Re: [Bug-apl] Gnu APL gives syntax error when scalar variables are used for any axis other than the last axis

[Juergen Sauermann]

Hi Frederick,

thanks for reporting this. Fixed in SVN rev. 106.

Best Regards,
Jürgen


On 01/25/2014 03:38 AM, Frederick H. Pitts wrote:
> Gentle people,
>
>         In Gnu APL SVN revision 104, load the attached BrackIndexTest.apl.gz
> (after uncompressing it) with
>
>         apl -f BrackIndex.apl
>
> Observe that M[ I ; 1 ] gives a syntax error when used as the target of
> an assignment while M[ 1 ; I ] does not.  A syntax error also occurs if
> scalar variables are used in both axis positions.  Oddly enough, with 3
> dimensional matrices the syntax error occurs on the 2nd axis but not the
> first and last.
>
> Regards,
>
> Fred Pitts
> Retired Chemical Engineer