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Re: Conflicting function names in separate toolboxes


From: babelproofreader
Subject: Re: Conflicting function names in separate toolboxes
Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 06:43:52 -0500 (CDT)

marco atzeri-2 wrote
> On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 1:23 PM babelproofreader  wrote:
>>
>> I have recently downloaded a toolbox to try out but find when I try using
>> it
>> I get errors because the name(s) of some functions mirror those in a
>> different toolbox and I presume they are in conflict with regard to
>> inputs/outputs, e.g. the demo.m file calls a function called minFunc.m
>> and
>> then errors and when I call help minFunc the help text returned in
>> terminal
>> references a minFunc.m contained in a completely different toolbox.
>>
>> Is there some way of temporarily prioritising a toolbox such that the
>> functions within it are called in preference to similarly named functions
>> in
>> different toolboxes?
>>
> 
> unload the toolbox/package you are not using ?

That would require editing my .octaverc file and then reverting the change,
which I would rather not do. I'd prefer a simple script/command line one
liner which would be much quicker and more convenient to implement.



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