Re: keyboard() 'exit' function broken

[Rik]

John W. Eaton wrote:
> On 29-May-2009, Rik wrote:
>
> | The keyboard function for debugging stops normal execution and drops the
> | user back to the Octave prompt where they can inspect variables, perform
> | calculations to verify intermediate results, etc.  To resume execution
> | the user types 'exit' or 'quit'. 
> | 
> | Unfortunately in the latest tip typing 'exit' doesn't resume execution
> | but drops the user completely out of Octave and back to the shell.
> | 
> | Demonstration code:
> | 
> | function myfunc
> | set_a_variable_for_inspection = 1;
> | keyboard;
> | end
> | 
> | Then type 'myfunc' at the prompt which will stop at line 3 and present
> | the 'debug>' prompt.  Typing 'exit' will drop the user to the shell.
>
> To continue from the debug or keyboard prompt, type dbcont.  If the
> documentation says otherwise, it should be fixed.  FWIW, I think that
> this is also the way Matlab works.
>   
The current documentation is very explicit about using 'quit' or 'exit'
so it should be changed.  Matlab documentation states that 'return'
should be used
(http://www.mathworks.com/access/helpdesk/help/techdoc/ref/keyboard.html). 
I just verified that either 'return' or 'dbcont' will work.  Which
direction do we want to promote in the documentation?  'return' or 'dbcont'?

--Rik