[asterisk-dev] The ABS(X) function should be included in either MATH or $[]. Currently, there is no way to achieve that result in one single step.

[CDR]

I am not a developer, but since MATH() only job is to provide a
conduct to regular C math functions, maybe somebody can take the
challenge?
I offer no bounty for it, but it is a kind of obvious function to include.

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 10:02 AM, Matthew  Jordan <mjordan at digium.com> wrote:
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>> From: "CDR" <venefax at gmail.com>
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>> Subject: [asterisk-dev] The ABS(X) function should be included in either MATH or $[]. Currently, there is no way to
>> achieve that result in one single step.
>>
>> The ABS(X) function should be included in either MATH or $[].
>> Currently, there is no way to achieve that result in one single step.
>> I send this email because the case I opened in Jira was closed. I
>> believe that ABS() will be used a lot more that 90% of the MATH()
>> functions, like COS, SIN, etc.
>
> The issue was closed in JIRA as we do not accept feature requests without patches written for them.  If you - or someone else - would like to provide a patch that provides the feature you're requesting, we'll be happy to reopen the issue.
>
> Matt
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