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- To: mathgroup@smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg10797] Re: compiled functions
- From: Paul Abbott <paul@physics.uwa.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 00:58:40 -0500
- Organization: University of Western Australia
- References: <6asasb$fc3@smc.vnet.net>
Zahnd Beat wrote:
> Can me anyone say what I must do wenn I use a self declared function in
> a compiled function?
> 
> In[6]:=
> f[vec_] := Sqrt[Plus @@ (vec^2)]
> 
> In[12]:=
> c = Compile[{{a, _Real, 1},  {b, _Real, 1}}, a/f[a]*f[b]];
Compile is HoldAll:
In[1]:= Attributes[Compile]
Out[3]= {HoldAll,Protected}
so you need to wrap Evaluate around a/f[a]*f[b], i.e.,
	c = Compile[{{a, _Real, 1},  {b, _Real, 1}}, Evaluate[a/f[a]*f[b]]]
Cheers,
	Paul 
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