OK, typed help edit and get this (and lots more)
.....
`editor'
This is the editor to use to modify the functions. By
default it uses Octave's `EDITOR' built-in function, which
comes from `getenv("EDITOR")' and defaults to `emacs'. Use
`%s' In place of the function name. For example,
`[EDITOR, " %s"]'
Use the editor which Octave uses for `bug_report'.
`"xedit %s &"'
pop up simple X11 editor in a separate window
`"gnudoit -q \"(find-file \\\"%s\\\")\""'
Send it to current Emacs; must have `(gnuserv-start)' in
`.emacs'.
However, when I ask for editor, I get this
octave-3.2.3:2> editor
error: `editor' undefined near line 2 column 1
octave-3.2.3:2>
I downloaded and installed emacs, but have not been able to do anything useful
with it and can't yet see how it interacts with octave.
I don't have any specific preference for an editor -- just want to get busy
doing something useful
Thanks
Gary
On May 14, 2010, at 4:08 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
On May 14, 2010, at 6:36 PM, Gary Nelson wrote:
Greetings,
I have a MacBookPro with SnowLeopard with octave 3.2.3 installed and working in
terminal mode.
I have developed a system of signal analysis tools using scilab and would like
to port them to octave.
In scilab, I can invoke an editor from the command line and then cause the text
window to be executed.
Is there an equivalent in Octave?
Somehow, I need to make a library with a collection of functions.
Thanks for the help
Gary Nelson
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Type the following ...
help edit
If you can tell me what editor you'd like to use, I/we can be more help.
Ben
Gary Nelson
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