From help-request at octave dot org Sat Apr 15 16:42:22 2006
Subject: running mfiles in emacs
From: "Rich E" <reakinator at gmail dot com>
To: help at octave dot org
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:40:45 -0700

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Hello,

First off, I have just switched from Matlab to Octave, so there are many
things I am used to doing in Matlab that I would like to see if.how they ar=
e
possible in Octave.

Most importantly, I like to work in mfiles that I can save as scripts, then
run whatever I would like by highlighting code and pressing F9.  Is anythin=
g
like this possible with Emacs and Octave?  I have gotten Emacs to work in
Octave-mode, but I cannot use the debug features. If I try running any line=
s
or regions, I get the message "Spawning Child Process - Invalid Argument".
If anyone can help me figure this out, much thanks. Here is my .emacs file:

(autoload 'octave-mode "octave-mod" nil t)
          (setq auto-mode-alist
                (cons '("\\.m$" . octave-mode) auto-mode-alist))
(add-hook 'octave-mode-hook
                    (lambda ()
                      (abbrev-mode 1)
                      (auto-fill-mode 1)
                      (if (eq window-system 'x)
                          (font-lock-mode 1))))

(setq octave-help-files '("octave" "octave-LG"))

(autoload 'run-octave "octave-inf" nil t)

(add-hook 'inferior-octave-mode-hook
               (lambda ()
                 (turn-on-font-lock)
                 (define-key inferior-octave-mode-map [up]
                   'comint-previous-input)
                 (define-key inferior-octave-mode-map [down]
                   'comint-next-input)))

(defvar inferior-octave-program "C:\Program Files\GNU Octave 2.1.73\bin"
                   "*Program invoked by 'inferior-octave'.")


Thanks
Richie

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Hello,<br><br>First off, I have just switched from Matlab to Octave, so the=
re are many things I am used to doing in Matlab that I would like to see if=
.how they are possible in Octave.&nbsp; <br><br>Most importantly, I like to=
 work in mfiles that I can save as scripts, then run whatever I would like =
by highlighting code and pressing F9.&nbsp; Is anything like this possible =
with Emacs and Octave?&nbsp; I have gotten Emacs to work in Octave-mode, bu=
t I cannot use the debug features. If I try running any lines or regions, I=
 get the message &quot;Spawning Child Process - Invalid Argument&quot;. If =
anyone can help me figure this out, much thanks. Here is my .emacs file:
<br><br>(autoload 'octave-mode &quot;octave-mod&quot; nil t)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (setq auto-mode-alist<br>&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp; (cons '(&quot;\\.m$&quot; . octave-mode) auto-mode-alist))<br>(ad=
d-hook 'octave-mode-hook<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (lambda=
 ()
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (abbrev-mode 1)<br>=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (auto-fill-mode 1)<br>&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (if (eq window-system 'x=
)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp; (font-lock-mode 1))))<br><br>(setq octave-help-files '(&quot;octave&q=
uot; &quot;octave-LG&quot;))
<br><br>(autoload 'run-octave &quot;octave-inf&quot; nil t)<br><br>(add-hoo=
k 'inferior-octave-mode-hook<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (lambda ()<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p; (turn-on-font-lock)<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (define-key inferior-octave=
-mode-map [up]
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 'comint-previous-input)<br>&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp; (define-key inferior-octave-mode-map [down]<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 'comint-next-input)))<br><br>(defvar inferior-octave-prog=
ram &quot;C:\Program Files\GNU Octave=20
2.1.73\bin&quot;<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&=
nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;*Program invoke=
d by 'inferior-octave'.&quot;)<br><br><br>Thanks<br>Richie<br><br>

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