[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #57255] "+=" in anonymous function within cell array context should emit an error

[Rik]

Follow-up Comment #8, bug #57255 (project octave):

I suppose that's fine.  It's odd to me that my second example,


clear all
counter = @() {x += 1 ; }


produces the error about use of an operator in an anonymous function when, in
fact, the problem is that x is undefined.  Whereas,


clear all
counter = @() x += 1;


produces only a syntax error.

If it was trivial to fix, I would have them both do the same thing.

Also, just presenting the interpreter with


clear all
x += 1
error: 'x' undefined near line 1, column 1


gives a more meaningful error message.  Is it possible to throw the message
from the underlying parse error rather than just "syntax error"?



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