Re: Requesting to assign the task to fix "bug #36732: interp1 does not check input for monotonicity"

[Ben Abbott]

On Jul 25, 2012, at 2:59 AM, vivek dogra wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 6:12 PM, Ben Abbott <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Jul 24, 2012, at 4:27 AM, vivek dogra wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > Recently Mr.Francesco Potortì reported a bug in the use of interp1.
> > https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?36732
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > This one should give an error:
> >
> > interp1([1:5 4:9], 1:11, 4)
> >
> > In fact, it gives out 4. The first argument is not checked.
> >
> > Also, the documentation should say "strictly monotonic" where it currently 
> > says "monotonic".
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > I contacted Mr. Potorti and as far as we know this bug hasn't been fixed. 
> > So I would like to offer myself to fix the same. Please let me know how 
> > should i go about it.
> >
> > With regards,
> > Vivek Dogra
> 
> The status of the work on bugs should be recorded on the bug tracker.  It 
> does not appear that any work has been done on this bug yet, so you are free 
> to work on it.  Please enter a comment on the tracker to let others know 
> you've begun working on it.  That will help avoid duplicate efforts.
> 
> Thanks,
> Ben
> 
> Should i just comment where the bug is reported (which i have already done). 
> Or there is a procedure to assign the bug to me i.e. to update the status of 
> the bug, so as to avoid duplicate efforts?
> 
> Regards,
> Vivek

The comment is enough.

Ben