*** src/ov-cell.cc.orig2	2004-08-06 11:44:02.000000000 +0200
--- src/ov-cell.cc	2004-08-25 17:52:08.000000000 +0200
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*** 201,207 ****
  	    if (t_rhs.is_cell ())
  	      octave_base_matrix<Cell>::assign (i, t_rhs.cell_value ());
  	    else
! 	      octave_base_matrix<Cell>::assign (i, Cell (t_rhs));
  
  	    retval = octave_value (this, count + 1);
  	  }
--- 201,210 ----
  	    if (t_rhs.is_cell ())
  	      octave_base_matrix<Cell>::assign (i, t_rhs.cell_value ());
  	    else
! 	      if (t_rhs.is_empty ())
! 		octave_base_matrix<Cell>::assign (i, Cell());
! 	      else
! 		octave_base_matrix<Cell>::assign (i, Cell (t_rhs));
  
  	    retval = octave_value (this, count + 1);
  	  }