Mercurial > mxe-octave
changeset 5666:cc0852b4811f release
* installer-files/README.html: Update for Octave 6.2.
author | Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> |
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date | Sat, 13 Feb 2021 16:07:09 +0100 |
parents | 11a6e280756b |
children | c5c75ac845e4 cde539020657 |
files | installer-files/README.html |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/installer-files/README.html Sat Dec 05 20:56:44 2020 +0100 +++ b/installer-files/README.html Sat Feb 13 16:07:09 2021 +0100 @@ -8,19 +8,25 @@ Thank you for installing GNU Octave! </p> <p> -Octave 6.1 is a major release with many new features and improvements. Among -other things, it brings updates for Matlab compatibility, better graphics, and -many general improvements since version 5.2. +Octave 6.2 is a minor release which mainly fixes bugs and regressions found +since the release of version 6.1. </p> <p> A full list of changes can be found in the Release Notes from the News menu. </p> <h2>Changed default installation location</h2> -<p>By default, Octave now installs to the system wide default program installation -location (likely inside <code>C:\Program Files\GNU Octave</code>).</p> +<p>Since version 6.1, Octave installs to the system wide default program +installation location (likely inside <code>C:\Program Files\GNU Octave</code>) +by default.<br /> +It is a known issue that some operations might fail if Octave is installed in +a location containing spaces if short file names have been disabled for the file +system of the installation folder. Some systems seem to have disabled that +feature for some partitions (e.g., on <code>D:</code>). If you are unsure +whether your file system supports short file names, chose an installation folder +that doesn't contain spaces.</p> <p>It is now also possible to install Octave without administrative privileges. -<br>In that case (or if an admin choses to install for the "local user" only), +<br />In that case (or if an admin choses to install for the "local user" only), the default installation location is inside <code>%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\GNU Octave</code>.</p>