Check if the environment is Octave or Matlab

[José Luis García Pallero]

Hello,

Sometimes I need to check if a function or script is running in Octave
or Matlab. Usually I make the check as

if exist('OCTAVE_VERSION')
    octave = 1;
else
    octave = 0;
end

Is this the FASTEST way to check the environment or is there any other
method more suitable?

Thanks
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