Octave bug: subfunctions not found after cd, and octave hangs

[Giddy Landan]

Hi Octave team,

This bug arose when I tried to run m-functions in some data directories not
in the
octave path. Typically, my first command is a cd to the target dir, and then
the subfunctions are not found and octave hangs with no error message, and
only a double
^c will kill octave.

It is a fine balance depending on these factors:
1. the m-file is not in the octave path
2. cd is called before ANY of the subfunctions
3. rehashing

octave version:
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GNU Octave Version 3.0.3
GNU Octave License: GNU General Public License
Operating System: CYGWIN_NT-5.1 1.5.25(0.156/4/2) 2008-06-12 19:34 i686
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attached is a stripped down m file demonstrating the bug.

Thanks for doing octave!!!
Giddy

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