Problem with scoping rules of sub-functions used as function handles in 3.0.x and 3.1.x

[David Bateman]

Consider the piece of code

function [g,h] = test_fhandle ()
  g = @(x) func2 (x);
  h = func1 ();
end
function h = func1 ()
  h = @(x) func2 (x);
end
function y = func2 (x)
  y = x;
end

and then run "[g, h] = test_fhandle". Under matlab g(1) and h(1) both
return the function evaluation. However in 3.0.1 "h(1)" fails as "func2"
is not in the scope of the handle even though clearly it is in the scope
of func1 above where the handle is defined. Something similar happens in
3.1.x though "func2" doesn't appear to be defined in either of the
returned function handles.. I have some code that would be simplified if
this worked correctly.

D.

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