[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #52316] Function files created using "edit" are invalid unless the file is in the current directory

[Pantxo Diribarne]

URL:
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                 Summary: Function files created using "edit" are invalid
unless the file is in the current directory
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: pantxo
            Submitted on: Tue 31 Oct 2017 12:05:45 PM UTC
                Category: Octave Function
                Severity: 2 - Minor
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

Suppose I want to create a file in another directory than the current one,
e.g. :


edit /tmp/toto.m


Then Octave creates the file if doesn't exist and , by default, prepends a
function header which conatins a minimal texinfo help template followed an
empty function definition. The issue is that everywhere I would expect "toto",
I see "/tmp/toto", and hence the function file is not valid since the name of
the function should be actually be "toto".

I'll attach a patch.




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