# HG changeset patch
# User jwe
# Date 1147384714 0
# Node ID 67bf9b4f2ae27f14d9a1dd403b2ab5e29ed10cdf
# Parent  dfef2f909f341827acf399e3934ea39310247619
[project @ 2006-05-11 21:58:34 by jwe]

diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 ChangeLog
--- a/ChangeLog	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/ChangeLog	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+2006-05-11  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
+
+	* configure.in (localfcnfilepath, localoctfilepath, fcnfilepath,
+	imagepath): Delete variables.
+	* Makeconf.in (localfcnfilepath, localoctfilepath, fcnfilepath,
+	imagepath): Likewise.
+	(do-subst-default-vals): Don't substitute them.
+
+	* run-octave.in: Pass --image-path to octave.
+	Use find to recursively add directories to loadpath.
+	Fixup set args command in .gdbinit here.
+
 2006-05-09  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
 
 	* octMakefile.in (abs_top_srcdir): Substitute value here.
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 Makeconf.in
--- a/Makeconf.in	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/Makeconf.in	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@
 localfcnfiledir = @localfcnfiledir@
 localapifcnfiledir = @localapifcnfiledir@
 localverfcnfiledir = @localverfcnfiledir@
-localfcnfilepath = @localfcnfilepath@
 
 # Where to put executables to be run by Octave rather than
 # the user.  This path usually includes the Octave version
@@ -313,17 +312,9 @@
 localoctfiledir = @localoctfiledir@
 localapioctfiledir = @localapioctfiledir@
 localveroctfiledir = @localveroctfiledir@
-localoctfilepath = @localoctfilepath@
 
-# Where Octave will search to find its function files.  Before
-# changing this, check to see if your purpose wouldn't
-# better be served by changing localfcnfilepath.  This
-# should be a colon-separated list of directories.
-fcnfilepath = @fcnfilepath@
-
-# Where Octave will search to find image files.es.
+# Where Octave will search to find image files.
 imagedir = @imagedir@
-imagepath = @imagepath@
 
 # The type of computer we are running on.
 canonical_host_type = @canonical_host_type@
@@ -511,9 +502,7 @@
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_DEFAULT_PAGER%|\"${DEFAULT_PAGER}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_EXEC_PREFIX%|\"${exec_prefix}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_FCNFILEDIR%|\"${fcnfiledir}\"|" \
-  -e "s|%OCTAVE_FCNFILEPATH%|\"${fcnfilepath}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_IMAGEDIR%|\"${imagedir}\"|" \
-  -e "s|%OCTAVE_IMAGEPATH%|\"${imagepath}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_INCLUDEDIR%|\"${includedir}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_INFODIR%|\"${infodir}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_INFOFILE%|\"${infofile}\"|" \
@@ -523,9 +512,7 @@
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_LOCALAPIOCTFILEDIR%|\"${localapioctfiledir}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_LOCALARCHLIBDIR%|\"${localarchlibdir}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEDIR%|\"${localfcnfiledir}\"|" \
-  -e "s|%OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEPATH%|\"${localfcnfilepath}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEDIR%|\"${localoctfiledir}\"|" \
-  -e "s|%OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEPATH%|\"${localoctfilepath}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_LOCALSTARTUPFILEDIR%|\"${localstartupfiledir}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_LOCALVERARCHLIBDIR%|\"${localverarchlibdir}\"|" \
   -e "s|%OCTAVE_LOCALVERFCNFILEDIR%|\"${localverfcnfiledir}\"|" \
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 NEWS
--- a/NEWS	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/NEWS	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,28 @@
 Summary of changes for version 3.0:
 ----------------------------------
 
-  * Previous versions of Octave had a number of built-in variables to
+ ** The way Octave handles search paths has changed.  Instead of
+    setting the built-in variable LOADPATH, you must use addpath,
+    rmpath, or path to manipulate the function search path.  These
+    functions will maintain "." at the head of the path, for
+    compatibility with Matlab.
+
+    Leading, trailing or doubled colons are no longer special.
+    Now, all elements of the search path are explicitly included in
+    the path when Octave starts.  To display the path, use the path
+    function.
+
+    Path elements that end in // are no longer searched recursively.
+    Instead, you may use addpath and the genpath function to add an
+    entire directory tree to the path.  For example,
+
+      addpath (genpath ("~/octave"));
+
+    will add ~/octave and all directories below it to the head of the
+    path.
+
+
+ ** Previous versions of Octave had a number of built-in variables to
     control warnings (for example, warn_divide_by_zero).  These
     variables have been replaced by warning identifiers that are used
     with the warning function to control the state of warnings.
@@ -45,7 +66,7 @@
       help warning_ids
 
 
-  * All built-in variables have been converted to functions.  This
+ ** All built-in variables have been converted to functions.  This
     change simplifies the interpreter and allows a consistent
     interface to internal variables for user-defined packages and the
     core functions distributed with Octave.  In most cases, code that
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 configure.in
--- a/configure.in	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/configure.in	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 EXTERN_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
 
 AC_INIT
-AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.509 $)
+AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.510 $)
 AC_PREREQ(2.57)
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/octave.cc])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@
 OCTAVE_SET_DEFAULT(localapifcnfiledir,
   '$(datadir)/octave/site/$(api_version)/m')
 OCTAVE_SET_DEFAULT(localverfcnfiledir, '$(datadir)/octave/$(version)/site/m')
-OCTAVE_SET_DEFAULT(localfcnfilepath,
-  '$(localverfcnfiledir)//$(sepchar)$(localapifcnfiledir)//$(sepchar)$(localfcnfiledir)//')
 OCTAVE_SET_DEFAULT(octlibdir, '$(libdir)/octave-$(version)')
 OCTAVE_SET_DEFAULT(archlibdir,
   '$(libexecdir)/octave/$(version)/exec/$(canonical_host_type)')
@@ -96,12 +94,7 @@
   '$(libexecdir)/octave/site/oct/$(api_version)/$(canonical_host_type)')
 OCTAVE_SET_DEFAULT(localveroctfiledir,
   '$(libexecdir)/octave/$(version)/site/oct/$(canonical_host_type)')
-OCTAVE_SET_DEFAULT(localoctfilepath,
-  '$(localveroctfiledir)//$(sepchar)$(localapioctfiledir)//$(sepchar)$(localoctfiledir)//')
-OCTAVE_SET_DEFAULT(fcnfilepath,
-  '.$(sepchar)$(localoctfilepath)$(sepchar)$(localfcnfilepath)$(sepchar)$(octfiledir)//$(sepchar)$(fcnfiledir)//')
 OCTAVE_SET_DEFAULT(imagedir, '$(datadir)/octave/$(version)/imagelib')
-OCTAVE_SET_DEFAULT(imagepath, '.$(sepchar)$(imagedir)//')
 
