[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #65520] Financial pkg install for Octave 9.1 fails

[Matt]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?65520>

                 Summary: Financial pkg install for Octave 9.1 fails
                   Group: GNU Octave
               Submitter: mdb561
               Submitted: Wed 27 Mar 2024 12:58:51 AM UTC
                Category: Octave Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Unexpected Error or Warning
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Matt
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: 9.1.0
         Discussion Lock: Any
        Operating System: Mac OS
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Wed 27 Mar 2024 12:58:51 AM UTC By: Matt <mdb561>
"pkg install financial" package for Octave 9.1 fails and returns error, as
follows:

>> pkg install -local -forge financial
error: parse error near line 64 of file
/Users/mattblake/.local/share/octave/api-v59/packages/financial-0.5.3/bolling.m

  syntax error

>>>     h = plot (x, asset, x, avg, x, avg .+ [-s, s], "-r");
                                                                 ^
error: called from
    doc_cache_create>create_cache at line 116 column 20
    gen_doc_cache_in_dir>@<anonymous> at line 150 column 20
    doc_cache_create>gen_doc_cache_in_dir at line 151 column 9
    doc_cache_create at line 62 column 12
    install>generate_lookfor_cache at line 836 column 5
    install at line 241 column 7
    pkg at line 619 column 9
>>

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The error caret^ points up to the "+" sign.  Did I read that the ".+" operator
no longer permitted?







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