Package: octave2.1 Version: 2.1.69-1 Severity: minor
There are several functions called "incomplete gamma function" in the literature. I suggest this patch to relate this function to the standard nomenclature - i.e. (using TeX) which one of $ \gamma(a,z) $ with limiting value $ \gamma(a,\infty)=\Gamma(a) $ $ \Gamma(a,z) $ with limiting value $ \Gamma(a,\infty)=0 $ $ P(a,z) $ with limiting value $ P(a,\infty)=1 $ is being calculated. - Jim Van Zandt --- src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/gammainc.cc-old 2005-10-22 09:55:46.000000000 -0400 +++ src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/gammainc.cc 2005-10-22 10:05:15.000000000 -0400 @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ DEFUN_DLD (gammainc, args, , "-*- texinfo -*-\n\ @deftypefn {Mapping Function} {} gammainc (@var{x}, @var{a})\n\ -Computes the incomplete gamma function,\n\ +Computes the normalized incomplete gamma function,\n\ @iftex\n\ @tex\n\ $$\n\ @@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ @end smallexample\n\ @end ifinfo\n\ \n\ +with the limiting value of 1 as X goes to infinity. +The standard notation is P(A,X), e.g. Abramowitz & Stegun (6.5.1). +\n\ If @var{a} is scalar, then @code{gammainc (@var{x}, @var{a})} is returned\n\ for each element of @var{x} and vice versa.\n\ \n\ -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'oldstable'), (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.4.29 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages octave2.1 depends on: ii atlas3-base [liblapack.s 3.6.0-19 Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra ii fftw3 3.0.1-11 Library for computing Fast Fourier ii lapack3 [liblapack.so.3] 3.0.20000531a-6 library of linear algebra routines ii libc6 2.3.5-6 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libg2c0 1:3.4.4-5 Runtime library for GNU Fortran 77 ii libgcc1 1:4.0.1-2 GCC support library ii libhdf5-serial-1.6.2-0 [ 1.6.2-3 Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) ii libncurses5 5.4-9 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libreadline5 5.0-10 GNU readline and history libraries ii libstdc++5 1:3.3.6-7 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3 ii texinfo 4.7-2.2 Documentation system for on-line i ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-4 compression library - runtime octave2.1 recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]