 ### Make configure args available for other uses.
 
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 run-octave.in
--- a/run-octave.in	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/run-octave.in	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 top_srcdir=%abs_top_srcdir%
 builddir=%builddir%
-LOADPATH="$top_srcdir/test//:$top_srcdir/scripts//:$builddir/scripts//:$builddir/src//:";
-args="--path=$LOADPATH"
+## FIXME -- this will fail for filenames with embedded spaces...
+dirs="$top_srcdir/test $top_srcdir/scripts $builddir/scripts $builddir/src"
+dirs=$(find $dirs -type d -a ! \( \( -name CVS -o -name private \) -a -prune \))
+for d in $dirs; do
+  LOADPATH=$LOADPATH:$d
+done
+LOADPATH=$(echo $LOADPATH | sed 's|^:||')
+IMAGEPATH="$top_srcdir/scripts/image"
+args="--path=$LOADPATH --image-path=$IMAGEPATH"
+if [ $(pwd) = "$builddir" ]; then
+  sed "s|^set args.*$|set args $args|" .gdbinit > .gdbinit-tmp
+  mv .gdbinit-tmp .gdbinit
+fi
 if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then
   if [ "x$1" = "x-g" ]; then
     driver="gdb"
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 scripts/path/addpath.m
--- a/scripts/path/addpath.m	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/scripts/path/addpath.m	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 ## -*- texinfo -*-
 ## @deftypefn {Function File} {} addpath (@var{dir1}, @dots{})
 ## @deftypefnx {Function File} {} addpath (@var{dir1}, @dots{}, @var{option})
-## Add @var{dir1}, @dots{} to the current @code{LOADPATH}.  If
+## Add @var{dir1}, @dots{} to the current function search path.  If
 ## @var{option} is @samp{"-begin"} or 0 (the default), prepend the
 ## directory name to the current path.  If @var{option} is @samp{"-end"}
 ## or 1, append the directory name to the current path.
 ## Directories added to the path must exist.
-## @seealso{path, rmpath, savepath, pathsep}
+## @seealso{path, rmpath, genpath, pathdef, savepath, pathsep}
 ## @end deftypefn
 
 ## Author: Etienne Grossmann <etienne@cs.uky.edu>
@@ -59,12 +59,13 @@
 
     xpath = cellstr (split (path (), psep));
     n_path_elts = length (xpath);
-    for i = 1:n_path_elts
-      tmp = xpath{i};
-      tmp = regexprep (tmp, "//+", "/");
-      tmp = regexprep (tmp, "/$", "");
-      xpath{i,1} = xpath{i};
-      xpath{i,2} = tmp;
+
+    ## Strip "." for now.  Calling path to set the path will restore it.
+    for k = n_path_elts:-1:1
+      if (strcmp (".", xpath{k}))
+	xpath(k) = [];
+	n_path_elts--;
+      endif
     endfor
 
     for i = 1:nargs
@@ -73,6 +74,9 @@
       for j = 1:n_dir_elts
 	dir = regexprep (dir_elts{j}, "//+", "/");
 	dir = regexprep (dir, "/$", "");
+	if (strcmp (dir, ".") && append)
+	  warning ("addpath: \".\" is always first in the path");
+	endif
         [s, status, msg] = stat (dir);
         if (status != 0)
           warning ("addpath: %s: %s", dir, msg);
@@ -81,30 +85,28 @@
           warning ("addpath: %s: not a directory", dir);
           continue;
         endif
-	elt_found = false;
 	for k = n_path_elts:-1:1
-	  if (strcmp (dir, xpath{k,2}))
-	    xpath(k,:) = [];
+	  if (strcmp (dir, xpath{k}))
+	    xpath(k) = [];
 	    n_path_elts--;
-	    elt_found = true;
 	  endif
 	endfor
 	if (append)
-	  xpath = [xpath; {dir_elts{j}, dir}];
+	  xpath = [xpath; {dir}];
 	else
-	  xpath = [{dir_elts{j}, dir}; xpath];
+	  xpath = [{dir}; xpath];
 	endif
       endfor
     endfor
 
-    xpath{:,2} = psep;
-    xpath{end,2} = "";
-    xpath = xpath';
+    ## Ensure a 1xN cell array.
+    xpath = xpath(:)';
+
+    xpath{2,:} = psep;
+    xpath{2,end} = "";
 
     tmp = strcat (xpath{:});
 
-    tmp = strrep (tmp, DEFAULT_LOADPATH (), "");
-
     path (tmp);
 
   endif
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 scripts/path/path.m
--- a/scripts/path/path.m	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/scripts/path/path.m	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-## Copyright (C) 1997 John W. Eaton
-##
-## This file is part of Octave.
-##
-## Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-## under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-## the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
-## any later version.
-##
-## Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-## WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-## MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
-## General Public License for more details.
-##
-## You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-## along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
-## Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
-## 02110-1301, USA.
-
-## -*- texinfo -*-
-## @deftypefn {Function File} {} path (@dots{})
-## Modify or display Octave's @code{LOADPATH}.
-##
-## If @var{nargin} and @var{nargout} are zero, display the elements of
-## Octave's @code{LOADPATH} in an easy to read format.
-##
-## If @var{nargin} is zero and nargout is greater than zero, return the
-## current value of @code{LOADPATH}.
-##
-## If @var{nargin} is greater than zero, concatenate the arguments,
-## separating them with @code{pathsep()}.  Set @code{LOADPATH} to the result
-## and also return it.
-##
-## No checks are made for duplicate elements.
-## @seealso{addpath, rmpath, savepath, pathsep}
-## @end deftypefn
-
-## Author: jwe
-
-function retval = path (varargin)
-
-  psep = pathsep ();
-
-  if (nargin > 0)
-    p = varargin{1};
-    for i = 2:nargin
-      p = sprintf ("%s%s%s", p, psep, varargin{i});
-    endfor
-    LOADPATH (p);
-  endif
-
-  lp = LOADPATH ();
-  dlp = DEFAULT_LOADPATH ();
-
-  if (lp(1) == psep)
-    p = strcat (dlp, lp);
-  else
-    t = findstr (lp, [psep,psep]);
-    if (any (t))
-      loc = t(1);
-      lp = lp;
-      p = strcat (lp(1:loc), dlp, lp(loc+1:end));
-    elseif (lp(end) == psep)
-      p = strcat (lp, dlp);
-    else
-      p = lp;
-    endif
-  endif
-
-  if (nargin == 0 && nargout == 0)
-    puts ("\nOctave's search path contains the following directories:\n\n  ");
-    puts (strrep (p, psep, "\n  "));
-    puts ("\n\n");
-  else
-    retval = p;
-  endif
-
-endfunction
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 scripts/path/rmpath.m
--- a/scripts/path/rmpath.m	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/scripts/path/rmpath.m	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 ## -*- texinfo -*-
 ## @deftypefn {Function File} {} rmpath (@var{dir1}, @dots{})
-## Remove @var{dir1}, @dots{} from the current @code{LOADPATH}.
+## Remove @var{dir1}, @dots{} from the current function search path.
 ##
-## @seealso{path, addpath, savepath, pathsep}
+## @seealso{path, addpath, genpath, pathdef, savepath, pathsep}
 ## @end deftypefn
 
