[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #33069] 'who' and/or 'clear' in caller workspace broken

[Oliver Schwartz]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?33069>

                 Summary: 'who' and/or 'clear' in caller workspace broken
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: oschwartz
            Submitted on: Thu 14 Apr 2011 09:41:27 AM GMT
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Incorrect Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Oliver Schwartz
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.4.0
        Operating System: Mac OS

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Details:

Hi all,

if variables are assigned in the caller workspace, e.g.

evalin('caller', 'a=5');


then a subsequent 'clear' does not clear the workspace as expected, e.g. 

evalin('caller','clear');
evalin('caller','who')

will still list variable 'a'. 

Octave 3.0.5 does not show this behaviour. All octave 3.2 releases on all
plattforms that I've tested (Mac/ Windows) show this behaviour. 3.4.0 also
shows this behaviour, at least on Mac with the latest build from octave forge.
For reference I've attached the octave configuration on Mac.

I've also attached a small m-file that demonstrates the effect.

Kind regards,

Oliver





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Date: Thu 14 Apr 2011 09:41:27 AM GMT  Name: workspacetest.m  Size: 423B   By:
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