Octave 3.6.3 returns zero for both forms:
[x=[0:3:18]' qfunc(x) erfc(x/sqrt(2))/2]
0.000000000000000 0.500000000000000 0.500000000000000
3.000000000000000 0.001349898031630 0.001349898031630
6.000000000000000 0.000000000986588 0.000000000986588
9.000000000000000 0.000000000000000 0.000000000000000
12.000000000000000 0.000000000000000 0.000000000000000
15.000000000000000 0.000000000000000 0.000000000000000
18.000000000000000 0.000000000000000 0.000000000000000
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Are you using the default display "format" (scientific notation)?