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maint: merge stable to default
author John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date Fri, 29 Jul 2022 12:02:42 -0400
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1 Summary of bugs fixed for version 7.3.0 (tbd):
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2 ----------------------------------------------------
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4 For (bug #XXXXX) see https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?XXXXX
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6 ### Improvements and fixes
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8 ### GUI
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10 ### Build system / Tests
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12 ### Documentation
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15 Summary of bugs fixed for version 7.2.0 (2022-07-28):
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16 ----------------------------------------------------
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18 ### Improvements and fixes
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20 - Avoid out-of-bounds indexing when checking for broadcastable inplace operators (bug #38466).
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21 - `hdl2struct.m`: Fix saving of `uibuttongroups` (bug #62266).
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22 - Fix `ls` with glob patterns on Windows (bug #62282).
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23 - `pkg.m`: Create directory before saving file (bug #62303).
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24 - `nchoosek.m`: Fix freeze-up for certain integer inputs (bug #62319).
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25 - `nchoosek.m`: Restore fast path code for floating point inputs (bug #62319).
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26 - `betainc.m`: Use sophisticated technique for calculating exponents to avoid inaccuracies (bug #62329).
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27 - `ls.m`: Fix handling of `\` on UNIX platforms (bug #62282).
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28 - `findobj.m`: Fix input validation of graphics handles (bug #62378).
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29 - `newplot.m`: Backed out changeset fdd58773ac02 (bug #61945).
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30 - `__print_parse_opts__.m`: Initialize variables in all cases for print warnings (bug #62287).
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31 - `__wglob__`: Correctly handle `.` and `..` in patterns on Windows (bug #62414).
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32 - `datenum.m`: Correctly handle arrays with leading singleton dimensions (bug #62407).
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33 - Stop incorrect error when `reset()` called on `uimenu` handle (bug #62425).
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34 - Emit more informative error message on empty input when setting axis limits (bug #62541).
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35 - `msgbox.m`: Allow "custom" `cdata` for icon (bug #62445).
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36 - Fix memory leak with nested functions and anonymous functions (bug #62459).
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37 - `__wglob__`: Retain trailing file separator on Windows (bug #62414).
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38 - `pkg`: Avoid error when unlinking non-existent files (bug #62436).
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39 - `mkoctfile.m`: Trim whitespace (newline) around system output.
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41 - `plot`: Deprecate using numbers to select line colors (bug #62470).
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47 - Store token ID, not keyword ID when parsing keywords (bug #62587).
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48 - `canonicalize_file_name`: Do not translate mapped network drive to UNC path (bug #62576).
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49 - `inputParser`: Correctly handle cell default values for optional parameters (bug #62639).
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50 - `factor.m`: Performance tweak to avoid division in certain cases.
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51 - Fix regression with `\color[rgb]` TeX pattern (bug #62668).
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53 - `pkg.m`: Create `PREFIX` and `ARCHPREFIX` directories (bug #62681).
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54 - `pkg`: Replace `OCTAVE_HOME` in `PREFIX` and `ARCHPREFIX` independently (bug #62681).
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56 - `pkg`: Fix formatting of `copyfile` message (bug #62769).
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57 - `pkg`: Escape special characters in `OCTAVE_HOME` for `regexprep` (bug #62681).
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59 ### GUI
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61 - Fix removing trailing spaces on closing a modified file (bug #62271).
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62 - Replace use of deprecated `QDesktopWidget` in GUI.
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63 - Fix display in Variable Editor when `fixed_point_format` is on (bug #62544).
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64 - Fix file length when saving shorter content in editor (bug #62588).
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66 ### Build system / Tests
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68 - `addpref.m`: Recode test to work with multiple running instances of Octave.
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69 - Don't leak build directories in installed directories (bug #62295).
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70 - Import `hash-buffer` modules from gnulib (bug #62416).
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71 - Remove `.dirstamp` files from `test/` directory with `maintainer-clean` target.
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72 - Add tests for `__FILE__` and `__LINE__` (bug #52587).
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74 ### Documentation
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76 - `datestr.m`: Fix minor typo.
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77 - `ls.m`: Improve wording in docstring (bug #62282).
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78 - `dir.m`: Clarify wildcard behavior on Windows in docstring (bug #62282).
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79 - `memory.m`: Redo documentation to be formatted correctly in Info output.
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80 - Document contracted `format` arguments (bug #62417).
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81 - `humps.m`: Fix mismatch between TeX docstring and non-TeX docstring.
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82 - `warning_ids.m`: Add new warning ID `"Octave:deprecated-option"`.
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83 - `primes.m`: Move code examples before math theory.
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84 - `primes.m`: Mark variables in docstring with `@var{}` macro.
