I,ve tried this in Hardy Octave 3.0 octave-3.0.0:1> y=[1;2] y =
1 2
octave-3.0.0:2> A=[1 0;0 1] A =
1 0 0 1
octave-3.0.0:3> A\y ans =
octave-3.0.0:4> A(2,1)=0.5 A =
1.00000 0.00000 0.50000 1.00000
octave-3.0.0:5> A\y ans =
1.0000 1.5000
It appeard this bug has been fixed.
I,ve tried this in Hardy Octave 3.0
octave-3.0.0:1> y=[1;2]
y =
1
2
octave-3.0.0:2> A=[1 0;0 1]
A =
1 0
0 1
octave-3.0.0:3> A\y
ans =
1
2
octave-3.0.0:4> A(2,1)=0.5
A =
1.00000 0.00000
0.50000 1.00000
octave-3.0.0:5> A\y
ans =
1.0000
1.5000
It appeard this bug has been fixed.