[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #56187] Support local functions at end of scripts like Matlab

[Andrew Janke]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?56187>

                 Summary: Support local functions at end of scripts like
Matlab
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: apjanke
            Submitted on: Sun 21 Apr 2019 09:10:57 AM EDT
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  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:

Both Matlab and Octave now support the use of local functions inside scripts.
But they do it differently: Octave requires that the local functions be
defined before their use, whereas Matlab requires that all local functions be
defined at the _end_ of the script. So any script that uses local functions
will only work on one of the two, depending on how it's written.

It would be nice to add support for defining local functions at the end of
scripts, for Matlab compatibility, and more flexibility in how users write
their source code.

References: 
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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50404236/error-when-running-simple-script-containing-local-function-in-octave
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https://stackoverflow.com/questions/55770635/how-to-write-a-single-octave-script-with-function-definitions-compatible-with-ma





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