Re: Octave becoming too MATLAB compatible ?

[Tatsuro MATSUOKA]

----- Original Message -----
> From: Julien Bect 
> To: octave-maintainers
> Cc: 
> Date: 2014/8/30, Sat 15:57
> Subject: Re: Octave becoming too MATLAB compatible ?
> 
> Le 29/08/2014 22:21, Ulf Griesmann a écrit :
>>  # test script
>>  say_hello;
>> 
>>  function say_hello
>>      fprintf('Hello !\n');
>>  endfunction 
> 
> I don't know if it was working before, but I can confirm that I get the same 
> result in 3.9.0+ (gui-release branch).
> 
> On the other hand, changing the script a little bit:
> 
> --------------------
> function say_hello
>     fprintf ('Hello !\n');
> endfunction
> 
> say_hello;
> --------------------
> 
> I get the following output:
> 
> --------------------
> warning: function name 'say_hello' does not agree with function file 
> name '/home/bect/Sandbox/testscript1.m'
> Hello !
> --------------------
> 
> which is weird I think, because the m-file seems to be recongnized as a 
> function 
> m-file, but still the "say_hello" statement at the end is executed as 
> in a script.
> 
> Finally, I have also tried to redefine the function inside the script:
> 
> --------------------
> disp ("Prevents Octave from thinking it's a function file");
> 
> function say_hello
>     disp ("Hello !");
> endfunction
> 
> say_hello;
> 
> function say_hello
>     disp ("Helloooo !");
> endfunction
> 
> say_hello;
> --------------------
> 
> and it gives me:
> 
> --------------------
> Prevents Octave from thinking it's a function file
> Hello !
> Helloooo !
> --------------------
> 
> It is thus possible to redefine a function inside a script m-file which makes 
> my 
> opinion rather natural the error that you get it the first example.
> 
> I have no idea if all of this is intended or if a bug report must be created.
> 
> @++
> Julien


Please read the octave manual carefully.
http://www.gnu.org/software/octave/doc/interpreter/Script-Files.html#Script-Files


The behavior is not a bug. 

Tatsuro