RE: warning: function /usr/share/octave/packages/statistics-1.1.3/fstat.m shadows a core library function

[Allen.Windhorn]

Juan,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: address@hidden [mailto:help-octave-
> > ...
> > My question is how to remove fstat on Octave so that the error
> > message will not appear.
> 
> To get rid of the function from statistics just remove it.
> The same holds for the one in core, but be aware that if you
> ever uninstall the package statistics or the function gets
> renamed there you will break any code calling the function from
> core.

I'm responding to this post because I have a similar problem with
"dldsolver".  What does "just remove it" mean in this context?
To go into the package and edit it to remove that section of code?
What if other parts of the code are dependent on it?  And I'm
using a binary (Windows) distribution that has all the packages
preloaded, so if I change the code I would have to recompile the
whole thing, which would be a pain.  Is it possible to tell Octave
"clear fstat" and have it revert to the built-in one?

Regards,
Allen