Fix / on 1.9

Author: oxinabox

src/rulesets/Base/arraymath.jl

@@ -342,20 +342,24 @@ function rrule(::typeof(\), A::AbstractVecOrMat{<:Real}, B::AbstractVecOrMat{<:R
     project_B = ProjectTo(B)
 
     Y = A \ B
+    # Ever since https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/pull/44358
+    # we need to use `pinv` rather than `/` to support both the cases of Y being scalar and array
+    # See also https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/28827 which would improve this
     function backslash_pullback(ȳ)
         Ȳ = unthunk(ȳ)
+        Ati = pinv(A')
         ∂A = @thunk begin
-            B̄ = A' \ Ȳ
+
+            B̄ = Ati * Ȳ
             Ā = -B̄ * Y'
-            Ā = add!!(Ā, (B - A * Y) * B̄' / A')
-            Ā = add!!(Ā, A' \ Y * (Ȳ' - B̄'A))
+            Ā = add!!(Ā, ((B - A * Y) * B̄') * Ati)
+            Ā = add!!(Ā, Ati * Y * (Ȳ' - B̄'A))
             project_A(Ā)
         end
-        ∂B = @thunk project_B(A' \ Ȳ)
+        ∂B = @thunk project_B(Ati * Ȳ)
         return NoTangent(), ∂A, ∂B
     end
     return Y, backslash_pullback
-
 end
 
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