Re: pcg.m replacement for OCTAVE

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Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh <at> octave.org> writes:


> An alternative for you could be to use an editor that understands both
> Matlab and Octave syntax. There are many choices such as Kate, Gedit,
> Notepad++, as well as the venerable Emacs (or vim) that understand
> both Matlab and Octave syntax.

In emacs, Octave mode should automatically be fired off when you open a file
with an ".m" suffix -- it will highlight matlab comments just fine, plus do
smart indenting.  The commands to insert comments use the "#" syntax, but can be
set with a little bit of lisp magic.