Re: Willing to work for octave.

[marco atzeri]

Il 1/11/2014 5:04 AM, msander ha scritto:
> Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso-2 wrote
> > Compile Octave and run the test suite with "make check". There are
> > still some things that don't have tests. You can also look at the
> > tests that are failing, maybe you can make some of them should pass!
> >
> > - Jordi G. H.
>
>
> i have built & run make check.   i looked into the very first failure.
> failing in svds.  output of "test svds verbose" below.  I have looked at the
> code & tests.  it seems to be failing for technical reasons beyond my
> expertise.  I'm not a mathematician.    Presumably this test passes, or used
> to pass in certain environments.   Relaxing the pass criterion does not seem
> like the correct approach.
>
> Is there someone i could punt this to?    the file lists an author, but no
> other contact info.   any ideas?

that test was always problematic
https://mailman.cae.wisc.edu/pipermail/octave-maintainers/2011-August/024469.html

the solution is found with iteration from a random start point
and different system/compiler/library could need a
different start point.

I suggest to skip it as it should need a math rethink;
otherwise you could test several start point and
confirm the failure if all fails


Regards
Marco