[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #59751] support for 'like' option in zeros function

[Bill Greene]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?59751>

                 Summary: support for 'like' option in zeros function
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: billgreene
            Submitted on: Tue 22 Dec 2020 01:26:04 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 6.1.0
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

In matlab:
a=zeros(1,2,'like',5)
creates a 1x2 matrix of zeros.
Octave produces the following error messages:

octave:2> a=zeros(1,2,'like',5)
error: invalid conversion from string to real scalar
error: octave_base_value::int64_value (): wrong type argument 'sq_string'




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