[Libreoffice] [PATCH] fdo# 40835 4th Parameter in FDIST

[Regina Henschel]

Hi Wolfgang,

Wolfgang Pechlaner schrieb:
> Hallo,
> I made a mistake, to commit before testing. Therefore are 2 patch-files.
> Please, can anybody test this extension.

I think, that it is wrong. Currently we support only that function, that 
is named LEGACY.FDIST in the spec. And that function has no forth 
parameter. Our function FDIST in the UI is internally the function 
LEGACY.FDIST and that is the right tail, cumulative function.

The spec uses FDIST (file format name) as name for the left tail kind, 
and that function has the additional, optional forth parameter. OOo has 
no implementation of the left tail kind, because if OOo3 would write 
FDIST in the file format being the left tail version, OOo2.4 would 
calculate it as right tail version. If LibreOffice wants to implement 
FDIST (the left tail version) then a strategy for transition is needed.

This problem does not occur with the other functions, because the left 
tail versions have got a file format name which is different from the 
already existing right tail versions.

If you search in the OOo mailing lists, you should find a discussion 
about the FDIST problem, but with no solution.

I would not touch the code at the moment.

Kind regards
Regina