 ## Author: Etienne Grossmann <etienne@cs.uky.edu>
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@
 
   xpath = cellstr (split (path (), psep));
   n_path_elts = length (xpath);
-  for i = 1:n_path_elts
-    tmp = xpath{i};
-    tmp = regexprep (tmp, "//+", "/");
-    tmp = regexprep (tmp, "/$", "");
-    xpath{i,1} = xpath{i};
-    xpath{i,2} = tmp;
-  endfor
 
   for i = 1:nargin
     dir_elts = cellstr (split (varargin{i}, psep));
@@ -51,8 +44,10 @@
       dir = regexprep (dir, "/$", "");
       elt_found = false;
       for k = n_path_elts:-1:1
-	if (strcmp (dir, xpath{k,2}))
-	  xpath(k,:) = [];
+	if (strcmp (dir, "."))
+	  warning ("rmpath: can't remove \".\" from path");
+	elseif (strcmp (dir, xpath{k}))
+	  xpath(k) = [];
 	  n_path_elts--;
 	  elt_found = true;
 	endif
@@ -63,14 +58,14 @@
     endfor
   endfor
 
-  xpath{:,2} = psep;
-  xpath{end,2} = "";
-  xpath = xpath';
+  ## Ensure a 1xN cell array.
+  xpath = xpath(:)';
+
+  xpath{2,:} = psep;
+  xpath{2,end} = "";
 
   tmp = strcat (xpath{:});
 
-  tmp = strrep (tmp, DEFAULT_LOADPATH (), "");
-
   path (tmp);
   
 endfunction  
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 scripts/path/savepath.m
--- a/scripts/path/savepath.m	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/scripts/path/savepath.m	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 ## Save the current function search path to @var{file}.  If @var{file}
 ## is omitted, @file{~/.octaverc} is used.  If successful,
 ## @code{savepath} returns 0.
-## @seealso{path, addpath, rmpath, pathsep}
+## @seealso{path, addpath, rmpath, genpath, pathdef, pathsep}
 ## @end deftypefn
 
 ## Author: Bill Denney <bill@givebillmoney.com>
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 src/Cell.cc
--- a/src/Cell.cc	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/Cell.cc	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@
 
 	  if (trim)
 	    {
-	      size_t n = s.find_last_not_of (' ');
+	      size_t pos = s.find_last_not_of (' ');
 
-	      s = (n == NPOS) ? "" : s.substr (0, n+1);
+	      s = (pos == NPOS) ? "" : s.substr (0, pos+1);
 	    }
 
 	  elem(i,0) = s;
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 src/ChangeLog
--- a/src/ChangeLog	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/ChangeLog	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,52 @@
+2006-05-11  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
+
+	* octave.cc (IMAGE_PATH_OPTION): New macro.
+	(usage_string, verbose_usage): Include --image-path option.
+	(long_opts): Include --image-path.
+	(octave_main): Handle IMAGE_PATH_OPTION.
+
+	* toplev.cc (Foctave_config_info): Delete fcnfilepath, imagepath,
+	localfcnfilepath, and localoctfilepath from the struct.
+	* defaults.h.in (OCTAVE_FCNFILEPATH, OCTAVE_IMAGEPATH,
+	OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEPATH, OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEPATH): Delete variables.
+
+	* octave.cc (octave_main): Call set_exec_path and set_load_path
+	instead of bind_internal_variable.
+
+	* defaults.cc (Fpathsep): Rename from FDEFAULT_LOADPATH.
+	Don't allow path to be set.
+	(Fpath): Rename from FLOADPATH.  Make Matlab-compatible.
+	(update_load_path_dir_path): No need to pass VDEFAULT_LOADPATH to
+	dir_path constructor now.
+	(update_exec_path, FDEFAULT_EXEC_PATH,
+	set_default_default_exec_path, set_default_exec_path,
+	maybe_add_default_load_path): Delete functions.
+	(VDEFAULT_EXEC_PATH): Delete variable.
+	(FEXEC_PATH): Leading and trailing colons no longer special.
+	(set_exec_path, set_load_path, set_image_path,
+	maybe_add_path_elts): New functions.
+	(install_defaults): Call set_exec_path and set_load_path instead
+	of set_default_exec_path and set_default_path.  Don't call
+	set_default_default_exec_path.  Do call set_image_path.
+	* defaults.cc (genpath, Fgenpath): New functions.
+	(Vlocal_ver_oct_file_dir, Vlocal_api_oct_file_dir,
+	Vlocal_oct_file_dir, Vlocal_ver_fcn_file_dir,
+	Vlocal_api_fcn_file_dir, Vlocal_fcn_file_dir, Vimage_dir):
+	New variables.
+	(set_default_local_ver_oct_file_dir,
+	set_default_local_api_oct_file_dir,
+	set_default_local_oct_file_dir,
+	set_default_local_ver_fcn_file_dir,
+	set_default_local_api_fcn_file_dir,
+	set_default_local_fcn_file_dir, set_default_image_dir):
+	New functions.
+	(install_defaults): Call them.
+	* defaults.h.in (set_exec_path, set_load_path, set_image_path,
+	Vlocal_ver_oct_file_dir, Vlocal_api_oct_file_dir,
+	Vlocal_oct_file_dir, Vlocal_ver_fcn_file_dir,
+	Vlocal_api_fcn_file_dir, Vlocal_fcn_file_dir,
+	Vlocal_fcn_file_dir, Vimage_dir): Provide decls.
+
 2006-05-10  John W. Eaton  <jwe@octave.org>
 
 	* ov-cell.cc (Fcellstr): Trim trailing blanks.
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 src/defaults.cc
--- a/src/defaults.cc	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/defaults.cc	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "dir-ops.h"
 #include "oct-env.h"
 #include "file-stat.h"
 #include "pathsearch.h"
@@ -66,12 +67,19 @@
 std::string Varch_lib_dir;
 std::string Vlocal_arch_lib_dir;
 std::string Vlocal_ver_arch_lib_dir;
-std::string Vfcn_file_dir;
-std::string Voct_file_dir;
+
+std::string Vlocal_ver_oct_file_dir;
+std::string Vlocal_api_oct_file_dir;
+std::string Vlocal_oct_file_dir;
 
-// The default path that will be searched for programs that we
-// execute (in addition to the user-specified --exec-path).
-static std::string VDEFAULT_EXEC_PATH;
+std::string Vlocal_ver_fcn_file_dir;
+std::string Vlocal_api_fcn_file_dir;
+std::string Vlocal_fcn_file_dir;
+
+std::string Voct_file_dir;
+std::string Vfcn_file_dir;
+
+std::string Vimage_dir;
 
