https://bugs.gentoo.org/930923
https://github.com/linbox-team/linbox/commit/b8f2d4ccdc0af4418d14f72caf6c4d01969092a3
https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/linbox/c/7389d46e81dc00dcb952b2ccbbbec3fb4fcc6c8b

From c614c401386ee8db014a9be56244888f7b282a18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jean-Guillaume Dumas <Jean-Guillaume.Dumas@imag.fr>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:31:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] const_cast missing faster empty init

---
 linbox/algorithms/gauss/gauss-nullspace.inl   |  10 +-
 .../matrix/sparsematrix/sparse-ell-matrix.h   |   8 +-
 .../matrix/sparsematrix/sparse-ellr-matrix.h  |  18 +--
 linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-lzz_p.h                   |  11 +-
 linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-lzz_pe.h                  | 143 +++++++++---------
 linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-zz_px.h                   |   6 +
 6 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-)

diff --git a/linbox/algorithms/gauss/gauss-nullspace.inl b/linbox/algorithms/gauss/gauss-nullspace.inl
index 0b70e1d7c..2d6032563 100644
--- a/linbox/algorithms/gauss/gauss-nullspace.inl
+++ b/linbox/algorithms/gauss/gauss-nullspace.inl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) LinBox 2008
  *
  * Written by Jean-Guillaume Dumas <Jean-Guillaume.Dumas@imag.fr>
- * Time-stamp: <27 Aug 20 15:17:09 Jean-Guillaume.Dumas@imag.fr>
+ * Time-stamp: <26 Jan 24 16:05:55 Jean-Guillaume.Dumas@imag.fr>
  *
  *
  * ========LICENCE========
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ namespace LinBox
 
 		Permutation<Field> P(field(),(int)Nj);
 
-		// A.write( std::cerr << "A:=", Tag::FileFormat::Maple ) << ';' << std::endl;
+// A.write( std::cerr << "A:=", Tag::FileFormat::Maple ) << ';' << std::endl;
 		this->InPlaceLinearPivoting(Rank, Det, A, P, Ni, Nj );
 
-		// P.write( std::cerr << "P:=", Tag::FileFormat::Maple ) << ';' << std::endl;
-		// A.write( std::cerr << "Ua:=", Tag::FileFormat::Maple ) << ';' << std::endl;
+// P.write( std::cerr << "P:=", Tag::FileFormat::Maple ) << ';' << std::endl;
+// A.write( std::cerr << "Ua:=", Tag::FileFormat::Maple ) << ';' << std::endl;
 
 		for(size_t i=0; i< Ni; ++i) {
 			if (A[i].size() == 0) {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ namespace LinBox
 			}
 		}
 
-		// A.write( std::cerr << "Ub:=", Tag::FileFormat::Maple ) << ';' << std::endl;
+// A.write( std::cerr << "Ub:=", Tag::FileFormat::Maple ) << ';' << std::endl;
 
 		return this->nullspacebasis(x, Rank, A, P);
 	}
diff --git a/linbox/matrix/sparsematrix/sparse-ell-matrix.h b/linbox/matrix/sparsematrix/sparse-ell-matrix.h
index 59006d6c5..2604f47b8 100644
--- a/linbox/matrix/sparsematrix/sparse-ell-matrix.h
+++ b/linbox/matrix/sparsematrix/sparse-ell-matrix.h
@@ -1210,10 +1210,10 @@ namespace LinBox
 				_colid_beg = iter._colid_beg ;
 				_colid_it  = iter._colid_it ;
 				_data_it   = iter._data_it  ;
-				_data_beg  = iter._data_beg ;
-				_data_end  = iter._data_end  ;
-				_field     = iter._field ;
-				_ld        = iter._ld ;
+				const_cast<data_it>(_data_beg)  = iter._data_beg ;
+				const_cast<data_it>(_data_end)  = iter._data_end  ;
+				const_cast<Field &>(_field)     = iter._field ;
+				const_cast<size_t&>(ld)         = iter._ld ;
 				_row       = iter._row ;
 
