function csEtree (a, ata) {
  // check inputs
  if (!a) { return null }
  // a arrays
  const aindex = a._index
  const aptr = a._ptr
  const asize = a._size
  // rows & columns
  const m = asize[0]
  const n = asize[1]

  // allocate result
  const parent = [] // (n)

  // allocate workspace
  const w = [] // (n + (ata ? m : 0))
  const ancestor = 0 // first n entries in w
  const prev = n // last m entries (ata = true)

  let i, inext

  // check we are calculating A'A
  if (ata) {
    // initialize workspace
    for (i = 0; i < m; i++) { w[prev + i] = -1 }
  }
  // loop columns
  for (let k = 0; k < n; k++) {
    // node k has no parent yet
    parent[k] = -1
    // nor does k have an ancestor
    w[ancestor + k] = -1
    // values in column k
    for (let p0 = aptr[k], p1 = aptr[k + 1], p = p0; p < p1; p++) {
      // row
      const r = aindex[p]
      // node
      i = ata ? (w[prev + r]) : r
      // traverse from i to k
      for (; i !== -1 && i < k; i = inext) {
        // inext = ancestor of i
        inext = w[ancestor + i]
        // path compression
        w[ancestor + i] = k
        // check no anc., parent is k
        if (inext === -1) { parent[i] = k }
      }
      if (ata) { w[prev + r] = k }
    }
  }
  return parent
}
Computes the elimination tree of Matrix A (using triu(A)) or the
elimination tree of A'A without forming A'A.

@param {Matrix}  a               The A Matrix
@param {boolean} ata             A value of true the function computes the etree of A'A