 // The path that will be searched for programs that we execute.
 // (--exec-path path)
@@ -90,7 +98,7 @@
 // Name of the editor to be invoked by the edit_history command.
 std::string VEDITOR;
 
-static std::string VIMAGEPATH;
+static std::string VIMAGE_PATH;
 
 std::string Vlocal_site_defaults_file;
 std::string Vsite_defaults_file;
@@ -156,7 +164,7 @@
 {
   string_vector old_dirs = Vload_path_dir_path.all_directories ();
 
-  Vload_path_dir_path = dir_path (VLOADPATH, VDEFAULT_LOADPATH);
+  Vload_path_dir_path = dir_path (VLOADPATH, "");
 
   string_vector new_dirs = Vload_path_dir_path.all_directories ();
 
@@ -243,12 +251,54 @@
 }
 
 static void
+set_default_local_ver_oct_file_dir (void)
+{
+  Vlocal_ver_oct_file_dir = subst_octave_home (OCTAVE_LOCALVEROCTFILEDIR);
+}
+
+static void
+set_default_local_api_oct_file_dir (void)
+{
+  Vlocal_api_oct_file_dir = subst_octave_home (OCTAVE_LOCALAPIOCTFILEDIR);
+}
+
+static void
+set_default_local_oct_file_dir (void)
+{
+  Vlocal_oct_file_dir = subst_octave_home (OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEDIR);
+}
+
+static void
+set_default_local_ver_fcn_file_dir (void)
+{
+  Vlocal_ver_fcn_file_dir = subst_octave_home (OCTAVE_LOCALVERFCNFILEDIR);
+}
+
+static void
+set_default_local_api_fcn_file_dir (void)
+{
+  Vlocal_api_fcn_file_dir = subst_octave_home (OCTAVE_LOCALAPIFCNFILEDIR);
+}
+
+static void
+set_default_local_fcn_file_dir (void)
+{
+  Vlocal_fcn_file_dir = subst_octave_home (OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEDIR);
+}
+
+static void
 set_default_fcn_file_dir (void)
 {
   Vfcn_file_dir = subst_octave_home (OCTAVE_FCNFILEDIR);
 }
 
 static void
+set_default_image_dir (void)
+{
+  Vimage_dir = subst_octave_home (OCTAVE_IMAGEDIR);
+}
+
+static void
 set_default_oct_file_dir (void)
 {
   Voct_file_dir = subst_octave_home (OCTAVE_OCTFILEDIR);
@@ -260,47 +310,124 @@
   Vbin_dir = subst_octave_home (OCTAVE_BINDIR);
 }
 
-static void
-set_default_default_exec_path (void)
+void
+set_exec_path (const std::string& path)
 {
-  VDEFAULT_EXEC_PATH
-    = Vlocal_ver_arch_lib_dir + dir_path::path_sep_str
+  VEXEC_PATH = Vlocal_ver_arch_lib_dir + dir_path::path_sep_str
     + Vlocal_arch_lib_dir + dir_path::path_sep_str
     + Varch_lib_dir + dir_path::path_sep_str
     + Vbin_dir;
+  
+  // This is static so that even if set_exec_path is called more than
+  // once, shell_path is the original PATH from the environment,
+  // before we start modifying it.
+  static std::string shell_path = octave_env::getenv ("PATH");
+
+  if (! shell_path.empty ())
+    VEXEC_PATH += dir_path::path_sep_str + shell_path;
+
+  std::string tpath = path;
+
+  if (tpath.empty ())
+    tpath = octave_env::getenv ("OCTAVE_EXEC_PATH");
+
+  if (! tpath.empty ())
+    VEXEC_PATH = tpath + dir_path::path_sep_str + VEXEC_PATH;
+
+  octave_env::putenv ("PATH", VEXEC_PATH);
+}
+
+static std::string
+genpath (const std::string& dirname)
+{
+  std::string retval;
+
+  std::string full_dirname = file_ops::tilde_expand (dirname);
+
+  dir_entry dir (full_dirname);
+
+  if (dir)
+    {
+      retval = dirname;
+
+      string_vector dirlist = dir.read ();
+      
+      octave_idx_type len = dirlist.length ();
+
+      for (octave_idx_type i = 0; i < len; i++)
+	{
+	  std::string elt = dirlist[i];
+
+	  if (elt != "." && elt != ".." && elt != "private")
+	    {
+	      std::string nm = full_dirname + file_ops::dir_sep_str + elt;
+
+	      file_stat fs (nm);
+
+	      if (fs && fs.is_dir ())
+		retval += dir_path::path_sep_str + genpath (nm);
+	    }
+	}
+    }
+
+  return retval;
 }
 
 static void
-set_default_exec_path (void)
+maybe_add_path_elts (std::string& pathvar, const std::string& dir)
 {
-  std::string octave_exec_path = octave_env::getenv ("OCTAVE_EXEC_PATH");
-
-  if (octave_exec_path.empty ())
-    {
-      std::string shell_path = octave_env::getenv ("PATH");
+  std::string tpath = genpath (dir);
 
-      if (! shell_path.empty ())
-	{
-	  VEXEC_PATH = dir_path::path_sep_str;
-	  VEXEC_PATH.append (shell_path);
-	}
-    }
-  else
-    VEXEC_PATH = std::string (octave_exec_path);
+  if (! tpath.empty ())
+    pathvar += dir_path::path_sep_str + tpath;
 }
 
-static void
-set_default_path (void)
+void
+set_load_path (const std::string& path)
 {
-  VDEFAULT_LOADPATH = subst_octave_home (OCTAVE_FCNFILEPATH);
+  VDEFAULT_LOADPATH = ":";
+
+  maybe_add_path_elts (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH, Vlocal_ver_oct_file_dir);
+  maybe_add_path_elts (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH, Vlocal_api_oct_file_dir);
+  maybe_add_path_elts (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH, Vlocal_oct_file_dir);
+  maybe_add_path_elts (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH, Vlocal_ver_fcn_file_dir);
+  maybe_add_path_elts (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH, Vlocal_api_fcn_file_dir);
+  maybe_add_path_elts (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH, Vlocal_fcn_file_dir);
+  maybe_add_path_elts (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH, Voct_file_dir);
+  maybe_add_path_elts (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH, Vfcn_file_dir);
 
-  std::string oct_path = octave_env::getenv ("OCTAVE_PATH");
+  std::string tpath = path;
+
+  if (tpath.empty ())
+    tpath = octave_env::getenv ("OCTAVE_LOADPATH");
 
