[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #31974] Interpreter fails to create complex numbers with Inf complex parts

[Rik]

Update of bug #31974 (project octave):

                  Status:               Confirmed => Wont Fix               
             Open/Closed:                    Open => Closed                 

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Follow-up Comment #38:

See discussion and voting by Octave Maintainers on this thread:
https://octave.discourse.group/t/should-octave-support-special-case-code-for-val-i-where-val-inf-nan-for-matlab-compatibility/4341

The conclusion is that Octave will not implement this feature because it
introduces an inconsistency between scalar multiplication and vector/matrix
multiplication which is deemed confusing.  In addition, the current behavior
is only a problem with NaN/Inf construction of complex imaginary values and
that has a very low incidence rate which can be worked around by calling
complex (xxx, Inf).

Marking as "Won't Fix" and closing report.


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