[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #54576] MATLAB inconsistency when assigning to nonexistent variable using subsref (:)

[Ceral Paquet]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?54576>

                 Summary: MATLAB inconsistency when assigning to nonexistent
variable using subsref (:)
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: octavebugs
            Submitted on: Sun 26 Aug 2018 05:56:27 PM UTC
                Category: None
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.4.1
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:



MATLAB

>> clear all
>> a(:)=1:10;
>> b(:)=(1:10)';
>> whos
  Name      Size            Bytes  Class     Attributes

  a         1x10               80  double              
  b         1x10               80  double               



Octave 4.4

>> clear all
>> a(:)=1:10;
error: =: nonconformant arguments (op1 is 0x1, op2 is 1x10)





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