-  VLOADPATH = oct_path.empty () ? dir_path::path_sep_str : oct_path;
+  VLOADPATH = ".";
+
+  if (! tpath.empty ())
+    VLOADPATH += dir_path::path_sep_str + tpath;
+
+  if (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH != ":")
+    VLOADPATH += VDEFAULT_LOADPATH;
 
   update_load_path_dir_path ();
 }
 
+void
+set_image_path (const std::string& path)
+{
+  VIMAGE_PATH = ".";
+
+  std::string tpath = path;
+
+  if (tpath.empty ())
+    tpath = octave_env::getenv ("OCTAVE_IMAGE_PATH");
+
+  if (! tpath.empty ())
+    VIMAGE_PATH += dir_path::path_sep_str + tpath;
+
+  maybe_add_path_elts (VIMAGE_PATH, Vimage_dir);
+}
+
 static void
 set_default_info_file (void)
 {
@@ -372,38 +499,6 @@
     Vsite_defaults_file = sf;
 }
 
-std::string
-maybe_add_default_load_path (const std::string& pathstring)
-{
-  std::string retval;
-
-  if (! pathstring.empty ())
-    {
-      if (dir_path::is_path_sep (pathstring[0]))
-	{
-	  retval = VDEFAULT_LOADPATH;
-	  retval.append (pathstring);
-	}
-      else
-	retval = pathstring;
-
-      if (dir_path::is_path_sep (pathstring[pathstring.length () - 1]))
-	retval.append (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH);
-
-      size_t pos = 0;
-      do
-	{
-	  pos = retval.find (dir_path::path_sep_str + dir_path::path_sep_str);
-
-	  if (pos != NPOS)
-	    retval.insert (pos+1, VDEFAULT_LOADPATH);
-	}
-      while (pos != NPOS);
-    }
-
-  return retval;
-}
-
 void
 install_defaults (void)
 {
@@ -423,17 +518,26 @@
 
   set_default_local_ver_arch_lib_dir ();
 
-  set_default_fcn_file_dir ();
+  set_default_local_ver_oct_file_dir ();
+  set_default_local_api_oct_file_dir ();
+  set_default_local_oct_file_dir ();
 
+  set_default_local_ver_fcn_file_dir ();
+  set_default_local_api_fcn_file_dir ();
+  set_default_local_fcn_file_dir ();
+
+  set_default_fcn_file_dir ();
   set_default_oct_file_dir ();
 
+  set_default_image_dir ();
+
   set_default_bin_dir ();
 
-  set_default_default_exec_path ();
+  set_exec_path ();
 
-  set_default_exec_path ();
+  set_load_path ();
 
-  set_default_path ();
+  set_image_path ();
 
   set_default_info_file ();
 
@@ -448,6 +552,29 @@
   set_site_defaults_file ();
 }
 
+DEFUN (genpath, args, ,
+  "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
+@deftypefn {Built-in Function} {} genpath (@var{dir})\n\
+Return a path constructed from @var{dir} and all its subdiretories.\n\
+@end deftypefn")
+{
+  octave_value retval;
+
+  if (args.length () == 1)
+    {
+      std::string dirname = args(0).string_value ();
+
+      if (! error_state)
+	retval = genpath (dirname);
+      else
+	error ("genpath: expecting argument to be a character string");
+    }
+  else
+    print_usage ("genpath");
+
+  return retval;
+}
+
 DEFUN (rehash, , ,
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Built-in Function} {} rehash ()\n\
@@ -476,36 +603,6 @@
   return SET_NONEMPTY_INTERNAL_STRING_VARIABLE (EDITOR);
 }
 
-static void
-update_exec_path (void)
-{
-  std::string path;
-
-  int eplen = VEXEC_PATH.length ();
-
-  if (eplen > 0)
-    {
-      bool prepend = (VEXEC_PATH[0] == ':');
-      bool append = (eplen > 1 && VEXEC_PATH[eplen-1] == ':');
-
-      if (prepend)
-	{
-	  path = VDEFAULT_EXEC_PATH + VEXEC_PATH;
-	}
-      else
-	{
-	  path = VEXEC_PATH;
-
-	  if (append)
-	    path.append (VDEFAULT_EXEC_PATH);
-	}
-    }
-  else
-    path = VDEFAULT_EXEC_PATH;
-
-  octave_env::putenv ("PATH", path);
-}
-
 DEFUN (EXEC_PATH, args, nargout,
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Built-in Function} {@var{val} =} EXEC_PATH ()\n\
@@ -515,10 +612,11 @@
 Its initial value is taken from the environment variable\n\
 @code{OCTAVE_EXEC_PATH} (if it exists) or @code{PATH}, but that\n\
 value can be overridden by the command line argument\n\
-@code{--exec-path PATH}.  Any leading, trailing, or doubled colon in\n\
-the value of @code{EXEC_PATH} are replaced by by the value of\n\
-@code{DEFAULT_EXEC_PATH}.\n\
-@seealso{DEFAULT_EXEC_PATH}\n\
+@code{--exec-path PATH}.  At startup, an additional set of\n\
+directories (including the shell PATH) is appended to the path\n\
+specified in the environment or on the command line.  If you use\n\
+the @code{EXEC_PATH} function to modify the path, you should take\n\
+care to preserve these additional directories.\n\
 @end deftypefn")
 {
   std::string saved_exec_path = VEXEC_PATH;
@@ -526,7 +624,7 @@
   octave_value retval = SET_NONEMPTY_INTERNAL_STRING_VARIABLE (EXEC_PATH);
 
   if (VEXEC_PATH != saved_exec_path)
-    update_exec_path ();
+    octave_env::putenv ("PATH", VEXEC_PATH);
 
   return retval;
 }
@@ -545,115 +643,100 @@
   return SET_NONEMPTY_INTERNAL_STRING_VARIABLE (fftw_wisdom_program);
 }
 
-DEFUN (DEFAULT_EXEC_PATH, args, nargout,
-    "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
-@deftypefn {Built-in Function} {@var{val} =} DEFAULT_EXEC_PATH ()\n\
-@deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {@var{old_val} =} DEFAULT_EXEC_PATH (@var{new_val})\n\
-Query or set the internal variable that specifies a colon separated\n\
-list of directories in which to search when executing\n\
-external programs.  The value of this variable is automatically\n\
-substituted for leading, trailing, or doubled colons that appear in the\n\
-built-in variable @code{EXEC_PATH}.\n\
-@seealso{EXEC_PATH}\n\
-@end deftypefn")
-{
-  std::string saved_default_exec_path = VDEFAULT_EXEC_PATH;
-
-  octave_value retval
-    = SET_NONEMPTY_INTERNAL_STRING_VARIABLE (DEFAULT_EXEC_PATH);
-
-  if (VDEFAULT_EXEC_PATH != saved_default_exec_path)
-    update_exec_path ();
-
-  return retval;
-}
-
-DEFUN (IMAGEPATH, args, nargout,
+DEFUN (IMAGE_PATH, args, nargout,
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
-@deftypefn {Built-in Function} {@var{val} =} IMAGEPATH ()\n\
-@deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {@var{old_val} =} IMAGEPATH (@var{new_val})\n\
+@deftypefn {Built-in Function} {@var{val} =} IMAGE_PATH ()\n\
+@deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {@var{old_val} =} IMAGE_PATH (@var{new_val})\n\
 Query or set the internal variable that specifies a colon separated\n\
 list of directories in which to search for image files.\n\
 @end deftypefn")
 {
-  return SET_NONEMPTY_INTERNAL_STRING_VARIABLE (IMAGEPATH);
+  return SET_NONEMPTY_INTERNAL_STRING_VARIABLE (IMAGE_PATH);
 }
 
