[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #59344] Run source('filename.m', 'caller') and Get a 'base' Context

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Follow-up Comment #2, bug #59344 (project octave):

You are right.
I change _b.m_ to:

function o=b(i)
    i+=3;
    callit
    source('callit.m','base')
    source('callit.m','caller')
    function o=d(i)
        source('callit.m','base')
        source('callit.m','caller')
    endfunction
    d(i)
endfunction

And the result is:

>> b(3)
here, i=6
here, i=1
here, i=1
here, i=1
here, i=6

It proves that the context changes and the behavior is correct.
Many thanks!
[comment #1 comment #1:]
> This is correct behavior.  When you execute "b(3)" the "caller" context is
the same as the "base" context since "b(3)" is called from the Octave prompt. 
Since they are the same context, they must return the same results.
> 
> Also, there is no change to the variable "i" because the script callit.m
makes no assignment to it.
> 
> If I modify callit.m to
> 
> 
> i = i + 1;
> a(i)
> 
> 
> and then execute
> 
> 
> octave:7> i = 1
> i = 1
> octave:8> b(3)
> here, i=7
> here, i=2
> here, i=3
> octave:9> i
> i = 3
> 
> 
> you can see that variables are changed in the base and caller context.

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