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Improve text about implementing missing functions (bug #40990) * missing.md: Improve text, as Felipe G. Nievinski suggested. * _config.yml, get-involved.md, index.html, missing.md: try to use jekyll variables for common URLs.
author Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com>
date Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:05:30 +0100
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3 title: Missing functions
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7 GNU Octave strives to be among the very best numerical tools available.
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8 While compatibility with Matlab is one of many strong features of Octave,
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9 we have not achieved 100% compatibility.
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10 If you are reading this page, it is most likely because you attempted to
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11 use a function that is part of core Matlab, but has yet to be implemented
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12 in Octave.
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14 There can be several reasons for the given function not to exist in Octave:
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16 - The function may exist in [Octave-Forge][1], but has not yet been adopted
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17 as a part of the core Octave distribution. You can try to look for your
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18 function in the [alphabetical list of functions][2] at the Octave-Forge
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19 web site to see if it is available in some package.
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21 - The function may be new to Matlab. It is possible that the Octave
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22 community simply does not know it exists. Should this be the case,
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23 feel free to open a feature request in the [Octave bug tracker][3].
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26 The Octave community is a loosely organized association of volunteers.
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27 Development might sometimes not be fast enough for your needs.
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28 If you have a feature request for Octave, the best way to ensure that your
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29 suggested improvement becomes a reality is either to [implement it yourself][4]
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30 or to [hire a developer do it for you][5].
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