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[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #57843] history_timestamp_format_string can't
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Mike Miller |
Subject: |
[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #57843] history_timestamp_format_string can't be set to empty string |
Date: |
Mon, 17 Feb 2020 19:16:02 -0500 (EST) |
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URL:
<https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?57843>
Summary: history_timestamp_format_string can't be set to
empty string
Project: GNU Octave
Submitted by: mtmiller
Submitted on: Mon 17 Feb 2020 04:16:01 PM PST
Category: Octave Function
Severity: 2 - Minor
Priority: 5 - Normal
Item Group: Regression
Status: Confirmed
Assigned to: None
Originator Name:
Originator Email:
Open/Closed: Open
Release: 5.2.0
Discussion Lock: Any
Operating System: GNU/Linux
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Details:
In Octave 4.4.1, history_timestamp_format_string("") could be used to set an
empty timestamp string, and this would prevent the session marker from being
written to the history file at all. This was a useful feature for users who
don't care about having a marker to tell when one Octave session ended.
In Octave 5.1 and 5.2, the function raises an error if an empty string is
passed as an argument.
A workaround is to pass a string that consists of a single space, but even
that is written as a blank line to the history file. The point is to bypass
writing the session marker at all.
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