# HG changeset patch
# User jwe
# Date 770676042 0
# Node ID 370fabbab42b3e5d3758414e5e562d2a8541f6e3
# Parent  d60d1658ea1296d957e1e2752fe12c7af0a1d2cf
[project @ 1994-06-03 20:40:42 by jwe]

diff --git a/scripts/general/rem.m b/scripts/general/rem.m
--- a/scripts/general/rem.m
+++ b/scripts/general/rem.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 1993 John W. Eaton
+# Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 John W. Eaton
 # 
 # This file is part of Octave.
 # 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
     error ("usage: rem (x, y)");
   endif
 
-  if (any (size (x) != size (y)))
-    error ("rem: argument sizes must agree")
+  if (any (size (x) != size (y)) && ! (is_scalar (x) || is_scalar (y)))
+    error ("rem: argument sizes must agree");
   endif
 
 # Matlab allows complex arguments, but as far as I can tell, that's a