RE: problem with column specification in matrices

[John W. Eaton]

On 31-Oct-2002, Julian DeMarchi <address@hidden> wrote:

| Hmm.  I agree that Matlab has many faults that Octave does a good job of 
observing and then wisely dispensing with.  But, how about making it optional 
(whitespace_in_literal_matrix etc.)?  Is this possible to do without 
re-compiling?

Yes, look for whitespace_in_literal_matrix in the manual.

If you start Octave with --traditional, it this variable is set to
"traditional" so you get the Matlab-like behavior.

But the very existence of this variable is a problem, because unless
you are very careful, then the way your code works (or not) can depend
on the setting of a user preference.

jwe



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