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Re: how octave loads different functions with the same file name


From: Joe Koski
Subject: Re: how octave loads different functions with the same file name
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 18:58:28 -0600
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on 6/3/05 6:00 PM, Paul Roberts at address@hidden wrote:

> Hello, I'm new to octave ( coming from matlab). I have installed
> octave and octave-forge
> 
> I noticed that when I type: help plot from the command line, i get the
> help for the file:
> 
> $OCTAVE/site/m/octave-forge-alternatives/m/graceplot/plot.m
> 
> rather then:
> 
> $OCTAVE/2.1.69/m/plot/plot.m
> 
> I am wondering how I can control which function get loaded in octave
> when there are two functions of the same name in the search path.
> 
Good question, and I don't know the answer, but with graceplot, there is a
toggle. When you're ready for graceplot, at the command line do

toggle_grace_use

and you're in graceplot. When done, the same command takes you back to
whatever. Apparently, at least for this case, someone thought ahead.

Joe




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