Tuples as paramters

[Andy with Recycled Electrons]

Hi..

I've got a newbie question;  What's wrong with this code:

 % NON-FUNCTIONAL
nadd({mean1, variance1, number_samples1},
     {mean2, variance2, number_samples2}) ->	% N1 + N2
	{mean1 + mean2,				% mean
	 variance1 + variance2,			% variance
	 (number_samples1 + number_samples2)/2	% number of samples
	}.

It is supposed to take 2 parameters, each a 3-element tuple, and return a
3-element tuple.  It is exported from a module called "poedt" that is
correctly compiled into the Erlang system.

I've tried the following code (run under OTP R6B) with Lists instead of
Tuples, and it worked.  I then changed from Lists to Tuples, and it gives
me:

2> c(poedt).
{ok,poedt}

3> poedt:nadd({1,2,3},{12,11,10}).  

=ERROR REPORT==== 24-Sep-2000::20:08:37 ===
Error in process <0.34.0> with exit value:
{function_clause,[{poedt,nadd,[{1,2,3
},{12,11,10}]},{erl_eval,expr,3},{erl_eval,exprs,4},{shell,eval_loop,2}]}
** exited: {function_clause,[{poedt,nadd,[{1,2,3},{12,11,10}]},
                             {erl_eval,expr,3},
                             {erl_eval,exprs,4},
                             {shell,eval_loop,2}]} **

Thanks in advance for any information you can provide!

Andy Allen
Recycled Electrons
email: andy@REDACTED