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[UDUNITS #NNQ-639876]: J/kg = m/s2 ?!

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  • Subject: [UDUNITS #NNQ-639876]: J/kg = m/s2 ?!
  • Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:48:39 -0600
Sylwester,

> > $ udunits2
> > You have: J/kg
> > You want: m2/s2
> >     1 J/kg = 1 m2/s2
> >     x/(m2/s2) = (x/(J/kg))
> > You have: J/kg
> > You want: m/s2
> >     1 J/kg = 1 m/s2
> >     x/(m/s2) = (x/(J/kg))
> 
> Hope that helps, best regards,

I fixed the bug in the ut_are_convertible() function that caused this to happen 
and made a new release (v2.1.9).  I also added your example to the regression 
test-suite so this will never happen again.

Thanks for sending this in!

> Sylwester Arabas
> 
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Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: NNQ-639876
Department: Support UDUNITS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed