Re: octave no longer checks time stamp on functions

[Robert A. Macy]

Just deleted file .octave_hist
opened octave
no change in the effect

           - Robert -

On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 10:46:21 -0700 (PDT)
 Muthiah Annamalai <address@hidden> wrote:
> I think you should try removing your 
>  ~/.octave_hist maybe it can do something.
>  Muthu
>  
> 
> "Robert A. Macy" <address@hidden> wrote: Robert,
> 
> Thank you for your help.  
> 
> Running the script in your email gets exactly the
> sequence
> that you show, plus, teststamp.m is created in whatever
> directory I had octave running in. 
> 
> After running the script, I tested a simple function,
> then
> modified it, and again octave failed to note I had
> changed
> the function and ran the first compile.  
> 
> Once I go to a working directory, I stay there for the
> whole session before closing octave.  Since I'm too lazy
> to
> use path commands, I tend to duplicate functions in
> *every*
> working directory.  So, good point, I'll watch out for
> potential problems with over using names *and* changing
> directories.  
> 
> Name "collision" is a big problem for me, because I like
> to
> name my variables and functions mnemonically and
> continually find that the same name is already used by
> octave [sometimes with regrettable results requiring
> restarting octave], so before I name a variable, or
> function, I check to see if if exists somewhere by
> asking...
>   >> help testfunctionname
> ...or...
>   >> who testvariablename
> ...just to be certain I'm not stepping on something
> already
> there.  
> 
> This symptom of not checking the time stamp "seems" to
> have
> started after I tried to 
>  >> plot(d,m);
> instead of 
>  >> plot(d,m(100,:));
> ...where d was a vector of 1 by 50
> but !!! m was a matrix of 600 by 50
> 
> so octave went off into never-never land, 
> I had to use ctrl-c to get it back.  Whatever happened
> seemed to permanently change octave [I think]  
> 
> ...or the symptom may have coincidental appeared after
> removing octave, and reinstalling the binary, but not
> certain.  
> 
> As with most symptoms, it's difficult to remember exactly
> what sequence of events occurred.  
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
>            - Robert -
> 
> On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:56:18 -0500
>  "Robert S. Weigel"  wrote:
> > 
> > I vaguely recall seeing something like this, possibly
> on
> > a Windows version of 
> > 2.1.50, but I can no longer reproduce it.  What happens
> > if you do the 
> > following?
> > 
> > system('echo "b=1" > teststamp.m') ; teststamp, 
> > system('echo "b=2" >> teststamp.m');, teststamp
> > 
> > I get
> > b = 1
> > b = 1
> > b = 2
> > 
> > I seem to remember that I saw the error when I had
> > multiple files with the 
> > name main and I was doing something silly like
> > 
> > cd test1 ; main ; cd .. ; cd test2; maini 
> > 
> > On Wednesday 05 April 2006 20:13, you wrote:
> > > ARRRGGGG! all of a sudden octave is no longer
> checking
> > the
> > > time stamp on my function scripts.
> > >
> > >   [using octave 2.1.50 on Win98]
> > >
> > > never happened before, but suddenly happens all the
> > time.
> > >
> > > I have NOT changed the checking function:
> > > >> ignore_function_time_stamp
> > >
> > > ignore_function_time_stamp = system
> > >
> > > ...as it always used to be, but for some reason,
> octave
> > is
> > > not paying attention to the fact that I changed my
> > function
> > > script.  It's as though system means all.
> > >
> > > If I'm making any changes to my function, I have to
> > always
> > > "prefice" my function...
> > >
> > > >> clear myfunction;[out1, out2]=myfunction(var1,
> > var2);
> > >
> > > everytime I change the script, else I get the old
> > compiled
> > > version which does not contain any changes.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > >                - Robert -
> > >
> > > PS
> > >   To get to my workspace, I use
> > >
> > > >> cd C:\AAA\newdir\run01
> > >
> > > octaverc is still empty, only has the original
> comments
> > in
> > > it.
> > >



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