struct2cell malfunctioning

[David Bateman]

Klaus Betzler wrote:
> # octave-3.0.1 windows version
>
> # malfunction of struct2cell
>
> # struct2cell repeats a one-dimensional structure 'length' times
>
> # example: get a one-dimensional structure
> pc = physical_constant ();
> sizeof (pc)                     # ans =  22308
>
> # make a cell array of it
> pc_ca = struct2cell (pc);
> sizeof (pc_ca)                  # ans =  6848556
> sizeof (pc) * length (pc)       # ans =  6848556
>
> # Best regards, Klaus
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Ok, I can confirm that this is a bug. Simpler test code is

%!test
%!  s(1).field1 = 1; s(1).field2 = 2; s(2).field1 = 3; s(2).field2 = 4;
%!  c{1,1,1} = 1; c{2,1,1} = 2; c{1,1,2} = 3; c(2,1,2) = 4;
%! assert (struct2cell(s), c);

I'll check and see if I can find a fix.

D.