[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #55943] The pause function fails when there is no argument

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                 Summary: The pause function fails when there is no argument
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Mon 18 Mar 2019 03:44:16 AM UTC
                Category: None
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Performance
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Alan S
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 5.1.0
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

I just loaded Octave 5.1.0 into my windows 10 pc, after uninstalling the older
version. Now pause does not work when there is no argument. Example


x=0:.5:10;
y1=sin(x)
pause;
y2=cos(x)


This simple script should show y1 and then it should suspend the program until
a key is pressed. It simply does not, and it runs all the way through and
stops after y2 is displayed.

I also tried variations, such as leaving off the ";" after the pause, or a
blank argument: pause(). But if I include an argument:


x=0:.5:10;
y1=sin(x)
pause(5);
y2=cos(x)


Then it does work properly, pausing 5 seconds between showing y1 and y2.

This does not seem to be bug 52084. It is a much simpler situation, and it is
new in 5.1.0, at least for my installation on windows 10. The pause worked
fine on the version that I just uninstalled, and it fails on the new version.





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