MATLAB: Does MATLAB 7.0 (R14) crash when I use the SYSTEM_DEPENDENT function without any input arguments

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When I use the SYSTEM_DEPENDENT function without any input arguments, as in the following:
system_dependent
I receive the following segmentation violation:
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        Segmentation violation detected at Wed Jul 28 08:08:15 2004
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 Configuration:
   MATLAB Version:   7.0.0.19920 (R14)
   Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
   Window System:    Version 5.1 (Build 2600: Service Pack 1)
   Processor ID:     x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9, GenuineIntel
   Virtual Machine:  Java 1.4.2 with Sun Microsystems Inc. Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
     (mixed mode)
   Default Charset:  ibm-5348_P100-1997
 Register State:
   EAX = 00cddcec  EBX = 00000400
   ECX = 00cddcec  EDX = 00cde71c
   ESI = 00000000  EDI = 00cde77c
   EBP = 00cddcd8  ESP = 00cddcd0
   EIP = 78706d3e  FLG = 00010202
 Stack Trace:
   [0] libut.dll:_utLowerCaseCopy(0x00cddcec, 0, 1024, 0) + 14 bytes
   [1] libmwservices.dll:_svFindFeatureEntry(0, 0x012c6c30, 0xffffffff, 0) + 30 bytes
   [2] bridge.dll:_nmSysDepFcn(0, 0x00cde71c, 0, 0x00cde77c) + 139 bytes
   [3] m_dispatcher.dll:public: virtual void __thiscall Mfh_builtin<struct mxArray_tag>::dispatch_mf(int,struct mxArray_tag * *,int,struct mxArray_tag * *)(0, 0x00cde71c, 0, 0x00cde77c) + 55 bytes
   [4] m_dispatcher.dll:public: virtual void __thiscall Mfh_MATLAB_fn::dispatch_fh(int,struct mxArray_tag * *,int,struct mxArray_tag * *)(0, 0x00cde71c, 0, 0x00cde77c) + 200 bytes
   [5] m_interpreter.dll:_inDispatchFromStack(39, 0x0128ffc4 "system_dependent", 0, 0) + 891 bytes
   [6] m_interpreter.dll:enum opcodes __cdecl inDispatchCall(char const *,int,int,int,int *,int *)(0x0128ffc4 "system_dependent", 39, 0, 0) + 111 bytes

Best Answer

This bug has been fixed for Release 14 SP1 (R14SP1). For previous releases, please read below for any possible workarounds:
We have verified that there is a bug in MATLAB 7.0 (R14) in the way that MATLAB handles the SYSTEM_DEPENDENT function.
Using SYSTEM_DEPENDENT without input arguments is incorrect syntax. It should always have at least one input argument.
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