I noticed in object constructor I had to write  _self:-name  to refer to object own variable called name.  But inside a another proc I can use just name without having to add _self:- to it. It also works when adding _self:-

Is this becuase constructor is special proc, and the object is not yet full constructed?  Here is a MWE

restart;
person:=module()
    option object;
    local name::string:="";

    export ModuleCopy::static:= proc( _self::person, proto::person, the_name::string, $ ) 
            print("Enter  constructor");
           _self:-name:= the_name;

           #Why this fails here, but not in process proc? Is it because of special
           #case since done inside constructor?
           #print(name); 

           print(_self:-name);
    end proc;
 
   export process::static :=proc(_self,$)
     #here both cases work
     print(_self:-name);
     print(name);
   end proc;

end module;

#and now

p:=Object(person,"me")

The above works. But if I uncomment #print(name); inside the constructor, maple gives error

p:=Object(person,"me")
Error, static procedure `ModuleCopy` refers to non-static local or export `name::string` in surrounding scope

But this works with no error

p:-process()

                              "me"
                              "me"

But no such error when doing same thing inside a local static proc inside same module.

Is this special just for the constructor than one must use :-self ? Just wanted to make sure.

Maple 2022.1

To Maple support,

Why when removing symbol a from these equations makes Maple warning go away? This is from a textbook. Attached worksheet. 

restart;
ode:={diff(x__1(t),t)*sin(x__2(t))=x__4(t)*sin(x__3(t))+x__5(t)*cos(x__3(t)),diff(x__2(t),t)= x__4(t)*cos(x__3(t))-x__5(t)*sin(x__3(t)),diff(x__3(t),t)+diff(x__1(t),t)*cos(x__2(t))= 1,diff(x__4(t),t)-(1-B)*a*x__5(t)= sin(x__2(t))*cos(x__3(t)),diff(x__5(t),t)+(1-B)*a*x__4(t)=sin(x__2(t))*sin(x__3(t))};
dsolve(ode)

restart;
ode:={diff(x__1(t),t)*sin(x__2(t))=x__4(t)*sin(x__3(t))+x__5(t)*cos(x__3(t)),diff(x__2(t),t)= x__4(t)*cos(x__3(t))-x__5(t)*sin(x__3(t)),diff(x__3(t),t)+diff(x__1(t),t)*cos(x__2(t))= 1,diff(x__4(t),t)-(1-B)*x__5(t)= sin(x__2(t))*cos(x__3(t)),diff(x__5(t),t)+(1-B)*a*x__4(t)=sin(x__2(t))*sin(x__3(t))};
dsolve(ode)

worksheet attached also

Download warning_may_10_2022.mw

To Maple support:

I was investigating this pde from a different forum.

I noticed that when using an expanded version of the pde, Maple hangs. Without expanding the PDE, Maple gives an answer in 2 seconds. 

Why does expanding the PDE makes a difference? I do not have an earlier version of Maple on my new PC to check if this is a new issue or not.
 

Download hangs_pde.mw

To Maple support:

I see 2 problems here. Maple solves the ode using series method.

First problem: Using odetest shows the syntax according to help does not work. Which is

           odetest(sol, ODE, series, point = 0);

The above gives internal error.

When changing to the following syntax

         odetest(sol,ODE,type='series',point=0); 

No internal error.

So help page should be corrected.

The second problem is that Maple odetest does not return 0 on its own solution. I verified manually that the solution is correct actually. So I do not know why maple does not return zero here. Simplfication does not help. 
 

Download problems_with_series_solution.mw

I am using the method of alias(seq(c[k] = _C||k, k = 1..10)); for better latex of constants generated from solving an ode as recommended. See this for example. 

This works well 99.99% of the time. But now I noticed this in Maple 2022. Is this a display issue? When the constant is inside an inert Int it does not display the same as the other constant outside. Also the Latex is not the same. Even though lprint shows they are both correct.

This is the worksheet itself

Download april_25_2022.mw