Calculate the minimum weight or distance of a linear block code. The code can be either defined by its generator or parity check matrix, or its generator polynomial. By default if the first argument is a matrix, it is assumed to be the generator matrix of the code. The type of the matrix can be defined by a flag "gen" for the generator matrix or "par" for the parity check matrix.
If the first argument is a vector, it is assumed that it defines the generator polynomial of the code. In this case a second argument is required that defines the codeword length.
See also: hammgen, cyclpoly, bchpoly.
Package: communications