[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #47451] Return is not respected with input redirection

[Mike Miller]

Update of bug #47451 (project octave):

                  Status:                    None => Wont Fix               

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Follow-up Comment #1:

Thanks for the bug report. I think this is the expected behavior. The return
function returns from a function file or script when invoked as a function or
script, either from within the Octave interpreter or when a script is called
as an argument on the command line.

Commands that are read from standard input are intended to be the same as
entering commands on the interpreter command line, which is not the same as
invoking a named script or calling a function.

Other functions also behave differently on standard input vs a script file,
e.g. argv, keyboard.

If you use the exit or quit functions rather than return you will get
equivalent behavior.

If anything, I would rather see return have no effect except when it's in an
actual function definition, but I think it has to return from a called script
for Matlab compatibility. It's best to just avoid return except inside of a
function body.

Marking won't fix, but leaving open for now in case any one else has a
different opinion.

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