unexpected syntax error when defining a global variable?

[Nicholas Jankowski]

simple example:

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>> segments = 5;
>> p_i(1:segments+1)= 0
p_i =

   0   0   0   0   0   0

BUT

>> segments = 5;
>> global p_i(1:segments+1)= 0
parse error:
  syntax error
>>> global p_i(1:segments+1)= 0

                             ^
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if the characters spacing is messed up, it's pointing to the (

Is that supposed to happen? I didn't think a global designation was supposed to change anything with syntax. bug?

Nick J.