--- a/scripts/specfun/beta.m	Wed Feb 04 16:05:01 2009 +0100
+++ b/scripts/specfun/beta.m	Wed Feb 04 10:56:23 2009 -0500
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
   endif
 
   if (any (size (a) != size (b)) && numel (a) != 1 && numel (b) != 1)
-    error ("beta: inputs have inconsistent sizes.")
+    error ("beta: inputs have inconsistent sizes");
   endif
 
   if (! isreal (a) || ! isreal (b))
-    error ("beta: inputs must be real.")
+    error ("beta: inputs must be real");
   endif
 
   retval = real (exp (gammaln (a) + gammaln (b) - gammaln (a+b)));