-DEFUN (LOADPATH, args, nargout,
+DEFUN (path, args, nargout,
     "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
-@deftypefn {Built-in Function} {@var{val} =} LOADPATH ()\n\
-@deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {@var{old_val} =} LOADPATH (@var{new_val})\n\
-Query or set the internal variable that specifies a colon separated\n\
-list of directories in which to search for function\n\
-files.  @xref{Functions and Scripts}.  The value of @code{LOADPATH}\n\
-overrides the environment variable @code{OCTAVE_PATH}.  @xref{Installation}.\n\
+@deftypefn {Function File} {} path (@dots{})\n\
+Modify or display Octave's @code{LOADPATH}.\n\
 \n\
-Leading, trailing, or doubled colons that appear in\n\
-@code{LOADPATH} are replaced by the value of @code{DEFAULT_LOADPATH}.\n\
-The default value of @code{LOADPATH} is @code{\"\n"
-SEPCHAR_STR
-"\"}, which tells Octave to search in the directories specified by\n\
-@code{DEFAULT_LOADPATH}.\n\
+If @var{nargin} and @var{nargout} are zero, display the elements of\n\
+Octave's @code{LOADPATH} in an easy to read format.\n\
 \n\
-In addition, if any path element ends in @samp{//}, that directory and\n\
-all subdirectories it contains are searched recursively for function\n\
-files.  This can result in a slight delay as Octave caches the lists of\n\
-files found in the @code{LOADPATH} the first time Octave searches for a\n\
-function.  After that, searching is usually much faster because Octave\n\
-normally only needs to search its internal cache for files.\n\
+If @var{nargin} is zero and nargout is greater than zero, return the\n\
+current value of @code{LOADPATH}.\n\
 \n\
-To improve performance of recursive directory searching, it is best for\n\
-each directory that is to be searched recursively to contain\n\
-@emph{either} additional subdirectories @emph{or} function files, but\n\
-not a mixture of both.\n\
+If @var{nargin} is greater than zero, concatenate the arguments,\n\
+separating them with @code{pathsep()}.  Set the internal search path\n\
+to the result and return it.\n\
 \n\
-@xref{Organization of Functions}, for a description of the function file\n\
-directories that are distributed with Octave.\n\
-@seealso{DEFAULT_LOADPATH}\n\
+No checks are made for duplicate elements.\n\
+@seealso{addpath, rmpath, genpath, pathdef, savepath, pathsep}\n\
 @end deftypefn")
 {
-  std::string saved_loadpath = VLOADPATH;
+  octave_value retval;
+
+  int argc = args.length () + 1;
 
-  octave_value retval = SET_NONEMPTY_INTERNAL_STRING_VARIABLE (LOADPATH);
+  string_vector argv = args.make_argv ("path");
 
-  if (VLOADPATH != saved_loadpath)
+  if (! error_state)
     {
-      // By resetting the last prompt time variable, we will force
-      // checks for out of date symbols even if the change to LOADPATH
-      // and subsequent function calls happen between prompts.
+      if (argc > 1)
+	{
+	  std::string path = argv[1];
+
+	  for (int i = 2; i < argc; i++)
+	    path += dir_path::path_sep_str;
+
+	  size_t plen = path.length ();
+
+	  if (! ((plen == 1 && path[0] == ':')
+		 || (plen > 1
+		     && path.substr (0, 2) == ("." + dir_path::path_sep_str))))
+	    path = "." + dir_path::path_sep_str + path;
+
+	  VLOADPATH = path;
+
+	  // By resetting the last prompt time variable, we will force
+	  // checks for out of date symbols even if the change to
+	  // LOADPATH and subsequent function calls happen between
+	  // prompts.
 
-      // FIXME -- maybe we should rename
-      // Vlast_prompt_time_stamp since the new usage doesn't really
-      // fit with the current name?
+	  // FIXME -- maybe we should rename
+	  // Vlast_prompt_time_stamp since the new usage doesn't really
+	  // fit with the current name?
+
+	  Vlast_prompt_time.stamp ();
+
+	  update_load_path_dir_path ();
+	}
 
-      Vlast_prompt_time.stamp ();
+      if (nargout > 0)
+	retval = VLOADPATH;
+      else if (argc == 1 && nargout == 0)
+	{
+	  octave_stdout << "\nOctave's search path contains the following directories:\n\n";
 
-      update_load_path_dir_path ();
+	  string_vector sv = Vload_path_dir_path.all_directories ();
+
+	  sv.list_in_columns (octave_stdout);
+
+	  octave_stdout << "\n";
+	}
     }
 
   return retval;
 }
 
-DEFUN (DEFAULT_LOADPATH, args, nargout,
+DEFUN (pathdef, , ,
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Built-in Function} {@var{val} =} DEFAULT_LOADPATH ()\n\
-@deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {@var{old_val} =} DEFAULT_LOADPATH (@var{new_val})\n\
-Query or set the internal variable that specifies the colon separated\n\
-list of directories in which to search for function files.  The value\n\
-of this variable is automatically substituted for leading, trailing,\n\
-or doubled colons that appear in the internal @code{loadpath} variable.\n\
+Return the default list of directories in which to search for function\n\
+files.\n\
 @seealso{LOADPATH}\n\
 @end deftypefn")
 {
-  std::string saved_default_loadpath = VDEFAULT_LOADPATH;
-
-  octave_value retval
-    = SET_NONEMPTY_INTERNAL_STRING_VARIABLE (DEFAULT_LOADPATH);
-
-  if (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH != saved_default_loadpath)
-    update_load_path_dir_path ();
-
-  return retval;
+  return octave_value (VDEFAULT_LOADPATH);
 }
   
 DEFUN (OCTAVE_HOME, args, ,
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 src/defaults.h.in
--- a/src/defaults.h.in	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/defaults.h.in	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -57,18 +57,10 @@
 #define OCTAVE_FCNFILEDIR %OCTAVE_FCNFILEDIR%
 #endif
 
-#ifndef OCTAVE_FCNFILEPATH
-#define OCTAVE_FCNFILEPATH %OCTAVE_FCNFILEPATH%
-#endif
-
 #ifndef OCTAVE_IMAGEDIR
 #define OCTAVE_IMAGEDIR %OCTAVE_IMAGEDIR%
 #endif
 