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85 - Rewrite section on automatic type conversions (bug #62283).
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86 - `subsasgn`: Correct example code (bug #33221).
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89 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 7 (2022-04-06)
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90 --------------------------------------------------------------------
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92 See: https://www.gnu.org/software/octave/news/release/2022/04/06/octave-7.1.0-released.html
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94 ### General improvements
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97 parentheses for invocation and no return argument assignment---or in a
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98 functional form---parentheses and '=' for assignment of return values.
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100 **Command Form Example**
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102 `mkdir new_directory`
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104 **Function Form Example**
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106 `status = mkdir ("new_directory")`
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108 Octave now handles errors that occur in a consistent manner. If
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111 message is printed and the failure is communicated to the programmer
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112 via the output status variable.
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114 The following list of functions have been modified.
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115
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116 * `copyfile`
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117 * `fcntl`
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118 * `fileattrib`
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119 * `kill`
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120 * `link`
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121 * `mkfifo`
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122 * `movefile`
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123 * `rename`
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124 * `rmdir`
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125 * `symlink`
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126 * `unlink`
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129 an error. The interpreter makes this check automatically. If a
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130 function uses varargin then the check is skipped for function inputs,
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131 and if a function uses varargout then the check is skipped for function
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132 outputs. Input validation for functions typically begins with checking
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133 that the number of inputs and outputs match expectations. Existing code
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134 can be simplified by removing these checks which are now done by the
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135 interpreter. Typically, code blocks like the following can simply be
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136 deleted.
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138 ## Checking number of inputs
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139 if (nargin > 2)
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140 print_usage ();
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141 endif
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143 ## Checking number of outputs
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144 if (nargout > 1)
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145 print_usage ();
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146 endif
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148 - Binary and hexadecimal constants like `0b101` and `0xDEADBEEF` now
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149 create integers (unsigned by default) with sizes determined from the
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150 number of digits present. For example, `0xff` creates a `uint8` value
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151 and `0xDEADBEEF` creates a `uint32` value. You may also use a suffix of
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152 the form `u8`, `u16`, `u32`, `u64`, `s8`, `s16`, `s32`, or `s64` to
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153 explicitly specify the data type to use (`u` or `s` to indicate unsigned
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154 or signed and the number to indicate the integer size).
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155
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156 Binary constants are limited to 64 binary digits and hexadecimal
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157 constants are limited to 16 hexadecimal digits with no automatic
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158 rounding or conversion to floating point values. Note that this may
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159 cause problems in existing code. For example, an expression like
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160 `[0x1; 0x100; 0x10000]` will be uint8 (because of the rules of
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161 concatenating integers of different sizes) with the larger values
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162 truncated (because of the saturation semantics of integer values). To
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163 avoid these kinds of problems either: 1) declare the first integer to be
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164 of the desired size such as `[0x1u32; 0x100; 0x10000]`, or 2) pad
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165 constants in array expressions with leading zeros so that they use the
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166 same number of digits for each value such as
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167 `[0x00_00_01; 0x00_01_00; 0x01_00_00]`.
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169 - The colon operator now works for integer (int8, int16, ..., uint64)
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170 and single data types. However, only double ranges use a
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171 memory-efficient storage scheme internally. Other data types are
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172 stored as ordinary arrays.
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174 - The increment and decrement operators `++` and `--` must "hug" their
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175 corresponding variables. In previous versions of Octave, whitespaces
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176 between these operators and the variable they affect were allowed. That
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177 is no longer the case.
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178
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179 - Parsing of command-style function calls has changed to improve
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180 consistency of behavior and compatibility with Matlab. This change
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181 affects statements that begin with binary operator expressions when the
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182 first operand is a plain symbol followed by a whitespace character and
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183 the binary operator is not followed by a whitespace character. For
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184 example, the statement `cmd -option` is parsed as a command-style
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185 function call, not a binary subtraction operation.
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186
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187 This change affects all binary operators: `+`, `-`, `*`, `/`, `\`,
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188 `^`, `.*`, `./`, `.\`, `.^`, `|`, `&`, `||`, `&&`, `+=`, `-=`, `*=`,
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189 `/=`, `\=`, `^=`, `.*=`, `./=`, `.\=`, `.^=`, `|=`, and `&=`.
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190
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191 Previous versions of Octave would attempt to determine whether the
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192 first operand in an expression was a variable, and if so, parse
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193 expressions like `var -val` as an expression. However, this attempt to
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194 "do the right thing" could cause trouble (for example, if a variable is
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195 only defined conditionally).
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196
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197 Now, parsing command-style function calls is purely based on syntax.
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198
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199 Command-style function call syntax is only allowed at the beginning
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200 of a statement. Expressions in other contexts are not affected, so an
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201 expression like `a + b +c` will not be parsed as a command-style function
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202 call.