 				return *this;
diff --git a/linbox/matrix/sparsematrix/sparse-ellr-matrix.h b/linbox/matrix/sparsematrix/sparse-ellr-matrix.h
index 498a5525d..a60943868 100644
--- a/linbox/matrix/sparsematrix/sparse-ellr-matrix.h
+++ b/linbox/matrix/sparsematrix/sparse-ellr-matrix.h
@@ -1102,11 +1102,11 @@ namespace LinBox
 			_Iterator &operator = (const _Iterator &iter)
 			{
 				_data_it  = iter._data_it  ;
-				_data_beg  = iter._data_beg  ;
-				_data_end  = iter._data_end  ;
-				_field  = iter._field  ;
-				_rowid = iter._rowid;
-				_ld = iter._ld ;
+				const_cast<element_iterator>(_data_beg) = iter._data_beg  ;
+				const_cast<element_iterator>(_data_end)= iter._data_end  ;
+				const_cast<Field &>(_field) = iter._field  ;
+				const_cast<std::vector<size_t>&>(_rowid) = iter._rowid;
+				const_cast<size_t&>(ld) = iter._ld ;
 				_row = iter._row ;
 
 				return *this;
@@ -1252,10 +1252,10 @@ namespace LinBox
 				_colid_beg = iter._colid_beg ;
 				_colid_it  = iter._colid_it ;
 				_data_it   = iter._data_it  ;
-				_data_beg  = iter._data_beg ;
-				_data_end  = iter._data_end  ;
-				_field     = iter._field ;
-				_ld        = iter._ld ;
+				const_cast<data_it>(_data_beg) = iter._data_beg ;
+				const_cast<data_it>(_data_end) = iter._data_end  ;
+				const_cast<Field &>(_field)    = iter._field ;
+				const_cast<size_t&>(ld)= iter._ld ;
 				_row       = iter._row ;
 
 				return *this;
diff --git a/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-lzz_p.h b/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-lzz_p.h
index 201baaa35..def3a23f7 100644
--- a/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-lzz_p.h
+++ b/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-lzz_p.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Givaro
          * @param x reference to Integer to contain output (reference returned).
          * @param y constant reference to field element.
          */
- 	template <>
+    template <>
 	Integer& Caster(Integer& x, const NTL::zz_p& y)
 	{
 		return x = int64_t(rep(y));
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace LinBox
 		typedef NTL::zz_p Element ;
 		typedef Givaro::UnparametricOperations<Element> Father_t ;
 		typedef UnparametricRandIter<NTL::zz_p> RandIter;
-		
+
 		const Element zero,one,mOne ;
 
 
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ namespace LinBox
 			,zero( NTL::to_zz_p(0)),one( NTL::to_zz_p(1)),mOne(-one)
             {}
 
+		Element &init (Element &x) const
+            {
+                return x = NTL::to_zz_p(0);
+            }
+
 		Element& init(Element& x, const double& y) const
             {
                 double z = fmod(y,(double)Element::modulus());
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ namespace LinBox
                 return x = NTL::to_zz_p(static_cast<long>(z)); //rounds towards 0
             }
 
