Ok, looking at the linear-algebra VLA stuff now. Thanks for the detailed reply and suggestion. (and apologies to original OP for veering off-topic... the new nd

Ok, looking at the linear-algebra VLA stuff now. Thanks for the detailed reply and suggestion. (and apologies to original OP for veering off-topic... the new ndslice package looks like a pretty cool addition the D libraries, I'll be having a look at that too)