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203
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204 For compatibility with Matlab, a binary expression at the beginning
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205 of a statement that starts with one of the symbols `I`, `i`, `J`, `j`,
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206 `Inf`, `inf`, `NaN`, `nan`, or `pi` is never parsed as a command-style
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207 function call. Octave also extends this behavior to `e`, which is not
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208 present as a special numeric constant in Matlab.
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209
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210 Note that full compatibility with Matlab, which does not have the
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211 OP= operators, would require that even `a -= b` is parsed as a
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212 command-style function call. As that would significantly hinder the use
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213 of these operators, Octave treats them as the other binary operators
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214 instead of providing fully compatible behavior.
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216 - The `mldivide` function (i.e., the `\` operator) now uses an LU
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217 decomposition to solve nearly singular full square matrices. This is
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218 Matlab-compatible and yields results which more nearly minimize `norm
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219 (A*x - b)`. Previously, Octave computed a minimum-norm solution.
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222 inputs > 1e14, it can be up to 10,000 times faster.
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224 - The `isprime` function uses a new primality testing algorithm
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225 that is up to 50,000 times faster for inputs > 1e14.
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227 - The `betainc` function now calculates an exact output for the
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228 important special cases where a or b are 1.
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230 - The `whos` function now displays an additional attribute 's' when
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231 the variable is a sparse type.
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234 `jsondecode` and `jsonencode` functions to read and write JSON data.
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235
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236 - As part of GSoC 2021, Abdallah K. Elshamy implemented the
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237 `jupyter_notebook` classdef class. This class supports running and
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238 filling Jupyter Notebooks using the Octave language kernel from Octave
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239 itself. Making the evaluation of long-running Jupyter Notebooks on a
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240 computing server without permanent browser connection possible.
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241
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242 - By default, the history file is now located at $DATA/octave/history,
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243 where $DATA is a platform dependent location for (roaming) user data
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244 files (e.g., ${XDG_DATA_HOME} or, if that is not set, ~/.local/share on
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245 Unix-like operating systems or %APPDATA% on Windows).
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246
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247 - For Octave on Windows OS, the minimum required version of the Windows
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248 API is now 6.1 (Windows 7 or newer).
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249
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250 - The non-re-entrant version of the QHull library "libqhull" was
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251 deprecated upstream. Octave now (optionally) requires the re-entrant
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252 version of that library "libqhull_r" instead.
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253
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254 - Octave's build system no longer appends "++" to the end of the
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255 "magick++" library name (set with the `--with-magick=` configure flag).
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256 The real name of the "magick++" library (including any potentially
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257 trailing "++") needs to be set in that option now.
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258
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259 - The `pkg update` command now accepts options that are passed to `pkg
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260 install` for each updated package. Specifying @option{-local} or
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261 @option{-global} will restrict update checks to local or global
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262 installed packages, respectively.
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263
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264 ### Graphical User Interface
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265
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266 - The graphical user interface is now available in Hungarian and
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267 Turkish.
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268
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269 - In debug mode, symbol values are now shown in tooltips when hovering
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270 variables in the editor panel.
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271
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272 - The "Disable global shortcuts when Command Window has focus" GUI
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273 preference under the Shortcuts tab is now disabled by default. This
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274 option disables keyboard shortcuts to avoid interference with readline
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275 key strokes in the Command Window. Unlike versions prior to Octave 7,
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276 this preference now also affects the Ctrl-C/V shortcuts for copy/paste.
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277
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278 - In command line mode, i.e. when Octave is started without the --gui option,
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279 the doc command now opens the GUI documentation browser as a standalone widget,
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280 provided that Octave was compiled with GUI support.
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281
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282 ### Graphics backend
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283
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284 - Support for Qt4 for both graphics and the GUI has been removed.
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285
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286 - If a working LaTeX tool chain is found on the path, including `latex`,
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287 `dvipng`, and `dvisvgm` binaries, then text strings can now be rendered
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288 properly when using the `"latex"` value for the text objects'
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289 `"interpreter"` property and axes objects' `"ticklabelinterpreter"`.
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290 Type `doc "latex interpreter"` for further info.
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291
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292 - The `"Marker"` property for plot objects now accepts `|` which draws
20fd3c03fd74 Add new plot marker styles '|' and '_' (bug #61350)
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293 a vertical line or `_` which draws a horizontal line.
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294
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295 - The `FMT` format argument for plot commands now accepts long forms for
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296 color names which may be more understandable than the existing
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297 one-letter codes. For example, the RGB value `[0 0 0]` can now be
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298 specified by `"black"` in addition to `"k"`.
