Re: Various warn_ variables appear to have gone away

[Dmitri A. Sergatskov]

On 8/7/06, Orion Poplawski <address@hidden> wrote:
> It looks like warn_empyt_list_elements and warn_fortran_indexing (and
> perhaps others) disappeared from octave 2.9.X recently.  I can't find
> any mention on the lists.  Is this intentional?  I don't know much about
> the issues, but I package plplot for Fedora Extras and it uses these
> variables.

This is in NEWS file. Perhaps there should be a prominent link on the
www.octave.org front page:

<<<<

** Previous versions of Octave had a number of built-in variables to
   control warnings (for example, warn_divide_by_zero).  These
   variables have been replaced by warning identifiers that are used
   with the warning function to control the state of warnings.

   For example, instead of writing

     warn_divide_by_zero = false;

   to disable divide-by-zero warnings, you should write

     warning ("off", "Octave:divide-by-zero");

   You may use the same technique in your own code to control
   warnings.  For example, you can use

     warning ("My-package:phase-of-the-moon",
              "the phase of the moon could cause trouble today");


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> --
> Orion Poplawski

Regards,

Dmitri.
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