[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #56157] Setting breakpoint in non-existent subfunction now produces obtuse error

[Rik]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56157>

                 Summary: Setting breakpoint in non-existent subfunction now
produces obtuse error
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: rik5
            Submitted on: Wed 17 Apr 2019 10:52:24 AM PDT
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Regression
                  Status: Confirmed
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 5.1.0
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

To reproduce the problem use the attached goo.m


function goo
   hoo() ;
endfunction

function hoo
   disp('hoo') ;
endfunction


In Octave 4.4.1,


dbstop goo>foo
error: add_breakpoint: unable to find function 'goo>foo'


In Octave 5.1.0 (and devel branch)


dbstop goo>foo
error: octave_base_value::user_code_value(): wrong type argument '<unknown
type>'







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Date: Wed 17 Apr 2019 10:52:24 AM PDT  Name: goo.m  Size: 79B   By: rik5

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