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299
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300 - The color graphics properties, for example `"EdgeColor"` or
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301 `"FaceColor"`, now accept HTML specifications. An HTML specification is
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302 a string that begins with the character '#' and is followed by either 3
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303 or 6 hexadecimal digits. For example, magenta which is 100% red and
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304 blue values can specified by `"#FF00FF"` or `"#F0F"`.
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305
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306 - The additional property `"contextmenu"` has been added to all graphics
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307 objects. It is equivalent to the previously used `"uicontextmenu"`
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308 property which is hidden now.
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309
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310 - `uicontrol` objects now fully implement the `"Off"` and `"Inactive"`
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311 values of the `"Enable"` property. When the value is `"Off"`, no
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312 interaction with the object occurs and the `uicontrol` changes color
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313 (typically to gray) to indicate it is disabled. When the value is
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314 `"Inactive"`, the object appears normally (no change in color), but it
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315 is not possible to change the value of the object (such as modifying
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316 text in an `Edit` box or clicking on a `RadioButton`).
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317
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318 - The `"ListBoxTop"` property for `uicontrol` objects has been
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319 implemented for `set` commands.
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320
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321 - The `Title` property for print formats such as PDF or SVG is now set
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322 to the title displayed on the figure window which contains the plot.
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323
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324 - Additional properties have been added to the `axes` graphics object:
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325 * `"alphamap"` (not yet implemented)
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326 * `"alphascale"` (not yet implemented)
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327 * `"colorscale"` (not yet implemented)
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328 * `"fontsizemode"` (not yet implemented)
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329 * `"innerposition"` (equivalent to `"position"`)
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330 * `"interactions"` (not yet implemented)
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331 * `"layout"` (not yet implemented)
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332 * `"legend"` (not yet implemented)
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333 * `"nextseriesindex"` (read-only, used by `scatter`
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334 graphics objects)
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335 * `"positionconstraint"` (replacement for `"activepositionproperty"`
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336 which is now a hidden property. No plans for removal.)
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337 * `"toolbar"` (not yet implemented)
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338 * `"xaxis"` (not yet implemented)
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339 * `"yaxis"` (not yet implemented)
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340 * `"zaxis"` (not yet implemented)
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341
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342 ### Matlab compatibility
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343
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344 - The function `griddata` now implements the `"v4"` Biharmonic Spline
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345 Interpolation method. In adddition, the function now accepts 3-D inputs
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346 by passing the data to `griddata3`.
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347
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348 - Coordinate transformation functions `cart2sph`, `sph2cart`,
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349 `cart2pol`, and `pol2cart` now accept either row or column vectors for
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350 coordinate inputs. A single coordinate matrix with one variable per
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351 column can still be used as function input, but a single output variable
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352 will now contain just the first output coordinate, and will no longer
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353 return the full output coordinate matrix. Output size matches the size
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parents: 28588
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354 of input vectors, or in the case of an input matrix will be column
28176
a23da76e0693 Matlab compatibility fixes for coordinate transform functions (bug #57794).
Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowskin@asme.org>
parents: 28156
diff changeset
355 vectors with rows corresponding to the input coordinate matrix.
26841
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections.
Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com>
parents: 26803
diff changeset
356
28248
7739d3eb952b NEWS: Announce support for negative numbers in dec2bin, dec2hex.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28217
diff changeset
357 - The function `dec2bin` and `dec2hex` now support negative numbers.
26841
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Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com>
parents: 26803
diff changeset
358
29988
ecbcc4647dbe factor.m: Overhaul function to support inputs > flintmax.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29987
diff changeset
359 - The function `factor` now supports uint64 inputs larger than
ecbcc4647dbe factor.m: Overhaul function to support inputs > flintmax.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29987
diff changeset
360 `flintmax`.
ecbcc4647dbe factor.m: Overhaul function to support inputs > flintmax.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29987
diff changeset
361
29990
3eb6483241d0 primes.m: Overhaul function.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29988
diff changeset
362 - The function `primes` now supports char inputs.
3eb6483241d0 primes.m: Overhaul function.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29988
diff changeset
363
29189
dd4cb1ad9dc8 prctile.m, quantile.m: Small formatting changes to cset 7d262c7f8b1d.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29181
diff changeset
364 - The functions `quantile` and `prctile` now permit operating on
dd4cb1ad9dc8 prctile.m, quantile.m: Small formatting changes to cset 7d262c7f8b1d.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29181
diff changeset
365 dimensions greater than `ndims (x)`.
26841
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections.
Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com>
parents: 26803
diff changeset
366
29937
b39203a44db2 Call print_struct_array_contents(1) when '--traditional' option used.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29928
diff changeset
367 - The function `iqr` now uses Matlab compatible interpolation for
30378
2f4cd1952f0b NEWS: change a few wordings for clarity.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30333
diff changeset
368 quantile values. The dimension input now allows a vector, "all", and
2f4cd1952f0b NEWS: change a few wordings for clarity.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30333
diff changeset
369 dimensions greater than `ndims (x)`. The function also handles
2f4cd1952f0b NEWS: change a few wordings for clarity.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30333
diff changeset
370 `Inf` and `NaN` input values in a Matlab-compatible manner.
28148
4f1d1b1d4afc NEWS: Add a note about ostreamtube/streamtube (bug #57471).
Markus Meisinger <chloros2@gmx.de>
parents: 28141
diff changeset
371
28374
248f7cc8dc74 NEWS: Announce improvements in importdata() function.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28336
diff changeset
372 - The function `importdata` now produces more compatible results when
248f7cc8dc74 NEWS: Announce improvements in importdata() function.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28336
diff changeset
373 the file contains a 2-D text matrix.
25742
8eec0403a370 fminsearch.m: Update default TolFun to 1e-4 for Matlab compatibility.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 25741
diff changeset
374
30246
ba4aebad10d1 Return logical status variable from file functions for Matlab compatibility.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30245
diff changeset
375 - The file functions `copyfile`, `mkdir`, `movefile`, `rmdir` now return
30298
1a1f3ae76e74 Use underscores instead of CamelCase in jupyter_notebook classdef
Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com>
parents: 30294
diff changeset
376 a logical value (true/false) rather than a numeric value (1/0).
26841
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections.
Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com>
parents: 26803
diff changeset
377
29918
3eca54836f97 Allow 'Label' to be used as a synonym for 'Text' on uimenus (bug #60870)
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29910
diff changeset
378 - `uimenu` now accepts property `"Text"` which is identical to
3eca54836f97 Allow 'Label' to be used as a synonym for 'Text' on uimenus (bug #60870)
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29910
diff changeset
379 `"Label"`. Matlab recommends using `"Text"` in new code, although there
3eca54836f97 Allow 'Label' to be used as a synonym for 'Text' on uimenus (bug #60870)
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29910
diff changeset
380 is no announced date for deprecating `"Label"`.
26841
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Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com>
parents: 26803
diff changeset
381
28590
3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28588
diff changeset
382 - The functions `scatter` and `scatter3` now return a handle to a
3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28588
diff changeset
383 scatter graphics object. For compatibility, they return an `hggroup` of
29116
4d8aaceb629a NEWS: Create proper double quotes for Octave properties in Markdown.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29113
diff changeset
384 patch graphics objects when the `"gnuplot"` graphics toolkit is used. In
28767
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28698
diff changeset
385 previous versions of Octave, these functions returned an `hggroup` of
28590
3623c94ad285 NEWS: Clarify some text and wrap at column 72.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28588
diff changeset
386 patch graphics objects for all graphics toolkits.
26170
247126168d23 Don't remove globals when 'clear' called without arguments (bug #39790).
Julien Bect <julien.bect@supelec.fr>
parents: 26140
diff changeset
387
29113
5fc28dab0b2b Document new long forms of color spec argument to plot.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29076
diff changeset
388 - The functions `bar` and `barh` now handle stacked negative bar values
5fc28dab0b2b Document new long forms of color spec argument to plot.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29076
diff changeset
389 in a Matlab-compatible manner. Negative values now stack below the zero
5fc28dab0b2b Document new long forms of color spec argument to plot.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29076
diff changeset
390 axis independently of a positive value bars in the same stack.
5fc28dab0b2b Document new long forms of color spec argument to plot.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29076
diff changeset
391 Previously the negative bars could overlap positive bars depending on
5fc28dab0b2b Document new long forms of color spec argument to plot.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29076
diff changeset
392 drawing order.
28676
1f6b21015b4e NEWS: Add info about changed 'class' of inline functions (bug #59023).
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28665
diff changeset
393
29144
f5e89a80ba8c Use colors from "colormap" property for bar, barh if a "hist" option was given (bug #59589).
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29135
diff changeset
394 - The functions `bar` and `barh` now use colors from the `"ColorOrder"`
f5e89a80ba8c Use colors from "colormap" property for bar, barh if a "hist" option was given (bug #59589).
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29135
diff changeset
395 axes property rather than the `"Colormap"` figure property unless one
f5e89a80ba8c Use colors from "colormap" property for bar, barh if a "hist" option was given (bug #59589).
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29135
diff changeset
396 of the histogram options (@qcode{"hist"}, @qcode{"histc"} was specified.
22586
d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default.
Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org>
parents: 22573
diff changeset
397
28319
bc904ed5aad4 saveas.m: Change default format to .ofig (bug #58391).
