From help-request at octave dot org Sun Apr 16 10:46:00 2006
Subject: Re: Mkoctfile cygwin
From: "Keith Goodman" <kwgoodman at gmail dot com>
To: "Keshab Man Shrestha (Dr)" <AKeshab at ntu dot edu dot sg>
Cc: help at octave dot org
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2006 08:44:22 -0700

On 4/16/06, Keith Goodman <kwgoodman at gmail dot com> wrote:
> On 4/16/06, Keshab Man Shrestha (Dr) <AKeshab at ntu dot edu dot sg> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I installed windows version of octave 2.1.73 (by downloading
> > octve-2-1.73-inst.exe). I could create the oregonator.oct file by issuing
> > the following commant inside octave
> >
> > >> system("mkoctfile oregonator.cc")
> >
> > I get
> >
> >         ans = 0
> > return. However, when I type "oregonator ([1,2,3],0)" inside octave. It
> > closes the octave window.
> >
> > Any help is highly appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Keshab
>
> Looking at the code for oregonator.cc, I see that it takes only one
> input argument. And since it is a simple example it does not check if
> you supplied the right number of input arguments. If you supply the
> wrong number you will get a segmentation fault.
>
> So try "oregonator ([1,2,3])".
>
> (Why does oregonator.m take two input arguments? Only the first on is used.)
>

Why didn't I test that before answering? Forget what I said.

>> which oregonator
oregonator is the dynamically-linked function from the file
/home/me/oregonator.oct
>> oregonator([1,2,3])
ans =

   77.269353
   -0.012942
   -0.322000

>> oregonator([1,2,3],0)
ans =

   77.269353
   -0.012942
   -0.322000

>> oregonator()
error: octave_base_value::matrix_value(): wrong type argument
`dynamically-linked function'
>> version
ans = 2.9.4



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