st: MATA function modifies global variables

[George Vega Yon <g.vegayon@gmail.com>]

Dear Statalisters,

I'm having a weird problem on variables' scope. I have a function that
takes two objects (a real colvector and a matrix) wich, once inside
the function, are transposed. This function returns a matrix (builded
inside of the function of course). The problem is that the function
seems to actually transpose the global objects (not only the copies
within the function), thing that, as far as I know, should not be
happening as I'm not using pointers to the global objects.

My code looks something like this
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mata:
/* Function definition */
real colvector myfun(real colvector y, real matrix x) {

real matrix z

y = y'
x = x'

... some code lines (no poiter to Y or X)...

return(z)
}

Y = runiform(rows(neig),1)
X = (
        0,0 \
        1,0 \
        1,1 \
        0,1 \
        1/2,1/2\
        .9,1/2 \
        .2,.5 \
        .8,.3
        )


/* Testing */
timer_clear()
for(i=1;i<=100;i++) {
        timer_on(1)
        YC = blop_vec(Y,X)
        timer_off(1)
}
timer()

end
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I get the error

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myfun:  3203  Y[1,8] found where colvector required
                 <istmt>:     -  function returned error
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Thanks in advanced,

George Vega Yon
7 647 2552
http://cl.linkedin.com/in/georgevegayon
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