variable transformed with indefinite limits returns wrong "shape" in immediate mode

[karlmsmith]

Reported by @AndrewWittenberg on 18 Feb 2011 22:51 UTC
The SHAPE option for immediate mode ought to return the actual shape of a variable, even for variables transformed via @ave, @min, @max, etc. with indefinite limits. Such transformations collapse the axis they're applied to, so that axis becomes "normal" to the result variable (this is in constrast to @sbx, @iin, etc. which don't collapse the axis).

E.g. the last of the commands below ought to return "YT".

        NOAA/PMEL TMAP
        FERRET v6.7 (beta)
        Linux rh5 (gfortran) 2.6.18-238.1.1.el5P - 02/16/11
        18-Feb-11 17:33     

yes? use coads_climatology
yes? say `sst,r=shape`
XYT
yes? say `sst[x=0:360`@ave`],r=shape`
YT
yes? say `sst[x=`@ave`],r=shape`
XYT

Migrated-From: http://dunkel.pmel.noaa.gov/trac/ferret/ticket/1801

[karlmsmith]

Modified by @AnsleyManke on 9 Mar 2011 00:29 UTC

[karlmsmith]

Comment by @AndrewWittenberg on 26 Dec 2012 22:41 UTC
See also ticket 1977.

[karlmsmith]

Comment by steven.c.hankin on 6 Jan 2013 17:53 UTC
see SVN [http://dunkel.pmel.noaa.gov/trac/ferret/log/ferret?rev=15312 15312]