[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #60882] error parsing command syntax

[Markus Mützel]

Follow-up Comment #23, bug #60882 (project octave):

Thanks.
That might be the best way forward.

With Octave 6, `x --` was interpreted as decrement operation.
IIUC, the same syntax will be interpreted as command syntax in Octave 7. This
might break code that currently uses something like that.
I gather there is no easy way to deprecate that syntax for a few versions
before we finally change its meaning.

IIUC, syntax like that can be fixed easily by removing the whitespace (`x--`)
or by forcing it to an expression (e.g. with `(x --)`). That should have the
same meaning in Octave 6 and in Octave 7.

Is there a way we can reach out to users and developers (e.g. of Octave Forge
packages) to give them some head start of that upcoming change?

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