[Octave-patch-tracker] [patch #10435] methods.m: improve error messages on undefined input (bug #65408)

[Colin Macdonald]

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                 Summary: methods.m: improve error messages on undefined input
(bug #65408)
                   Group: GNU Octave
               Submitter: cbm
               Submitted: Mon 04 Mar 2024 09:12:38 AM UTC
                Category: Core : other
                Priority: 3 - Low
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any


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Date: Mon 04 Mar 2024 09:12:38 AM UTC By: Colin Macdonald <cbm>
* methods.m: when called on a string that did not refer to a
well-defined object, the error messages always referred to Java.
This was especially unhelpful when Java was unavailable (bug #65408).
Instead, we raise a bespoke error message.  Add test.

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Done with `git format-patch`, hope that works!






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