[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #55501] subsequent calls to "help @sym/beta" gives "help beta" text

[Rik]

Update of bug #55501 (project octave):

                  Status:                    None => Confirmed              

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Follow-up Comment #2:

I think this is related to the handling of the load path, rather than the help
function.

I loaded the symbolic package, and then used which to find out what m-file was
associated with "@sym/beta".  Turns out, it thinks its the core Octave
function.  If you use the full filename with extension then it works
("@sym/beta.m").


octave:19> which @sym/beta
'@sym/beta' is a function from the file
/home/rik/local/share/octave/5.0.1/m/specfun/beta.m
octave:20> which @sym/beta.m
'@sym/beta.m' is the file /home/rik/.octavepkg/symbolic-2.7.1/@sym/beta.m


Not that you should need to do this, but "help @sym/beta.m" works for me.


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