Re: gsoc2013 octave audio system

[Vytautas Jancauskas]

On Sat, Apr 20, 2013 at 12:07 AM, John W. Eaton <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 04/19/2013 04:13 PM, Vytautas Jancauskas wrote:
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>> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 2:42 AM, John W. Eaton<address@hidden>  wrote:
>>>
>>> On 04/18/2013 05:36 PM, Vytautas Jancauskas wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks, I updated the code with these suggestions.
>>>> How come when I run audiodevinfo(1), args(0).is_integer_type() returns
>>>> 0? what check do I use to see if the argument is an integer?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Because in Octave, a constant like 1 is a double precision value.  This
>>> behavior is required for Matlab compatibility.
>>>
>>> But that doesn't matter much, you can extract an integer.
>>>
>>> Also, if possible, we avoid inquiring about value types.  Instead,
>>> attempt
>>> to extract the type of value you want and check to see whether the
>>> operation
>>> succeeded.
>>>
>>> jwe
>>
>>
>> How do I check if that operation succeeded?
>
>
> Check error_state after the operation.  Look at some examples from the
> Octave sources.  Nearly every DEFUN function does this sort of operation.
>
> Also, please CC the mailing list.
>
> Thanks,
>
> jwe

Sorry, forgot to click Reply to all.
How important is matlab compatibility to octave users? Should it be
strived for even if solution becomes less than ideal?