Guillaume Flandin <guillaume.offline@gmail.com>
parents: 28314
diff changeset
398 - The function `saveas` now defaults to saving in Octave figure format
bc904ed5aad4 saveas.m: Change default format to .ofig (bug #58391).
Guillaume Flandin <guillaume.offline@gmail.com>
parents: 28314
diff changeset
399 (.ofig) rather than PDF (.pdf).
28676
1f6b21015b4e NEWS: Add info about changed 'class' of inline functions (bug #59023).
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28665
diff changeset
400
28767
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28698
diff changeset
401 - A new warning ID (`"Octave:unimplemented-matlab-functionality"`) has
877e876338cc NEWS: Update Markdown syntax and re-order items.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28698
diff changeset
402 been added which prints a warning when Octave's parser recognizes valid
28482
7ea82a190029 Add new warning ID "Octave:unimplemented-matlab-functionality".
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28396
diff changeset
403 Matlab code, but for which Octave does not yet implement the
7ea82a190029 Add new warning ID "Octave:unimplemented-matlab-functionality".
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28396
diff changeset
404 functionality. By default, this warning is enabled.
25870
49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024).
Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
parents: 25840
diff changeset
405
29937
b39203a44db2 Call print_struct_array_contents(1) when '--traditional' option used.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29928
diff changeset
406 - When Octave is started with the `--traditional` option for maximum
b39203a44db2 Call print_struct_array_contents(1) when '--traditional' option used.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29928
diff changeset
407 compatibility the `print_struct_array_contents` internal variable is set
b39203a44db2 Call print_struct_array_contents(1) when '--traditional' option used.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29928
diff changeset
408 to true.
25870
49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024).
Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
parents: 25840
diff changeset
409
30285
7835150ba175 repelem.m: produce row output for scalar input (bug #61412)
Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com>
parents: 30283
diff changeset
410 - The function `repelem` now produces a row vector output when the input is
7835150ba175 repelem.m: produce row output for scalar input (bug #61412)
Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com>
parents: 30283
diff changeset
411 a scalar.
7835150ba175 repelem.m: produce row output for scalar input (bug #61412)
Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com>
parents: 30283
diff changeset
412
30415
bc0de453fb6a extend var and std with dim options (bug #58116) and weights (patch #10103)
Stefano Guidoni <ilguido@users.sf.net>
parents: 30378
diff changeset
413 - The functions `var` and `std` now accept a weight vector as input and
bc0de453fb6a extend var and std with dim options (bug #58116) and weights (patch #10103)
Stefano Guidoni <ilguido@users.sf.net>
parents: 30378
diff changeset
414 compute the weigthed variance. Dimension input now allows a vector and
bc0de453fb6a extend var and std with dim options (bug #58116) and weights (patch #10103)
Stefano Guidoni <ilguido@users.sf.net>
parents: 30378
diff changeset
415 the keyword "all".
bc0de453fb6a extend var and std with dim options (bug #58116) and weights (patch #10103)
Stefano Guidoni <ilguido@users.sf.net>
parents: 30378
diff changeset
416
28082
f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28044
diff changeset
417 ### Alphabetical list of new functions added in Octave 7
25870
49ffa78f9243 Use "facenormals" for flat lighting on surfaces (bug #54024).
Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
parents: 25840
diff changeset
418
29166
b58e3a04fab3 sinpi.m, cospi.m: New trigonometric functions (bug #59615)
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29144
diff changeset
419 * `cospi`
28336
be3dab3212e9 getpixelposition.m: Implement new function (bug #58181)
Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com>
parents: 28328
diff changeset
420 * `getpixelposition`
28217
d052c11d47c6 Add new functions startsWith and endsWith (bug #57041).
Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com>
parents: 28215
diff changeset
421 * `endsWith`
29400
4d747b196935 fill3.m: Add new function.
Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
parents: 29393
diff changeset
422 * `fill3`
28620
5da49e37a6c9 New functions jsondecode and jsonencode (bug #53100).
Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com>
parents: 28590
diff changeset
423 * `jsondecode`
5da49e37a6c9 New functions jsondecode and jsonencode (bug #53100).
Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com>
parents: 28590
diff changeset
424 * `jsonencode`
30298
1a1f3ae76e74 Use underscores instead of CamelCase in jupyter_notebook classdef
Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com>
parents: 30294
diff changeset
425 * `jupyter_notebook`
28396
c126a60b0d52 listfonts.m: New function (bug #58476).
Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com>
parents: 28391
diff changeset
426 * `listfonts`
28774
903fe321649b Add Matlab compatible wrappers for base64_encode and base64_decode.
Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
parents: 28767
diff changeset
427 * `matlab.net.base64decode`
903fe321649b Add Matlab compatible wrappers for base64_encode and base64_decode.
Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
parents: 28767
diff changeset
428 * `matlab.net.base64encode`
28377
2f571bfff344 Add "memory" function (patch #9924).
Lars Kindermann <lars.kindermann@reglos.de>
parents: 28374
diff changeset
429 * `memory`
28991
69ec8d9e769b Add function ordqz (patch #9897).
Martin Köhler <koehlerm@mpi-magdeburg.mpg.de>
parents: 28978
diff changeset
430 * `ordqz`
28112
d320728d5d06 style fixes for rng; document and mention in NEWS file
John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
parents: 28085
diff changeset
431 * `rng`
29166
b58e3a04fab3 sinpi.m, cospi.m: New trigonometric functions (bug #59615)
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29144
diff changeset
432 * `sinpi`
28217
d052c11d47c6 Add new functions startsWith and endsWith (bug #57041).
Abdallah Elshamy <abdallah.k.elshamy@gmail.com>
parents: 28215
diff changeset
433 * `startsWith`
28391
8a9a041db1dc Add "streamribbon" function (patch #9916).
Markus Meisinger <chloros2@gmx.de>
parents: 28377
diff changeset
434 * `streamribbon`
29353
fe21f065fc23 turbo.m: New colormap file (bug #59998).
Christian Himpe <christian.himpe@wwu.de>
parents: 29313
diff changeset
435 * `turbo`
29313
f3272029d42c uniquetol.m: Add new function (bug #59850).
Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
parents: 29309
diff changeset
436 * `uniquetol`
29029
447beb85551d Add ytickangle and ztickangle functions (bug #59067)
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29004
diff changeset
437 * `xtickangle`
447beb85551d Add ytickangle and ztickangle functions (bug #59067)
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29004
diff changeset
438 * `ytickangle`
447beb85551d Add ytickangle and ztickangle functions (bug #59067)
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29004
diff changeset
439 * `ztickangle`
26841
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections.
Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com>
parents: 26803
diff changeset
440
30612
c98873eb2852 doc: Remove empty table with deprecated properties in NEWS.7.md.
Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
parents: 30606
diff changeset
441 ### Deprecated functions and operators
26188
ef0998af70f9 Change "Margin" default of text object to 3.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 26178
diff changeset
442
30612
c98873eb2852 doc: Remove empty table with deprecated properties in NEWS.7.md.
Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
parents: 30606
diff changeset
443 The following functions and operators have been deprecated in Octave 7
28082
f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28044
diff changeset
444 and will be removed from Octave 9 (or whatever version is the second
f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 28044
diff changeset
445 major release after 7):
26188
ef0998af70f9 Change "Margin" default of text object to 3.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 26178
diff changeset
446
26841
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections.
Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com>
parents: 26803
diff changeset
447 - Functions
20157
e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2.
Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org>
parents: 20154
diff changeset
448
30606
824c67e2bd66 doc: Use Markdown verbatim mode for functions and operators in NEWS.7.md.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30601
diff changeset
449 Function | Replacement
824c67e2bd66 doc: Use Markdown verbatim mode for functions and operators in NEWS.7.md.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30601
diff changeset
450 ---------------------------- |----------------------------
824c67e2bd66 doc: Use Markdown verbatim mode for functions and operators in NEWS.7.md.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30601
diff changeset
451 `disable_diagonal_matrix` | `optimize_diagonal_matrix`
824c67e2bd66 doc: Use Markdown verbatim mode for functions and operators in NEWS.7.md.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30601
diff changeset
452 `disable_permutation_matrix` | `optimize_permutation_matrix`
824c67e2bd66 doc: Use Markdown verbatim mode for functions and operators in NEWS.7.md.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30601
diff changeset
453 `disable_range` | `optimize_range`
22613
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 22586
diff changeset
454
31042
39876ea8c588 warning_ids.m: Add new warning ID "Octave:deprecated-option".
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 31040
diff changeset
455 For plot functions, the use of numbers to select line colors in
39876ea8c588 warning_ids.m: Add new warning ID "Octave:deprecated-option".
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 31040
diff changeset
456 shorthand formats was an undocumented feature that is deprecated in
39876ea8c588 warning_ids.m: Add new warning ID "Octave:deprecated-option".
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 31040
diff changeset
457 Octave 7 and will be removed from Octave 9.
39876ea8c588 warning_ids.m: Add new warning ID "Octave:deprecated-option".
