[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #42149] documentation of integer variable ypes

[Michael Godfrey]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?42149>

                 Summary: documentation of integer variable ypes
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: godfrey
            Submitted on: Sun 20 Apr 2014 02:44:11 PM GMT
                Category: Documentation
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Godfrey
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

I noticed that the Octave implementation of the integer
data types is much more complete and useful than the
Matlab (R2009b) implementation. (As far as I could tell
you cannot in Matlab carry out any substantial computation
in any integer modes. I just implemented computation of
the inverse of the Hilbert matrix in int64. Works fine
in Octave, cannot be done in Matlab.)

The Matlab differences are nowhere that I could find 
mentioned in the Manual,
Ch 4 Numeric Data Types might be a good place to point
out the differences.

Is his dealt with somewhere that I have missed?

Somewhat off topic, it would also be helpful to have a
Chapter titled "Summary of Octave Matlab differencs"...

This could be a candidate for one of the Summer projects?





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