Re: user defined octave classes

[David Bateman]

address@hidden wrote:
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Von: "Muthiah Annamalai" <address@hidden>
>> Gesendet: 24.04.07 01:39:11
>> An: "Tino Scherrer" <address@hidden>
>> Betreff: Re: user defined octave classes
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>> On 4/23/07, Tino Scherrer <address@hidden> wrote:
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>>> Hi all,
>>> I am trying to port a matlab program to octave that includes some user 
>>> defined classes (as described at 
>>> http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/matlab_prog/f6-48272.html).
>>>
>>> Is this OOP syntax/grammar available from octave (couldn't find it)? Are 
>>> there plans for future releases? Or is it not worthwhile to think about 
>>> OOP, because for some reason the octave design doesn't allow it?
>>>
>>> Tino
>>> _______________________________________________________________
>>>       
>> I think, personally, Matlab OOP is a mis-feature, and must go-away.
>>     
> Why? Do you mean the whole idea if OOP inside Matlab or just how it is solved 
> by MathWorks?
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>> In case you are unlucky to have such code, please rewrite it, its worth
>> a lot of effort.
>>
>> In case you didnt write it in the first place, please glean useful parts,
>> and write new code that is compatible to Octave & Matlab.
>>
>> Otherwise, 'classes' are a work in progress, is the official reply.
>>     
> Why should 'classes' (implying OOP?) be a mis-feature in Matlab, but not in 
> octave?
> Is there some place to find out about the status and maybe contribute to the 
> progress?
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>From memory

export CVS_RSH=ssh
cvs -z3 -d ext:address@hidden:/cvs co -P -r object-branch octave

should get you the latest CVS tree with the current (not working) object
branch.

D.


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