Index: mttroot/mtt/lib/octave/.octaverc
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--- mttroot/mtt/lib/octave/.octaverc
+++ mttroot/mtt/lib/octave/.octaverc
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 %% Startup file for Octave for use with MTT
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 implicit_str_to_num_ok = 1;
 empty_list_elements_ok = 1;
+warn_string_concat = 0;
+
+## Turn off irrelevant warnings
+warning off Octave:possible-matlab-short-circuit-operator
 
+## No more core dumps
+crash_dumps_octave_core(0)
+sigterm_dumps_octave_core(0)
+sighup_dumps_octave_core(0)