From bug-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Wed Sep 27 02:22:02 1995
Subject: roots function
From: "John Lane Moss" <jlmoss at eos dot ncsu dot edu>
To: bug-octave at che dot utexas dot edu
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 1995 03:21:49 -0400

I think I've found a bug with the "roots" function of octave version 1.1.1
Here's a simple example:

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octave:66> roots([1 -4 4])
parse error near line 53 of file roots.m:

>>>     r = [r; zeros (n - f(m), 1)];
                             ^

error: `roots' undefined near line 66 column 1
error: evaluating index expression near line 66, column 1


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I could in some way be misusing the function.

But, if this bug has been fixed, could you tell me where to get the new
"roots.m" or either mail me a copy?

Thanks,

-jlm

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