ons, 15 12 2010 kl. 09:06 +0100, skrev Olaf Till: > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 08:27:37AM +0100, Juan Pablo Carbajal wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > Using Octave 3.3.54, every time it starts I get the following warnings: > > warning: function ~/octave/specfun-1.0.9/erfcx.m shadows a built-in function > > warning: function ~/octave/optim-1.0.12/fminbnd.m shadows a core > > library function > > warning: function ~/octave/statistics-1.0.10/fstat.m shadows a core > > library function > > warning: function ~/octave/statistics-1.0.10/prctile.m shadows a core > > library function > > warning: function ~/octave/io-1.0.13/csvread.m shadows a core library > > function > > warning: function ~/octave/io-1.0.13/csvwrite.m shadows a core library > > function > > warning: function ~/octave/io-1.0.13/dlmwrite.m shadows a core library > > function > > warning: function > > ~/octave/io-1.0.13/i686-pc-linux-gnu-api-v37/textread.oct shadows a > > core library function > > warning: function ~/octave/juanpi_files/comet.m shadows a core library > > function > > > > Is this the expected behavior? Since apparently there are overlaping > > functions in the core and the packages, how to know which ine is the > > right one in terms of bugs, efficiency, etc...? > > You can't know. But if there is a core function, I would try it first. > > Seemingly these packages are not yet adapted to the development > version of Octave you are running. As for optim, current packaged > version 1.0.15 does not contain fminbnd anymore.
Basically, the packages have not been adapted to the development version of Octave. In the old days we did our best to ensure optimal performance with the current stable release. These days, it's really the package maintainer that decides the recommended version of Octave for the specific package. Søren ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lotusphere 2011 Register now for Lotusphere 2011 and learn how to connect the dots, take your collaborative environment to the next level, and enter the era of Social Business. http://p.sf.net/sfu/lotusphere-d2d _______________________________________________ Octave-dev mailing list Octave-dev@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/octave-dev
