[bug #68492] Unexpected result when indexing with char's, esp. ':'

Rik <[email protected]> Fri, 3 Jul 2026 14:53:28 -0400 (EDT)
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Update of bug #68492 (group octave):=0A=0A                Category:        =
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      None =3D> Wont Fix=0A             Open/Closed:                    Ope=
n =3D> Closed=0A=0A    ____________________________________________________=
___=0A=0AFollow-up Comment #5:=0A=0ABlame Matlab.  They chose to interpret =
ASCII characters as numeric indices.=0AOctave will maintain compatibility s=
o that existing scripts can be run in=0Aeither software.=0A=0AMarking as Wo=
n't Fix and closing report.=0A=0A=0A    ___________________________________=
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