[bug #50010] Index error message "error: a(5): out of bound 1", et al. have bracket type match

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Update of bug #50010 (group octave):

                  Status:         Patch Submitted => Need Info

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Follow-up Comment #6:

it looks like the error messaging has been cleaned up a bit since this was
first reported.  running the comment #0 tests in Octave 11.0.93 now produces:


>> a{1}=3
a =
{
  [1,1] = 3
}

>> a{2}
error: a(2): out of bound 1 (dimensions are 1x1)
>> clear
>> a{2,2} = 6
a =
{
  [1,1] = [](0x0)
  [2,1] = [](0x0)
  [1,2] = [](0x0)
  [2,2] = 6
}

>> a{5,5}
error: a(5,_): out of bound 2 (dimensions are 2x2)



as a comparison, matlab 2025a produces


>> a{1} = 3
a =
  1×1 cell array
    {[3]}
>> a{2}
Index exceeds the number of array elements. Index must not exceed 1. 
>> clear
>> a{2,2} = 6
a =
  2×2 cell array
    {0×0 double}    {0×0 double}
    {0×0 double}    {[       6]}
>> a{5,5}
Index in position 1 exceeds array bounds. Index must not exceed 2. 


is the current state sufficient enough to let us close this report as fixed?


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