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 31040
diff changeset
458
30036
cf60f8f636f6 Start deprecation of Fortran exponentiation operator.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30021
diff changeset
459 - Operators
cf60f8f636f6 Start deprecation of Fortran exponentiation operator.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30021
diff changeset
460
cf60f8f636f6 Start deprecation of Fortran exponentiation operator.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30021
diff changeset
461 Operator | Replacement | Description
cf60f8f636f6 Start deprecation of Fortran exponentiation operator.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30021
diff changeset
462 ---------|-------------|------------
30606
824c67e2bd66 doc: Use Markdown verbatim mode for functions and operators in NEWS.7.md.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30601
diff changeset
463 `**` | `^` | Matrix exponent
824c67e2bd66 doc: Use Markdown verbatim mode for functions and operators in NEWS.7.md.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30601
diff changeset
464 `.**` | `.^` | Element-by-element exponent
824c67e2bd66 doc: Use Markdown verbatim mode for functions and operators in NEWS.7.md.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30601
diff changeset
465 `.+` | `+` | Element-by-element addition
824c67e2bd66 doc: Use Markdown verbatim mode for functions and operators in NEWS.7.md.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 30601
diff changeset
466 `.-` | `-` | Element-by-element subtraction
20484
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 20466
diff changeset
467
29302
cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29189
diff changeset
468 - Interpreter
cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29189
diff changeset
469
29309
01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29302
diff changeset
470 * The use of `'...'` for line continuations *inside* double-quoted
29302
cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29189
diff changeset
471 strings has been deprecated. Use `'\'` for line continuations
29309
01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29302
diff changeset
472 inside strings instead.
28865
ba6e10c316d3 NEWS: Announce deprecation of LFLAGS (bug #59173).
Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
parents: 28676
diff changeset
473
29309
01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29302
diff changeset
474 * The use of `'\'` as a line continuation *outside* of double-quoted
01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29302
diff changeset
475 strings has been deprecated. Use `'...'` for line continuations
29302
cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29189
diff changeset
476 instead.
cff933892ec2 Deprecate '...' line continuations in double-quoted strings.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29189
diff changeset
477
29309
01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29302
diff changeset
478 * Any trailing whitespace after a `'\'` line continuation has been
01679f865fc7 Deprecate obsolete warning messages in lex.ll.
Rik <rik@octave.org>
parents: 29302
diff changeset
479 deprecated. Delete unnecessary trailing whitespace.
26178
6e1a800dd365 eliminate brace and variable expansion in PATH search code
John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
parents: 26176
diff changeset
480
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481
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482 The following functions were deprecated in Octave 6 and will be removed
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483 from Octave 8 (or whatever version is the second major release after 6):
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484
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485 - Functions
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486
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487 Function | Replacement
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488 -----------------------|------------------
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489 `runtests` | `oruntests`
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490
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491 - The environment variable used by `mkoctfile` for linker flags is now
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492 `LDFLAGS` rather than `LFLAGS`. `LFLAGS` was deprecated in Octave 6,
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493 and a warning is now emitted if it is used, but it will continue to
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494 work.
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495
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496 ### Removed functions, properties, and features
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497
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498 The following functions and properties were deprecated in Octave 5
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499 and have been removed from Octave 7.
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500
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501 - Functions
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502
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503 Function | Replacement
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504 -------------------------|------------------
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505 `output_max_field_width` | `output_precision`
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506 `is_keyword` | `iskeyword`
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507
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508 - Properties
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509
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510 Object | Property | Value
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511 -----------------|---------------|------------
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512 `text` | `fontangle` | `"oblique"`
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513 `uibuttongroup` | `fontangle` | `"oblique"`
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514 `uicontrol` | `fontangle` | `"oblique"`
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515 `uipanel` | `fontangle` | `"oblique"`
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516 `uitable` | `fontangle` | `"oblique"`
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517
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518 - The prototype JIT compiler has been removed from Octave. Since it was
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519 first added as part of a Google Summer of Code project in 2012, no one
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520 has ever seriously taken on further development of it and it still does
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521 nothing significant. It is out of date with the default interpreter
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522 that walks the parse tree. Even though we have fixed the configure
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523 script to disable it by default, people still ask questions about how to
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524 build it, but it doesn’t seem that they are doing that to work on it but
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525 because they think it will make Octave code run faster (it never did,
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526 except for some extremely simple bits of code as examples for
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527 demonstration purposes only). The following functions related to the
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528 JIT compiler have also been removed: `debug_jit`, `jit_enable`,
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529 `jit_failcnt`, and `jit_startcnt`.
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530
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531 ### Old release news
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532
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533 - [Octave 6.x](etc/NEWS.6)
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534 - [Octave 5.x](etc/NEWS.5)
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535 - [Octave 4.x](etc/NEWS.4)
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536 - [Octave 3.x](etc/NEWS.3)
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537 - [Octave 2.x](etc/NEWS.2)
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538 - [Octave 1.x](etc/NEWS.1)