[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #54336] Power operator docstring mentions nonexist function "realroot"

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URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54336>

                 Summary: Power operator docstring mentions nonexist function
"realroot"
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Thu 19 Jul 2018 02:07:56 AM UTC
                Category: Documentation
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.4.0
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

The docstring of operator  ^ **  mentions "realroot" which is not an Octave
function.
According to the docstring of operator  .^ .**  , it seems that it might be
"realpow".


--- a/libinterp/op-kw-docs
+++ b/libinterp/op-kw-docs
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 Power operator.
 
 This may return complex results for real inputs.  Use @code{realsqrt},
address@hidden, @code{nthroot}, or @code{realroot} to obtain real results when
address@hidden, @code{nthroot}, or @code{realpow} to obtain real results when
 possible.
 @seealso{power, ^, .**, .^, realpow, realsqrt, cbrt, nthroot}
 @end deftypefn
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 Power operator.
 
 This may return complex results for real inputs.  Use @code{realsqrt},
address@hidden, @code{nthroot}, or @code{realroot} to obtain real results when
address@hidden, @code{nthroot}, or @code{realpow} to obtain real results when
 possible.
 @seealso{power, **, .^, .**, realpow, realsqrt, cbrt, nthroot}
 @end deftypefn





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