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GNU Octave 4.2.1 release.
author | Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> |
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date | Fri, 24 Feb 2017 23:09:53 +0100 |
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3 title: "GNU Octave 4.2.1 Released" | |
4 date: 2017-02-24 | |
5 categories: news release | |
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7 | |
8 Octave Version 4.2.1 has been released and is now available for [download][1]. | |
9 An official [Windows binary installer][2] is also available. | |
10 | |
11 This version is a bug fixing release: | |
12 | |
13 - doc: Fix differences between example code and run time results ([bug #50282](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50282)). | |
14 - Fix opengl "invalid operation" when zooming ([bug #50317](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50317)). | |
15 - doc: provide complete examples in plotting documentation ([bug #44263](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?44263)). | |
16 - doc: Overhaul Java interface description ([bug #50299](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50299)). | |
17 - doc: Add documentation for hex and binary prefix and `_` separator([bug #50305](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50305) and [bug #50334](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50334)). | |
18 - Fix incorrect handling of `0b` binary numbers in complex constants. | |
19 - Guarantee returning `std::string` from tilde_expand functions ([bug #50234](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50234)). | |
20 - Workaround segfault in `file_stat` ([bug #50234](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50234)). | |
21 - Better documentation of `*fcn` properties. | |
22 - genpropdoc.m: document more graphics properties ([bug #50337](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50337)). | |
23 - doc: Fix build of docs broken in `sub2ind` ([bug #50348](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50348)). | |
24 - always fork and exec when starting the gui ([bug #49609](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49609)). | |
25 - maint: add classdef test files from cset 194481349d22 ([bug #49819](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49819)). | |
26 - print.m: fix regression with `-append` option ([bug #50318](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50318)). | |
27 - version.m: document that `-release` returns an empty string ([bug #50294](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50294)). | |
28 - Don't display legend, colorbar, and annotation axes coordinates ([bug #50272](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50272)). | |
29 - doc: Remove trailing `"\n\"` from `sleep` and `usleep` docstrings ([bug #50301](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50301)). | |
30 - fix settings update for existing editor tabs (regression from b3ced5e3cebb). | |
31 - acinclude.m4: Correct test for `SetPlaceHolderText`. | |
32 - configure: use the correct flags when testing for the CXSparse library version. | |
33 - `__run_test_suite__.m`: fix typo in return values. | |
34 - qp.m: Fix regression with incorrect vector dimensions ([bug #50067](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50067)). | |
35 - make editor save its widget settings again when octave quits | |
36 - Prevent infinite loop in global documentation search ([bug #50177](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50177)). | |
37 - connect execute command signal in editor constructor ([bug #50171](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50171)) | |
38 - connect editors execute command signal to the required slot ([bug #50171](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50171)) | |
39 - check if input is class method before declaring it unimplemented ([patch #9238](https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?9238) and [bug #49694](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49694)). | |
40 - doc: Expand documentation for `cast` ([bug #50201](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50201)). | |
41 - doc: Correct two entries in Table 34.1 ([bug #50203](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50203)). | |
42 - oop.txi: Improve table formatting ([bug #50203](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50203)). | |
43 - Workaround segfault when an error occurs while printing ([bug #49779](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49779)) | |
44 - doc: Fix `##` in middle of docstring/comment lines ([bug #50145](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50145)). | |
45 - doc: Reword documentation about subplots in 15.2.4 ([bug #50148](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50148)). | |
46 - doc: Update unimplemented list of functions and where to find them ([bug #50098](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50098)). | |
47 - axis.m: Do not set `plotboxaspectratio` to `0` ([bug #49755](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49755)). | |
48 - help.m: Return valid list of keywords for `--list`. | |
49 - don't rethrow exception in destructor ([bug #49304](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49304)). | |
50 - rethrow `octave::exit_exception` ([bug #49304](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49304)). | |
51 - doc: Don't use `@code` in `@deftypefn` because it expands badly in plain text format. | |
52 - Update `appdata.xml` to follow conventions ([bug #49952](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49952)). | |
