Re: loading the octave function

[Doug Stewart]

frank wang wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> While working in Octave, I found that when I add new function to 
> octavepath/share/m directory, or when I edit my the function, I have 
> to quit octave. Otherwsie octave alsways uses the old function. It 
> seems that octave automatically loaded the function in the load path 
> when octave is started.  So even the function has been updated, octave 
> will not reload it unless restart the octave. Is this normal?
>  
> Thanks
>  
> Frank
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Yes this is normal. Octave does this to speed up the looking for the M 
files.

All the M files are recorded at start up and then Octave does not look 
through all those directories again later.
But Octave does look in  a directory called Octave-files each time you 
try and run and M file.  So put your new files in the
Octave_ files  directory then all will be well. :-)

Doug