[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #34731] Octave cannot run m-files from a removable drive with a subst disk

[Philip Nienhuis]

Follow-up Comment #6, bug #34731 (project octave):

octave:3> edit scrpt.m
:
...editing script.m
:
octave:4> scrpt
error: `scrpt' undefined near line 4 column 1
octave:4> ls
 Volume in drive F is BIGWIN1
 Volume Serial Number is 746C-E43B

 Directory of f:

[AthlonXP_WinXP]  [tmp]             [GPS_Maps]        NZ_Uitgaven.xls  
[Mail_BU]
[Home]            scrpt.m           [Waternet&WLB]    BigWin1
[svn]             X3SPOEM_EN.iso    [Literatuur]      [Garmin]
BIRDS20.ISO       [Projecten]       [MSPIe]           [dfsee]
               5 File(s)  1 233 603 926 bytes
              12 Dir(s)   1 586 806 784 bytes free
octave:5> file_in_loadpath ("scrpt.m")
ans =
octave:6>

As you can see, ls sees scrpt.m, but file_in_loadpath doesn't.

Could it be related to the trailing backslash in "F:" ?

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