Re: Requesting to assign the task to fix "bug #36732: interp1 does not check input for monotonicity"

[Ben Abbott]

On Jul 24, 2012, at 4:27 AM, vivek dogra wrote:

> Hello,
> Recently Mr.Francesco Potortì reported a bug in the use of interp1.
> https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?36732
> 
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> This one should give an error: 
> 
> interp1([1:5 4:9], 1:11, 4) 
> 
> In fact, it gives out 4. The first argument is not checked. 
> 
> Also, the documentation should say "strictly monotonic" where it currently 
> says "monotonic". 
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> 
> I contacted Mr. Potorti and as far as we know this bug hasn't been fixed. So 
> I would like to offer myself to fix the same. Please let me know how should i 
> go about it.
> 
> With regards,
> Vivek Dogra

The status of the work on bugs should be recorded on the bug tracker.  It does 
not appear that any work has been done on this bug yet, so you are free to work 
on it.  Please enter a comment on the tracker to let others know you've begun 
working on it.  That will help avoid duplicate efforts.

Thanks,
Ben