53 - mexproto.h (`mxAssert`, `mxAssertS`): ensure operator precedence ([bug #50050](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50050)). | |
54 - compare_plot_demos: fix spurious link to next page. | |
55 - compare_plot_demos: fix HTML syntax, simplify output, remove external deps ([bug #49709](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49709)). | |
56 - Calculate error in solution for ode solvers correctly ([bug #49950](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49950)). | |
57 - doc: Add more depth to explanation of `~` function argument ([bug #49444](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49444)). | |
58 - Use `GetModuleFileName` for getting octave path in windows ([bug #48671](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?48671)). | |
59 - Use C++ updaters for labels color ([bug #49980](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49980)). | |
60 - distinguish elements vs. bytes in fread ([bug #49699](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49699)). | |
61 - doc: Add more `seealso` links between docstrings. | |
62 - use correct dimensions for liboctave `+=` and `-=` matrix operators. | |
63 - fix cut and paste error in sparse matrix solver. | |
64 - doc: Review Appendix A, External Code Interface, of manual. | |
65 - fminsearch.m: Fix error in `guarded_eval`. | |
66 - Move `frame2im` and `im2frame` to `image/` directory ([bug #49939](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49939)). | |
67 - doc: Document `nargout=0` calling mode for `ode23`, `ode45`. | |
68 - Fix undefined return argument for more than 2 outputs from ode solver ([bug #49890](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49890)). | |
69 - CITATION: Use `and` instead of comma to separate author names. | |
70 - CITATION: Fix accent for Søren in BibTeX entry. | |
71 - Fix `inv` for hermitian matrices (bug introduced in 5ce959c55cc0) ([bug #49904](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49904)). | |
72 - doc: Correct documentation for javaclasspath file ([bug #49873](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49873)). | |
73 - Fix gzip for certain types of gzip files ([bug #49760](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49760)). | |
74 - Fix typo in liboctave version info ([bug #49860](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49860)). | |
75 - Initialize ODE Event function with start time ([bug #49846](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49846)). | |
76 - languages/de_DE.ts: Fix spacing and punctuation ([patch #9188](https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/?9188)). | |
77 - allow configure test to succeed without implicit fcn decls ([bug #49782](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49782)). | |
78 - gnulib: import fix for link.m4. | |
79 - allow external docstrings from .oct files to be found again ([bug #49687](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49687)). | |
80 - don't require semicolon between property list elements ([bug #49819](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49819)). | |
81 - Fall back to Octave's regular display method for class objects without a display method. | |
82 - exit with non-zero status if parsing or evaluation of `--eval` code fails. | |
83 - display.m: Correctly display output for non-class objects ([bug #49753](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49753) and [bug #49794](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49794)). | |
84 - Don't run publish.tst unless OSMESA or gnuplot are available ([bug #49767](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49767)). | |
85 - doc: Rewrite parts of Introduction chapter. | |
86 - doc: Rewrite docstrings for `sub2ind` and `ind2sub`. | |
87 - doc: Small fixes to docstrings ([bug #49733](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49733)). | |
88 - doc: Update documentation for `norm`, `normest`, `normest1`, `condest`. | |
89 - doc: Update docstring for `condest`. | |
90 - find help for function aliases again ([bug #49687](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49687)). | |
91 - legend.m: backport cset 7184b4516a68 ([bug #49675](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49675)). | |
92 - doc: Add programming note to caxis docstring. | |
93 - axis.m: Replace call to non-existent function `clim` with `caxis`. | |
94 - doc: Update documentation for `axis`. | |
95 - doc: Update documentation for `[xyz]lim.m`. | |
96 - preserve `lasterror` info on rethrow ([bug #49642](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49642)). | |
97 - light.m: Update docstring. | |
98 - Change text describing demo plots to reflect new ColorOrder ([bug #49288](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49288)). | |
99 - norm: fix input validation tests. | |
100 - norm: fix error in input argument validation leading to segfault ([bug #49634](https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49634)). | |
101 - doc: Update month of TeX title page. | |
102 - doc: Clarify inputs and outputs for `rgb2hsv`. | |
103 | |
104 The above list was generated using the following command and very little | |
105 manual post-processing: | |
106 | |
107 {% highlight bash %} | |
108 hg log -r "release-4-2-0:release-4-2-1" -b stable \ | |
109 | grep "summary:" | nl | sort -rn | cut -f 2- \ | |
110 | sed 's/summary:\s*/- /' \ | |
111 | sed 's/\(bug #\)\([0-9]*\)/[\1\2](https:\/\/savannah.gnu.org\/bugs\/?\2)/' \ | |
112 | sed 's/\(patch #\)\([0-9]*\)/[\1\2](https:\/\/savannah.gnu.org\/patch\/?\2)/' | |
113 {% endhighlight %} | |
114 | |
115 [1]: {{ "download.html" | absolute_url }} | |
116 [2]: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/windows |