-#ifndef OCTAVE_IMAGEPATH
-#define OCTAVE_IMAGEPATH %OCTAVE_IMAGEPATH%
-#endif
-
 #ifndef OCTAVE_INCLUDEDIR
 #define OCTAVE_INCLUDEDIR %OCTAVE_INCLUDEDIR%
 #endif
@@ -109,18 +101,10 @@
 #define OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEDIR %OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEDIR%
 #endif
 
-#ifndef OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEPATH
-#define OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEPATH %OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEPATH%
-#endif
-
 #ifndef OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEDIR
 #define OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEDIR %OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEDIR%
 #endif
 
-#ifndef OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEPATH
-#define OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEPATH %OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEPATH%
-#endif
-
 #ifndef OCTAVE_LOCALSTARTUPFILEDIR
 #define OCTAVE_LOCALSTARTUPFILEDIR %OCTAVE_LOCALSTARTUPFILEDIR%
 #endif
@@ -182,8 +166,19 @@
 extern std::string Varch_lib_dir;
 extern std::string Vlocal_arch_lib_dir;
 extern std::string Vlocal_ver_arch_lib_dir;
+
+extern std::string Vlocal_ver_oct_file_dir;
+extern std::string Vlocal_api_oct_file_dir;
+extern std::string Vlocal_oct_file_dir;
+
+extern std::string Vlocal_ver_fcn_file_dir;
+extern std::string Vlocal_api_fcn_file_dir;
+extern std::string Vlocal_fcn_file_dir;
+
+extern std::string Voct_file_dir;
 extern std::string Vfcn_file_dir;
-extern std::string Voct_file_dir;
+
+extern std::string Vimage_dir;
 
 // And the cached directory path corresponding to Vload_path.
 extern dir_path Vload_path_dir_path;
@@ -203,6 +198,10 @@
 
 extern void install_defaults (void);
 
+extern void set_exec_path (const std::string& path = std::string ());
+extern void set_load_path (const std::string& path = std::string ());
+extern void set_image_path (const std::string& path = std::string ());
+
 #endif
 
 /*
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 src/defun.cc
--- a/src/defun.cc	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/defun.cc	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
   sym_rec->document (doc);
 
   // Also insert the full name in the symbol table.  This way, we can
-  // properly cope with changes to LOADPATH.
+  // properly cope with changes to LOAD_PATH.
 
   symbol_record *full_sr = fbi_sym_tab->lookup (shl.file_name (), true);
 
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 src/help.cc
--- a/src/help.cc	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/help.cc	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -1521,10 +1521,10 @@
 @deffnx {Command} lookfor -all @var{str}\n\
 @deffnx {Function} {[@var{fun}, @var{helpstring}] = } lookfor (@var{str})\n\
 @deffnx {Function} {[@var{fun}, @var{helpstring}] = } lookfor ('-all', @var{str})\n\
-Search for the string @var{str} in all of the functions found in\n\
-@var{LOADPATH}. By default @code{lookfor} searchs for @var{str} in the\n\
-first sentence of the help string of each function found. The entire\n\
-help string of each function found of @var{LOADPATH} can be search if\n\
+Search for the string @var{str} in all of the functions found in the\n\
+function search path.  By default @code{lookfor} searchs for @var{str}\n\
+in the first sentence of the help string of each function found. The entire\n\
+help string of each function found in the path can be search if\n\
 the '-all' argument is supplied. All searches are case insensitive.\n\
 \n\
 Called with no output arguments, @code{lookfor} prints the list of matching\n\
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 src/octave.cc
--- a/src/octave.cc	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/octave.cc	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -118,10 +118,10 @@
 // Usage message
 static const char *usage_string = 
   "octave [-?HVdfhiqvx] [--debug] [--echo-commands] [--eval CODE]\n\
-       [--exec-path path] [--help] [--info-file file] [--info-program prog]\n\
-       [--interactive] [--no-history] [--no-init-file] [--no-line-editing]\n\
-       [--no-site-file] [-p path] [--path path] [--silent] [--traditional]\n\
-       [--verbose] [--version] [file]";
+       [--exec-path path] [--help] [--image-path path] [--info-file file]\n\
+       [--info-program prog] [--interactive] [--no-history] [--no-init-file]\n\
+       [--no-line-editing] [--no-site-file] [-p path] [--path path]\n\
+       [--silent] [--traditional] [--verbose] [--version] [file]";
 
 // This is here so that it's more likely that the usage message and
 // the real set of options will agree.  Note: the `+' must come first
@@ -138,13 +138,14 @@
 // fields in this structure.
 #define EVAL_OPTION 1
 #define EXEC_PATH_OPTION 2
-#define INFO_FILE_OPTION 3
-#define INFO_PROG_OPTION 4
-#define NO_INIT_FILE_OPTION 5
-#define NO_LINE_EDITING_OPTION 6
-#define NO_SITE_FILE_OPTION 7
-#define PERSIST_OPTION 8
-#define TRADITIONAL_OPTION 9
+#define IMAGE_PATH_OPTION 3
+#define INFO_FILE_OPTION 4
+#define INFO_PROG_OPTION 5
+#define NO_INIT_FILE_OPTION 6
+#define NO_LINE_EDITING_OPTION 7
+#define NO_SITE_FILE_OPTION 8
+#define PERSIST_OPTION 9
+#define TRADITIONAL_OPTION 10
 long_options long_opts[] =
   {
     { "debug",            prog_args::no_arg,       0, 'd' },
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@
     { "eval",             prog_args::required_arg, 0, EVAL_OPTION },
     { "exec-path",        prog_args::required_arg, 0, EXEC_PATH_OPTION },
     { "help",             prog_args::no_arg,       0, 'h' },
+    { "image-path",       prog_args::required_arg, 0, IMAGE_PATH_OPTION },
     { "info-file",        prog_args::required_arg, 0, INFO_FILE_OPTION },
     { "info-program",     prog_args::required_arg, 0, INFO_PROG_OPTION },
     { "interactive",      prog_args::no_arg,       0, 'i' },
@@ -420,6 +422,7 @@
   --eval CODE             Evaluate CODE.  Exit when done unless --persist.\n\
   --exec-path PATH        Set path for executing subprograms.\n\
   --help, -h, -?          Print short help message and exit.\n\
+  --image-path PATH       Set initial IMAGEPATH to PATH.\n\
   --info-file FILE        Use top-level info file FILE.\n\
   --info-program PROGRAM  Use PROGRAM for reading info files.\n\
   --interactive, -i       Force interactive behavior.\n\
@@ -428,7 +431,7 @@
   --no-line-editing       Don't use readline for command-line editing.\n\
   --no-site-file          Don't read the site-wide octaverc file.\n\
   --norc, -f              Don't read any initialization files.\n\
-  --path PATH, -p PATH    Set initial LOADPATH to PATH.\n\
+  --path PATH, -p PATH    Set initial function search path to PATH.\n\
   --persist               Go interactive after --eval or reading from FILE.\n\
   --silent, -q            Don't print message at startup.\n\
   --traditional           Set compatibility variables.\n\
@@ -575,7 +578,7 @@
 
