# Copyright (C) 1995 John W. Eaton
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function [X, map] = rgb2ind (R, G, B)

# Convert and RGB image to an octave indexed image.
#
# [X, map] = rgb2ind (R, G, B)
#
# SEE ALSO: ind2rgb, rgb2ntsc.
#
# Bugs: The color map may have duplicate entries.

# Written by Tony Richardson (amr@mpl.ucsd.edu) July 1994.

  if (nargin != 3)
    usage ("[X, map] = rgb2ind (R, G, B)");
  endif

  if (size (R) != size (G) || size (R) != size (B))
    error ("rgb2ind: arguments must all have the same size");
  endif

  [hi, wi] = size (R);

  X = zeros (hi, wi);

  map = zeros (hi*wi, 3);

  pref = do_fortran_indexing;

  unwind_protect

    do_fortran_indexing = "true";

    map(:,1) = R(:);
    map(:,2) = G(:);
    map(:,3) = B(:);

    X(:) = 1:(hi*wi);

  unwind_protect_cleanup
    do_fortran_indexing = pref;
  end_unwind_protect

endfunction