[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #51329] Median fails due to nth_element in --traditional

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                 Summary: Median fails due to nth_element in --traditional
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Tue 27 Jun 2017 08:51:52 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Brad Kennedy
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.2.1
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

We use Octave on clusters with mostly converted MatLab code that uses the
--traditional flag when we start a script. We ran into this bug after
switching from 3.8.2 to 4.2.1. It ONLY happens with --traditional, but we
think we need that flag for the time being.

It fails due to the underlying call to nth_element which also only fails under
--traditional

 nth_element([1,2], 1:2)



address@hidden:~/$ \octave --traditional --no-gui
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>> median(1:2)
error: nth_element: n must be a scalar or a contiguous range
error: called from
    median at line 86 column 12
>> 





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