1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/Data/Packed/Internal/Matrix.hs b/lib/Data/Packed/Internal/Matrix.hs
index 9def473..09f081a 100644
--- a/lib/Data/Packed/Internal/Matrix.hs
+++ b/lib/Data/Packed/Internal/Matrix.hs
@@ -217,14 +217,17 @@ class (Storable a, Floating a) => Element a where
                -> (Int,Int) -- ^ (rt,ct) dimensions of submatrix
                -> Matrix a -> Matrix a
     transdata :: Int -> Vector a -> Int -> Vector a
+    constantD  :: a -> Int -> Vector a
 
 instance Element Double where
     subMatrixD = subMatrixR
     transdata  = transdata'
+    constantD   = constant'
 
 instance Element (Complex Double) where
     subMatrixD = subMatrixC
     transdata  = transdata'
+    constantD   = constant'
 
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@@ -256,6 +259,16 @@ transdata' c1 v c2 =
 
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+constant' v n = unsafePerformIO $ do
+    w <- createVector n
+    withForeignPtr (fptr w) $ \p -> do
+        let go (-1) = return ()
+            go !k = pokeElemOff p k v >> go (k-1)
+        go (n-1)
+    return w
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 -- | extraction of a submatrix from a real matrix
 subMatrixR :: (Int,Int) -> (Int,Int) -> Matrix Double -> Matrix Double
 subMatrixR (r0,c0) (rt,ct) x' = unsafePerformIO $ do