[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #31397] Load of globals does not give access them if they have not been mentioned before

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                 Summary: Load of globals does not give access them if they
have not been mentioned before
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Thu 21 Oct 2010 03:13:01 PM UTC
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Feature Request
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Kim Hansen
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.2.4
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

When I load a file with global variables in they are not added to the local
list of global variables I have access to. This is a change from octave 3.0.

The example below shows:
  1. I save a global variable called glo in the file called glo.
  2. I load it, but it is not accessible. (this is the bug)
  3. I try to access glo, but it is not defined yet. The I load the file and
glo is accessible.


address@hidden:~$ octave -q
octave:1> global glo = 1
octave:2> whos 
Variables in the current scope:

  Attr Name        Size                     Bytes  Class
  ==== ====        ====                     =====  ===== 
       ans         1x30                        30  char
    g  glo         1x1                          8  double

Total is 31 elements using 38 bytes

octave:3> save glo glo
octave:4>
address@hidden:~$ octave -q
octave:1> load glo
octave:2> whos
Variables in the current scope:

  Attr Name        Size                     Bytes  Class
  ==== ====        ====                     =====  ===== 
       ans         1x30                        30  char

Total is 30 elements using 30 bytes

octave:3> 
address@hidden:~$ octave -q
octave:1> glo
error: `glo' undefined near line 1 column 1
octave:1> load glo
octave:2> whos
Variables in the current scope:

  Attr Name        Size                     Bytes  Class
  ==== ====        ====                     =====  ===== 
       ans         1x30                        30  char
    g  glo         1x1                          8  double

Total is 31 elements using 38 bytes

octave:3> 





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