On 16-Jun-2006, Kim Hansen wrote: | Package: octave2.9 | Version: 2.9.6-1 | Severity: normal | | The new octave package has a problem with its path, my octave programs fails | with 2.9.6-1 and works with 2.9.5-7. | | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ octave | GNU Octave, version 2.9.6 (i486-pc-linux-gnu). | Copyright (C) 2006 John W. Eaton. | This is free software; see the source code for copying conditions. | There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not even for MERCHANTIBILITY or | FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. For details, type `warranty'. | | Additional information about Octave is available at http://www.octave.org. | | Please contribute if you find this software useful. | For more information, visit http://www.octave.org/help-wanted.html | | Report bugs to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (but first, please read | http://www.octave.org/bugs.html to learn how to write a helpful report). | | error: `LOADPATH' undefined near line 10 column 51 | error: evaluating assignment expression near line 10, column 10 | error: near line 10 of file `/usr/share/octave/2.9.6/m/startup/octaverc' | octave:1> | [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$
This is not a bug, but a change in functionality. In 2.9 (a development version leading to 3.0, which will be a major new release with some backward-incompatible changes) all the built-in variables have been removed and replaced by functions. In most cases the functions have the same names as the old built-in variables, but some have been completely removed. LOADPATH is one that has been removed. Now you need to use addpath, rmpath, etc. to manipulate the path. See the current NEWS file for more information. jwe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
