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author Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com>
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2 layout: default
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3 title: So, you tried to use a missing function...?
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4 menu: false
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7 GNU Octave strives to be among the very best numerical tools
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8 available. While compatibility with Matlab is one of many strong
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9 features of Octave, we have not achieved 100% compatibility. If
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10 you are reading this page, it is most likely because you attempted
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11 to use a function that is part of core Matlab, but has yet to be
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12 implemented in Octave.
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14 There can be several reasons for the given function not to exist
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15 in Octave:
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17 <ul>
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18 <li>
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19 The function may exist
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20 in <a href="http://octave.sourceforge.net">Octave-Forge</a>, but
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21 has not yet been adopted as a part of the core Octave
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22 distribution. You can try to look for your function in
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23 the <a href="http://octave.sourceforge.net/functions_by_alpha.php">alphabetical
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24 list of functions</a> at the Octave-Forge web site to see if it
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25 is available in some package.
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26 </li>
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27 <li>
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28 The function may be new to Matlab. It is possible that the Octave
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29 community simply does not know it exists. Should this be the case,
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30 feel free to open a feature request in the
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31 <a href="http://bugs.octave.org">Octave bug tracker</a>.
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32 </li>
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33 </ul>
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35 The Octave community consists of volunteers working in their spare
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36 time. As a result, development might sometimes not be fast enough for
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37 your needs. If you have a feature request for Octave, the best way to
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38 ensure that your suggested improvement gets incorporated is either to
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39 implement the feature yourself or to pay somebody to do it for you.
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40 If you are interested in funding work on Octave, please check out
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41 the <a href="get-involved.html">resources for developers</a>.