-		Element &init (Element &x, const integer &y=0) const
+		Element &init (Element &x, const integer &y) const
             {
                 NTL::ZZ tmp= NTL::to_ZZ(std::string(y).data());
                 return x = NTL::to_zz_p(tmp);
diff --git a/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-lzz_pe.h b/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-lzz_pe.h
index 60b132a06..d53444b69 100644
--- a/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-lzz_pe.h
+++ b/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-lzz_pe.h
@@ -96,18 +96,18 @@ namespace LinBox
 			NTL::zz_pE::init(irredPoly);
 			_f = irredPoly;
 		}
-		
+
 		NTL_zz_pE_Initialiser( const Integer & p, const NTL::zz_pX & f) {
 			NTL::zz_p::init((int64_t) p);
 			NTL::zz_pE::init(f);
 			_f = f;
 		}
-		
+
 		NTL_zz_pE_Initialiser(const NTL::zz_pX &f) {
 			NTL::zz_pE::init(f);
 			_f = f;
 		}
-		
+
 		const NTL::zz_pX& modulus() const {
 			return _f;
 		}
@@ -143,22 +143,22 @@ namespace LinBox
 		NTL_zz_pE (const integer &p, const integer &k) :
                 NTL_zz_pE_Initialiser(p,k),Father_t ()
         {
-        	init(const_cast<Element &>(zero), 0);
-		 	init(const_cast<Element &>(one), 1);
-		 	init(const_cast<Element &>(mOne), p-1);
+            init(const_cast<Element &>(zero), 0);
+            init(const_cast<Element &>(one), 1);
+            init(const_cast<Element &>(mOne), p-1);
 		}
-        
+
 		NTL_zz_pE (const integer &p, const NTL::zz_pX &f) :
                 NTL_zz_pE_Initialiser(p,f), Father_t()
         {
             init(const_cast<Element &>(zero), 0);
-		 	init(const_cast<Element &>(one), 1);
-		 	init(const_cast<Element &>(mOne), p-1);
+            init(const_cast<Element &>(one), 1);
+            init(const_cast<Element &>(mOne), p-1);
         }
-        
+
         NTL_zz_pE(const NTL_zz_pE &F) :
-        	NTL_zz_pE_Initialiser(F.modulus()), Father_t(),
-        	zero(NTL::to_zz_pE(0)), one(NTL::to_zz_pE(1)), mOne(-one)
+                NTL_zz_pE_Initialiser(F.modulus()), Father_t(),
+                zero(NTL::to_zz_pE(0)), one(NTL::to_zz_pE(1)), mOne(-one)
 		{
         }
 
@@ -182,15 +182,15 @@ namespace LinBox
 
 		bool isUnit (const Element& x) const
             {
-            	if (isZero(x)) {
-            		return false;
-            	} 
-            	
-            	NTL::zz_pX g, tmp;
-            	tmp = NTL::conv<NTL::zz_pX>(x);
-            	NTL::GCD(g, tmp, modulus());
-            	
-            	return g == 1;
+                if (isZero(x)) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                NTL::zz_pX g, tmp;
+                tmp = NTL::conv<NTL::zz_pX>(x);
+                NTL::GCD(g, tmp, modulus());
+
+                return g == 1;
             }
 
 		bool isMOne (const Element& x) const
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ namespace LinBox
 			return f;
             }
 
-		Element & init(Element & x, integer n = 0) const
+		Element & init(Element & x) const { return x; }
+
+		Element & init(Element & x, integer n) const
             {   // assumes n >= 0.
                 int e = exponent();
                 n %= cardinality();
@@ -215,14 +217,14 @@ namespace LinBox
                     //write(std::cout << "init-ed ", x) << std::endl;
                 return x;
             }
-        
+
         // documentation of NTL::conv:
         // http://www.shoup.net/ntl/doc/conversions.txt
         // XXX = long, ZZ, ZZ_p, ZZ_pE, ZZ_pX
         template<class XXX>
         Element &init(Element &x, const XXX &y) const {
-        	x = NTL::conv<NTL::zz_pE>(y);
-        	return x;
+            x = NTL::conv<NTL::zz_pE>(y);
+            return x;
         }
 
         integer & convert(integer & x, const Element & y) const
@@ -279,81 +281,80 @@ namespace LinBox
                 x=one/x;
                 return x;
             }
-        
+
         Element& div(Element &x, const Element &y, const Element &z) const {
-        	NTL::zz_pX g, zx;
-        	conv(zx, z);
-        	NTL::GCD(g, zx, modulus());
-        	
-        	NTL::zz_pE zg;
-        	conv(zg, zx / g);
-        	x = NTL::conv<NTL::zz_pE>(NTL::conv<NTL::zz_pX>(y) / g);
-        	x /= zg;
-        	
-        	return x;
+            NTL::zz_pX g, zx;
+            conv(zx, z);
+            NTL::GCD(g, zx, modulus());
+
+            NTL::zz_pE zg;
+            conv(zg, zx / g);
+            x = NTL::conv<NTL::zz_pE>(NTL::conv<NTL::zz_pX>(y) / g);
+            x /= zg;
+
+            return x;
         }
-        
+
         Element& divin(Element &x, const Element &y) const {
-        	Element r;
-        	div(r, x, y);
-        	return x = r;
+            Element r;
+            div(r, x, y);
+            return x = r;
         }
 
