--- a/src/load-save.cc	Wed Dec 14 17:43:08 1994 +0000
+++ b/src/load-save.cc	Wed Dec 14 17:52:04 1994 +0000
@@ -1923,9 +1923,7 @@
 {
   load_save_format retval = LS_UNKNOWN;
 
-  ifstream file;
-
-  file.open (fname);
+  ifstream file (fname);
 
   if (! file)
     {

--- a/src/octave.cc	Wed Dec 14 17:43:08 1994 +0000
+++ b/src/octave.cc	Wed Dec 14 17:52:04 1994 +0000
@@ -568,7 +568,9 @@
     }
   else if (remaining_args == 1)
     {
-      FILE *infile = get_input_from_file (argv[optind]);
+      reading_script_file = 1;
+      curr_fcn_file_name = argv[optind];
+      FILE *infile = get_input_from_file (curr_fcn_file_name);
       if (infile)
 	{
 	  rl_blink_matching_paren = 0;

--- a/src/user-prefs.cc	Wed Dec 14 17:43:08 1994 +0000
+++ b/src/user-prefs.cc	Wed Dec 14 17:52:04 1994 +0000
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 init_user_prefs (void)
 {
   user_pref.automatic_replot = 0;
-  user_pref.commas_in_literal_matrix = 0;
+  user_pref.whitespace_in_literal_matrix = 0;
   user_pref.do_fortran_indexing = 0;
   user_pref.empty_list_elements_ok = 0;
   user_pref.ignore_function_time_stamp = 0;
@@ -116,18 +116,24 @@
 }
 
 
-// Should commas be required to separate elements in a literal matrix
-// list?
+// Should whitespace in a literal matrix list be automatically
+// converted to commas and semicolons?
 //
 //   user specifies   value of pref
 //   --------------   -------------
-//   "required"             2
+//   "ignored"              2
 //   "traditional"          1
 //   anything else          0
 //
 // Octave will never insert a comma in a literal matrix list if the
-// user specifies "required".  For example, the statement [1 2] will
-// result in an error instead of being treated the same as [1, 2].
+// user specifies "ignored".  For example, the statement [1 2] will
+// result in an error instead of being treated the same as [1, 2], and
+// the statement
+//
+//   [ 1, 2,
+//     3, 4 ]
+//
+// will result in the vector [1 2 3 4] instead of a matrix.
 //
 // Traditional behavior makes Octave convert spaces to a comma between
 // identifiers and `('.  For example, the statement
@@ -151,18 +157,18 @@
 // will result in a call to `eye' with the argument `2'. 
 
 int
-commas_in_literal_matrix (void)
+whitespace_in_literal_matrix (void)
 {
   int pref = 0;
-  char *val = builtin_string_variable ("commas_in_literal_matrix");
+  char *val = builtin_string_variable ("whitespace_in_literal_matrix");
   if (val)
     {
-      if (strncmp (val, "required", 8) == 0)
+      if (strncmp (val, "ignore", 6) == 0)
 	pref = 2;
       else if (strncmp (val, "traditional", 11) == 0)
 	pref = 1;
     }
-  user_pref.commas_in_literal_matrix = pref;
+  user_pref.whitespace_in_literal_matrix = pref;
   return 0;
 }
 

--- a/src/user-prefs.h	Wed Dec 14 17:43:08 1994 +0000
+++ b/src/user-prefs.h	Wed Dec 14 17:52:04 1994 +0000
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 struct user_preferences
 {
   int automatic_replot;
-  int commas_in_literal_matrix;
+  int whitespace_in_literal_matrix;
   int do_fortran_indexing;
   int empty_list_elements_ok;
   int ignore_function_time_stamp;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 extern void init_user_prefs (void);
 
 extern int automatic_replot (void);
-extern int commas_in_literal_matrix (void);
+extern int whitespace_in_literal_matrix (void);
 extern int do_fortran_indexing (void);
 extern int empty_list_elements_ok (void);
 extern int ignore_function_time_stamp (void);

--- a/src/variables.cc	Wed Dec 14 17:43:08 1994 +0000
+++ b/src/variables.cc	Wed Dec 14 17:52:04 1994 +0000
@@ -505,21 +505,38 @@
   int c;
   while ((c = getc (ffile)) != EOF)
     {
+      current_input_column++;
       if (in_comment)
 	{
 	  if (c == '\n')
-	    in_comment = 0;
+	    {
+	      input_line_number++;
+	      current_input_column = 0;
+	      in_comment = 0;
+	    }
 	}
       else
 	{
-	  if (c == ' ' || c == '\t' || c == '\n')
-	    continue;
-	  else if (c == '%' || c == '#')
-	    in_comment = 1;
-	  else
+	  switch (c)
 	    {
+	    case ' ':
+	    case '\t':
+	      break;
+
+	    case '\n':
+	      input_line_number++;
+	      current_input_column = 0;
+	      continue;
+
+	    case '%':
+	    case '#':
+	      in_comment = 1;
+	      break;
+
+	    default:
+	      current_input_column--;
 	      ungetc (c, ffile);
-	      break;
+	      return;
 	    }
 	}
     }
@@ -1397,9 +1414,9 @@
 	  0, 0, 1, automatic_replot,
     "if true, auto-insert a replot command when a plot changes");
 
-  DEFVAR ("commas_in_literal_matrix", SBV_commas_in_literal_matrix, "",
-	  0, 0, 1, commas_in_literal_matrix,
-    "control auto-insertion of commas in literal matrices");
+  DEFVAR ("whitespace_in_literal_matrix", SBV_whitespace_in_literal_matrix, "",
+	  0, 0, 1, whitespace_in_literal_matrix,
+    "control auto-insertion of commas and semicolons in literal matrices");
 
   DEFVAR ("default_save_format", SBV_default_save_format, "ascii",
 	  0, 0, 1, sv_default_save_format,