--- a/src/ChangeLog	Fri Mar 10 20:27:00 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/ChangeLog	Mon Mar 13 21:30:07 2006 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-03-13  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
+
+	* variables.cc (fcn_out_of_date): No longer static.
+	* ov-fcn-handle.cc (warn_reload): New function.
+	(octave_fcn_handle::subsref): Implement basic logic for updating
+	when pointed-to function changes.
+
 2006-03-10  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
 
 	* xpow.cc (elem_xpow): Only use complex pow if really necessary.

--- a/src/ov-fcn-handle.cc	Fri Mar 10 20:27:00 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-fcn-handle.cc	Mon Mar 13 21:30:07 2006 +0000
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "defun.h"
 #include "error.h"
 #include "gripes.h"
+#include "input.h"
 #include "oct-map.h"
 #include "ov-base.h"
 #include "ov-fcn-handle.h"
@@ -56,6 +57,18 @@
 				     "function handle",
 				     "function handle");
 
+void
+octave_fcn_handle::reload_warning (const std::string& fcn_type) const
+{
+  if (warn_reload)
+    {
+      warn_reload = false;
+
+      warning ("reloading %s functions referenced by function handles is not implemented",
+	       fcn_type.c_str ());
+    }
+}
+
 octave_value_list
 octave_fcn_handle::subsref (const std::string& type,
 			    const std::list<octave_value_list>& idx,
@@ -69,20 +82,35 @@
       {
 	octave_function *f = function_value ();
 
-	// XXX FIXME XXX -- need to check to see if the function has a
-	// new definition.  The following does not work for function
-	// handles that refer to subfunctions or functions defined on
-	// the command line.
-	//
-	// if (function_out_of_date (f))
-	//   {
-	//     octave_value tmp = lookup_function (fcn_name ());
-	//
-	//     octave_function *ftmp = tmp.function_value (true);
-	//
-	//     if (ftmp)
-	//       f = ftmp;
-	//   }
+	if (f && f->time_checked () < Vlast_prompt_time)
+	  {
+	    std::string ff_nm = f->fcn_file_name ();
+
+	    time_t tp = f->time_parsed ();
+
+	    if (ff_nm.empty ())
+	      {
+		// XXX FIXME XXX -- need to handle inline and
+		// command-line functions here.
+	      }
+	    else
+	      {
+		if (fcn_out_of_date (f, ff_nm, tp))
+		  {
+		    // XXX FIXME XXX -- there is currently no way to
+		    // parse a .m file or reload a .oct file that
+		    // leaves the fbi symbol table untouched.  We need
+		    // a function that will parse the file and return
+		    // a pointer to the new function definition
+		    // without altering the symbol table.
+
+		    if (f->is_nested_function ())
+		      reload_warning ("nested");
+		    else
+		      reload_warning ("functions");
+		  }
+	      }
+	  }
 
 	if (f)
 	  retval = f->subsref (type, idx, nargout);

--- a/src/ov-fcn-handle.h	Fri Mar 10 20:27:00 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/ov-fcn-handle.h	Mon Mar 13 21:30:07 2006 +0000
@@ -41,16 +41,17 @@
 {
 public:
   octave_fcn_handle (void)
-    : fcn (), nm () { }
+    : warn_reload (true), fcn (), nm () { }
 
   octave_fcn_handle (const std::string& n)
-    : fcn (), nm (n) { }
+    : warn_reload (true), fcn (), nm (n) { }
 
   octave_fcn_handle (const octave_value& f,  const std::string& n)
-    : fcn (f), nm (n) { }
+    : warn_reload (true), fcn (f), nm (n) { }
 
   octave_fcn_handle (const octave_fcn_handle& fh)
-    : octave_base_value (fh), fcn (fh.fcn), nm (fh.nm) { }
+    : octave_base_value (fh), warn_reload (fh.warn_reload),
+      fcn (fh.fcn), nm (fh.nm) { }
 
   ~octave_fcn_handle (void) { }
 
@@ -109,6 +110,13 @@
 
   DECLARE_OV_TYPEID_FUNCTIONS_AND_DATA
 
+  // If TRUE, print a warning if the pointed-to fucntion is out of
+  // date.  This variable may be removed when updating is properly
+  // implemented.
+  mutable bool warn_reload;
+
+  void reload_warning (const std::string& fcn_type) const;
+
 protected:
 
   // The function we are handling.

--- a/src/variables.cc	Fri Mar 10 20:27:00 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/variables.cc	Mon Mar 13 21:30:07 2006 +0000
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@
   return (f_fs.ino () == g_fs.ino () && f_fs.dev () == g_fs.dev ());
 }
 
-static bool
+bool
 fcn_out_of_date (octave_function *fcn, const std::string& ff, time_t tp)
 {
   bool retval = false;

--- a/src/variables.h	Fri Mar 10 20:27:00 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/variables.h	Mon Mar 13 21:30:07 2006 +0000
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
 extern std::string
 unique_symbol_name (const std::string& basename);
 
+extern bool
+fcn_out_of_date (octave_function *fcn, const std::string& ff, time_t tp);
+
 extern bool lookup (symbol_record *s, bool exec_script = true);
 
 extern symbol_record *