[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #36217] New variables should be disallowed in nested functions

[Max Brister]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?36217>

                 Summary: New variables should be disallowed in nested
functions
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: fisheater
            Submitted on: Mon 16 Apr 2012 09:58:16 PM GMT
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

Code like

function foo
  eval ('x = 5;');
  bar ();

  function bar
    # Which x should this be?
    disp (x);
  endfunction
endfunction

foo ();


This should error as it causes problems for variable scopes. This is
consistent with how matlab handles the issue. I am currently working on a
patch.




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