[bug #68048] Display of chained assignment looks incomplete

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                 Summary: Display of chained assignment looks incomplete
                   Group: GNU Octave
               Submitter: arungiridhar
               Submitted: Sat 14 Feb 2026 04:21:27 PM EST
                Category: None
                Severity: 2 - Minor
                Priority: 5 - Normal
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                 Release: dev
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Date: Sat 14 Feb 2026 04:21:27 PM EST By: Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar>
With current behavior for chained assignment statements, only the first
variable is displayed even though all of them are set:

>> m = n = p = 6
m = 6


It would be nicer if we could display all variables in that assignment like
this:

>> m = n = p = 6
m = 6
n = 6
p = 6









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