 	case 'p':
 	  if (args.optarg ())
-	    bind_internal_variable ("LOADPATH", args.optarg ());
+	    set_load_path (args.optarg ());
 	  break;
 
 	case 'q':
@@ -605,7 +608,12 @@
 
 	case EXEC_PATH_OPTION:
 	  if (args.optarg ())
-	    bind_internal_variable ("exec_path", args.optarg ());
+	    set_exec_path (args.optarg ());
+	  break;
+
+	case IMAGE_PATH_OPTION:
+	  if (args.optarg ())
+	    set_image_path (args.optarg ());
 	  break;
 
 	case INFO_FILE_OPTION:
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 src/toplev.cc
--- a/src/toplev.cc	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/toplev.cc	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -790,9 +790,7 @@
       "datadir", OCTAVE_DATADIR,
       "exec_prefix", OCTAVE_EXEC_PREFIX,
       "fcnfiledir", OCTAVE_FCNFILEDIR,
-      "fcnfilepath", OCTAVE_FCNFILEPATH,
       "imagedir", OCTAVE_IMAGEDIR,
-      "imagepath", OCTAVE_IMAGEPATH,
       "includedir", OCTAVE_INCLUDEDIR,
       "infodir", OCTAVE_INFODIR,
       "infofile", OCTAVE_INFOFILE,
@@ -802,9 +800,7 @@
       "localapioctfiledir", OCTAVE_LOCALAPIOCTFILEDIR,
       "localarchlibdir", OCTAVE_LOCALARCHLIBDIR,
       "localfcnfiledir", OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEDIR,
-      "localfcnfilepath", OCTAVE_LOCALFCNFILEPATH,
       "localoctfiledir", OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEDIR,
-      "localoctfilepath", OCTAVE_LOCALOCTFILEPATH,
       "localstartupfiledir", OCTAVE_LOCALSTARTUPFILEDIR,
       "localverarchlibdir", OCTAVE_LOCALVERARCHLIBDIR,
       "localverfcnfiledir", OCTAVE_LOCALVERFCNFILEDIR,
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 src/utils.cc
--- a/src/utils.cc	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/utils.cc	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 @deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {} file_in_loadpath (@var{file}, \"all\")\n\
 \n\
 Return the absolute name of @var{file} if it can be found in\n\
-the list of directories specified by @code{LOADPATH}.\n\
+the list of directories specified by @code{path}.\n\
 If no file is found, return an empty matrix.\n\
 \n\
 If the first argument is a cell array of strings, search each\n\
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 If the second optional argument @code{\"all\"} is supplied, return\n\
 a cell array containing the list of all files that have the same\n\
 name in the path.  If no files are found, return an empty cell array.\n\
-@seealso{file_in_path, LOADPATH}\n\
+@seealso{file_in_path, path}\n\
 @end deftypefn")
 {
   octave_value retval;
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 @deftypefnx {Built-in Function} {} file_in_path (@var{path}, @var{file}, \"all\")\n\
 Return the absolute name of @var{file} if it can be found in\n\
 @var{path}.  The value of @var{path} should be a colon-separated list of\n\
-directories in the format described for @code{LOADPATH}.  If no file\n\
+directories in the format described for @code{path}.  If no file\n\
 is found, return an empty matrix.  For example,\n\
 \n\
 @example\n\
@@ -343,11 +343,6 @@
 If the third optional argument @code{\"all\"} is supplied, return\n\
 a cell array containing the list of all files that have the same\n\
 name in the path.  If no files are found, return an empty cell array.\n\
-\n\
-Note that @code{file_in_path} does not expand leading, trailing,\n\
-or doubled colons the way that @code{file_in_loadpath} does.  See\n\
-also @xref{Function Files}, for an explanation of\n\
-how colon expansion is applied to @code{LOADPATH}.\n\
 @seealso{file_in_loadpath}\n\
 @end deftypefn")
 {
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 src/variables.cc
--- a/src/variables.cc	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/src/variables.cc	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -891,8 +891,8 @@
   "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
 @deftypefn {Built-in Function} {} exist (@var{name}, @var{type})\n\
 Return 1 if the name exists as a variable, 2 if the name (after\n\
-appending @samp{.m}) is a function file in Octave's LOADPATH, 3 if the\n\
-name is a @samp{.oct} file in Octave's LOADPATH, 5 if the name is a\n\
+appending @samp{.m}) is a function file in Octave's @code{path}, 3 if the\n\
+name is a @samp{.oct} file in Octave's @code{path}, 5 if the name is a\n\
 built-in function, 7 if the name is a directory, or 103\n\
 if the name is a function not associated with a file (entered on\n\
 the command line).\n\
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@
 Otherwise, return 0.\n\
 \n\
 This function also returns 2 if a regular file called @var{name}\n\
-exists in Octave's @code{LOADPATH}.  If you want information about\n\
+exists in Octave's search path.  If you want information about\n\
 other types of files, you should use some combination of the functions\n\
 @code{file_in_path} and @code{stat} instead.\n\
 \n\
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@
 @item -builtins\n\
 List built-in functions.  This includes all currently\n\
 compiled function files, but does not include all function files that\n\
-are in the @code{LOADPATH}.\n\
+are in the search path.\n\
 \n\
 @item -functions\n\
 List user-defined functions.\n\
@@ -2607,7 +2607,7 @@
 Octave will not automatically recompile function files in subdirectories of\n\
 @file{@var{octave-home}/lib/@var{version}} if they have changed since\n\
 they were last compiled, but will recompile other function files in the\n\
-@code{LOADPATH} if they change.  If set to @code{\"all\"}, Octave will not\n\
+search path if they change.  If set to @code{\"all\"}, Octave will not\n\
 recompile any function files unless their definitions are removed with\n\
 @code{clear}.  If set to \"none\", Octave will always check time stamps\n\
 on files to determine whether functions defined in function files\n\
diff -r dfef2f909f34 -r 67bf9b4f2ae2 test/test_system.m
--- a/test/test_system.m	Thu May 11 19:46:15 2006 +0000
+++ b/test/test_system.m	Thu May 11 21:58:34 2006 +0000
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
 %!error <Invalid call to fnmatch.*> fnmatch ("foo", "bar", 3);
 
 %% test/octave.test/system/file_in_path-1.m
-%!assert(isstr (file_in_path (LOADPATH, "date.m")));
+%!assert(isstr (file_in_path (path (), "date.m")));
 
 %% test/octave.test/system/file_in_path-2.m
 %!error <invalid option> file_in_path ("foo", "bar", 1);