[bug #68209] Tabs make syntax error reporting incorrect

Sophia Koulen <[email protected]>
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                 Summary: Tabs make syntax error reporting incorrect
                   Group: GNU Octave
               Submitter: sophiakoulen
               Submitted: Fri 03 Apr 2026 02:36:23 PM UTC
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Inaccurate Result
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: Sophia Koulen
        Originator Email:
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Unlocked
                 Release: 9.4.0
        Operating System: GNU/Linux
           Fixed Release: None
         Planned Release: None


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Date: Fri 03 Apr 2026 02:36:23 PM UTC By: Sophia Koulen <sophiakoulen>
When indenting with spaces I get:

error: parse error near line 1 of file ...

  syntax error

>>> A = rand(3;
                  ^

And when indenting with tabs I get:

error: parse error near line 1 of file ...

  syntax error

>>> A = rand(3;
               ^

It seems that the column index of the error is computed incorrectly when there
are tabs.







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