1); but I think
it might be more "natural" to make it nondistructive by default.
 
Regards,
 
R.N.

		
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