changeset 14231:6ec182c207af

prefsfile.m: Remove unnecessary code to transition users to .octave_prefs filename. * prefsfile.m: Remove unnecessary code to transition users to .octave_prefs filename.
author Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com>
date Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:27:13 -0800
parents fe65588c31b8
children 3e94663fc3e9
files scripts/prefs/private/prefsfile.m
diffstat 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/scripts/prefs/private/prefsfile.m	Wed Jan 18 21:17:14 2012 -0800
+++ b/scripts/prefs/private/prefsfile.m	Wed Jan 18 21:27:13 2012 -0800
@@ -27,25 +27,6 @@
 
   retval = "~/.octave_prefs";
 
-  ## Transition users to new filename if necessary
-  ## FIXME: Delete before 3.6.0 release
-  oldname = tilde_expand ("~/.octave-prefs");
-  if (exist (oldname, "file"))
-    newname = tilde_expand (retval); 
-    if (exist (newname, "file"))
-      error (["Octave uses the file ~/.octave_prefs to store preferences.\n",...
-              "       The old file name was ~/.octave-prefs.\n",...
-              "       Both files exist."...
-              "  User must manually delete one of the files.\n"]);
-    endif
-    status = movefile (oldname, newname);
-    if (! status)
-      error (["Octave uses the file ~/.octave_prefs to store preferences.\n",
-             "        The old file name was ~/.octave-prefs.\n",
-             "        User must manually rename the old file to the new name.\n"]);
-    endif
-  endif
-
 endfunction
 
 %% Testing these functions will require some care to avoid wiping out