LOADPATH doesn't listen to env. var. OCTAVE_PATH

[David A. van Leeuwen]

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Subject: LOADPATH doesn't listen to env. var. OCTAVE_PATH

Bug report for Octave 2.0.13.95 configured for alpha-unknown-linux-gnu

Description:
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LOADPATH seems not to initialize to the environment variable OCTAVE_PATH. 


Repeat-By:
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#!/usr/bin/tcsh
setenv OCTAVE_PATH $HOME/octave//:
echo LOADPATH | octave

gives for me 

Octave, version 2.0.13.95 (alpha-unknown-linux-gnu).
Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998 John W. Eaton.
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details, type `warranty'.

LOADPATH = :/usr/local/share/octave/site-m//:

$ cat /usr/share/octave/site/m/startup/octaverc 
## System-wide startup file for Octave.
##
## This file should contain any commands that should be executed each
## time Octave starts for every user at this site.

## On a Debian GNU/Linux system, Octave also searches for local files and 
## directories below /usr/local/share/octave/site-m/.  Please see the Octave 
## documentation for other variables you might want to set here.

LOADPATH = [ ":/usr/local/share/octave/site-m//", LOADPATH ];

Fix:
---

A workaround is to use ~/.octaverc, and set LOADPATH there. 

Configuration (please do not edit this section):
-----------------------------------------------

uname output:     Linux Alpha 2.2.0 #1 Tue Jan 26 17:58:18 CET 1999 alpha 
unknown
configure opts:   --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib 
--with-g77 --enable-dl --enable-shared --enable-lite-kernel --host alpha-linux
Fortran compiler: g77
FFLAGS:           -O2
F2C:              
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CPICFLAG:         -fPIC
C++ compiler:     c++, version 2.91.60 19981201 (egcs-1.1.1 release)
CXXFLAGS:         -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -mieee-with-inexact -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions 
-fno-implicit-templates -O2
CXXPICFLAG:       -fPIC
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LIBS:             
LEXLIB:           
LIBPLPLOT:        
LIBDLFCN:         
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