--- src/ov-base-scalar.h.orig	2004-02-20 22:16:54.000000000 +0100
+++ src/ov-base-scalar.h	2004-04-22 19:00:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
 
   dim_vector dims (void) const { static dim_vector dv (1, 1); return dv; }
 
+  octave_value permute (const Array<int>& vec, bool inv = false) const
+    { return scalar; }
+
   size_t byte_size (void) const { return sizeof (ST); }
 
   octave_value all (int = 0) const { return (scalar != 0.0); }