         bool isDivisor(const Element &x, const Element &y) const {
-        	if (isZero(y)) {
-        		return false;
-        	}
-        	
-        	if (isUnit(y)) {
-        		return true;
-        	}
-        	
-        	NTL::zz_pX a, b;
-        	conv(a, x);
-        	conv(b, y);
-        	
-        	NTL::zz_pX ga, gb;
-        	NTL::GCD(ga, a, modulus());
-        	NTL::GCD(gb, b, modulus());
-        	
-        	NTL::zz_pX r;
-        	r = ga % gb;
-        	return isZero(NTL::conv<Element>(r));
+            if (isZero(y)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (isUnit(y)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            NTL::zz_pX a, b;
+            conv(a, x);
+            conv(b, y);
+
+            NTL::zz_pX ga, gb;
+            NTL::GCD(ga, a, modulus());
+            NTL::GCD(gb, b, modulus());
+            NTL::zz_pX r;
+            r = ga % gb;
+            return isZero(NTL::conv<Element>(r));
         }
-		
+
 		Element& gcd(Element &g, const Element &a, const Element &b) const {
 			NTL::zz_pX r1, r2, x, y;
 			conv(x, a);
 			conv(y, b);
-			
+
 			NTL::GCD(r1, x, modulus());
 			NTL::GCD(r2, y, r1);
-			
+
 			return g = NTL::conv<Element>(r2);
 		}
-		
+
 		Element& gcdin(Element &a, const Element &b) const {
 			NTL::zz_pE g;
 			gcd(g, a, b);
 			return a = g;
 		}
-		
+
 		Element& dxgcd(Element &g, Element &s, Element &t, Element &u, Element &v, const Element &a, const Element &b) const {
 			NTL::zz_pX gx, sx, tx, ux, vx, ax, bx;
 			conv(ax, a);
 			conv(bx, b);
-			
+
 			NTL::XGCD(gx, sx, tx, ax, bx);
-			
+
 			ux = ax / gx;
 			vx = bx / gx;
-			
+
 			conv(g, gx);
 			conv(s, sx);
 			conv(t, tx);
 			conv(u, ux);
 			conv(v, vx);
-			
+
 			return g;
 		}
 
@@ -364,12 +365,12 @@ namespace LinBox
                 x=NTL::to_zz_pE(tmp);
                 return is;
             }
-            
+
 		std::ostream& write( std::ostream& os ) const
             {
                 return os << "Polynomial quotient ring using NTL::zz_pE";
             }
-            
+
 		std::ostream& write( std::ostream& os, const Element& x) const {
 			os << x;
 			return os;
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ namespace LinBox
 		uint64_t _seed;
         const NTL_zz_pE& _ring;
 	}; // class UnparametricRandIters
-	
+
 } // LinBox
 
 #endif //__LINBOX_ntl_lzz_pe_H
diff --git a/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-zz_px.h b/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-zz_px.h
index 6e7d5b2fd..340df9f95 100644
--- a/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-zz_px.h
+++ b/linbox/ring/ntl/ntl-zz_px.h
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ namespace LinBox
 			,_CField(cf)
 		{}
 
+		/** Initialize p to 0 */
+		Element& init( Element& p ) const
+		{
+			return p = 0;
+		}
+
 		/** Initialize p to the constant y (p = y*x^0) */
 		template <class ANY>
 		Element& init( Element& p, const ANY& y ) const
-- 
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