--- a/src/ChangeLog	Tue Aug 19 13:59:30 2008 -0400
+++ b/src/ChangeLog	Tue Aug 19 14:09:24 2008 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 2008-08-19  Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com>
 
+	* pt-assign.h (tree_simple_assignment::first_execution): New
+	member field.
+	(tree_simple_assignment::first_execution): Dtto.
+	* pt-assign.cc (tree_simple_assignment::tree_simple_assignment):
+	Initialize first_execution.
+	(tree_multi_assignment::tree_multi_assignment): Dtto.
+	(tree_simple_assignment::rvalue): Check for obsolete built-in
+	variables only at first execution.
+	(tree_multi_assignment::rvalue): Dtto.
+
 	* DLD-FUNCTIONS/__glpk__.cc (F__glpk__): Checks whether LB and UB are
 	of proper size.
 

--- a/src/pt-assign.cc	Tue Aug 19 13:59:30 2008 -0400
+++ b/src/pt-assign.cc	Tue Aug 19 14:09:24 2008 -0400
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 
 // Simple assignment expressions.
 
+// FIXME -- the following variable and the function that uses it
+// should be removed from some future version of Octave.
+
 static const char *former_built_in_variables[] =
 {
   "DEFAULT_EXEC_PATH",
@@ -158,10 +161,7 @@
   (tree_expression *le, tree_expression *re,
    bool plhs, int l, int c, octave_value::assign_op t)
     : tree_expression (l, c), lhs (le), rhs (re), preserve (plhs), etype (t)
-{
-  if (lhs)
-    maybe_warn_former_built_in_variable (lhs->name ());
-}
+      first_execution (true) { }
 
 tree_simple_assignment::~tree_simple_assignment (void)
 {
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@
 {
   octave_value retval;
 
+  if (first_execution && lhs)
+    maybe_warn_former_built_in_variable (lhs->name ());
+
   if (error_state)
     return retval;
 
@@ -260,6 +263,8 @@
 	}
     }
 
+  first_execution = false;
+
   return retval;
 }
 
@@ -295,15 +300,7 @@
   (tree_argument_list *lst, tree_expression *r,
    bool plhs, int l, int c, octave_value::assign_op t)
     : tree_expression (l, c), lhs (lst), rhs (r), preserve (plhs), etype (t)
-{
-  for (tree_argument_list::iterator p = lhs->begin (); p != lhs->end (); p++)
-    {
-      tree_expression *lhs_expr = *p;
-
-      if (lhs_expr)
-	maybe_warn_former_built_in_variable (lhs_expr->name ());
-    }
-}
+      first_execution (true) { }
 
 tree_multi_assignment::~tree_multi_assignment (void)
 {
@@ -337,6 +334,17 @@
   if (error_state)
     return retval;
 
+  if (first_execution)
+    {
+      for (tree_argument_list::iterator p = lhs->begin (); p != lhs->end (); p++)
+        {
+          tree_expression *lhs_expr = *p;
+
+          if (lhs_expr)
+            maybe_warn_former_built_in_variable (lhs_expr->name ());
+        }
+    }
+
   if (rhs)
     {
       std::list<octave_lvalue> lvalue_list = lhs->lvalue_list ();
@@ -471,6 +479,8 @@
 	}
     }
 
+  first_execution = false;
+
   return retval;
 }
 

--- a/src/pt-assign.h	Tue Aug 19 13:59:30 2008 -0400
+++ b/src/pt-assign.h	Tue Aug 19 14:09:24 2008 -0400
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
 
   tree_simple_assignment (bool plhs = false, int l = -1, int c = -1,
 			  octave_value::assign_op t = octave_value::op_asn_eq)
-    : tree_expression (l, c), lhs (0), rhs (0), preserve (plhs), etype (t) { }
+    : tree_expression (l, c), lhs (0), rhs (0), preserve (plhs), etype (t),
+      first_execution (true) { }
 
   tree_simple_assignment (tree_expression *le, tree_expression *re,
 			  bool plhs = false, int l = -1, int c = -1,
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@
   // The type of the expression.
   octave_value::assign_op etype;
 
+  // true only on first rvalue() call.
+  bool first_execution;
+
   // No copying!
 
   tree_simple_assignment (const tree_simple_assignment&);
@@ -116,7 +120,8 @@
 
   tree_multi_assignment (bool plhs = false, int l = -1, int c = -1,
 			 octave_value::assign_op t = octave_value::op_asn_eq)
-    : tree_expression (l, c), lhs (0), rhs (0), preserve (plhs), etype(t) { }
+    : tree_expression (l, c), lhs (0), rhs (0), preserve (plhs), etype(t),
+      first_execution (true) { }
 
   tree_multi_assignment (tree_argument_list *lst, tree_expression *r,
 			 bool plhs = false, int l = -1, int c = -1,
@@ -161,6 +166,9 @@
   // The type of the expression.
   octave_value::assign_op etype;
 
+  // true only on first rvalue() call.
+  bool first_execution;
+
   // No copying!
 
   tree_multi_assignment (const tree_multi_assignment&);