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fminsearch.m: Update default TolFun to 1e-4 for Matlab compatibility. * NEWS: Announce change in the default value of TolFun. * fminsearch.m: Redo parts of docstring to be clearer. Change default TolFun value to 1e-4. Change reported optimset defaults for MaxFunEvals and MaxIter to [] rather than 400. Change optional output messages to be clearer.

author	Rik <rik@octave.org>
date	Fri, 03 Aug 2018 14:46:08 -0700
parents	8cdaef4c6d44
children	b1e0e58971f9

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25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	1 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 5.0 (yyyy-mm-dd):
23277 df0fb2cb820b add release dates to NEWS files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23273 diff changeset	2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	3
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	4 ** The functions issymmetric and ishermitian accept an option "nonskew"
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	5 or "skew" to calculate the symmetric or skew-symmetric property
25259 7e0be1b2ccf5 NEWS: Update news file with list of functions deprecated and removed in Octave 5. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25258 diff changeset	6 of a matrix. Performance has also been increased.
24691 b658e0fa0cb3 maint: Remove trailing whitespace from files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 24664 diff changeset	7
25484 b7db401e1a99 Use "ascend"/"descend" for issorted direction (bug #54147). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25333 diff changeset	8 ** The issorted function now uses a direction option of "ascend" or
b7db401e1a99 Use "ascend"/"descend" for issorted direction (bug #54147). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25333 diff changeset	9 "descend" to make it compatible with both the sort function and
b7db401e1a99 Use "ascend"/"descend" for issorted direction (bug #54147). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25333 diff changeset	10 with Matlab. Change all uses of "ascending" and "descending" in
b7db401e1a99 Use "ascend"/"descend" for issorted direction (bug #54147). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25333 diff changeset	11 existing code to the new options.
b7db401e1a99 Use "ascend"/"descend" for issorted direction (bug #54147). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25333 diff changeset	12
25701 ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	13 ** The strncmp and strncmpi functions now return true if the two input
ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	14 strings match, even though the number of characters specified by N
ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	15 exceeds the string length. This behavior more closely matches
ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	16 common sense and is Matlab compatible. Example:
ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	17
ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	18 Octave 5.0 : strncmp ("abc", "abc", 100) => true
ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	19 Previously : strncmp ("abc", "abc", 100) => false
ac386820f2b6 Return true when strncmp matches, but number of characters exceeds strlen (bug #54373) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25627 diff changeset	20
25741 8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	21 ** The fsolve function has been tweaked to use larger step sizes when
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	22 calculating the Jacobian of a function with finite differences.
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	23 This leads to faster convergence. The default solver options have
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	24 also changed to be Matlab compatible. This may result in existing
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	25 code producing different results.
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	26
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	27 Option \| New Default \| Old Default
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	28 ------------------------------------------------
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	29 FinDiffType \| "forward" \| "central"
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	30 MaxFunEvals \| 100*length(x0) \| Inf
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	31 TolFun \| 1e-6 \| 1e-7
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	32 TolX \| 1e-6 \| 1e-7
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	33 Updating \| "off" \| "on"
8cdaef4c6d44 NEWS: Announce changes to default fsolve options. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25737 diff changeset	34
25742 8eec0403a370 fminsearch.m: Update default TolFun to 1e-4 for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25741 diff changeset	35 ** The fminsearch function has changed default TolFun accuracy to 1e-4
8eec0403a370 fminsearch.m: Update default TolFun to 1e-4 for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25741 diff changeset	36 from 1e-7. This change was made for Matlab compatibility, but may
8eec0403a370 fminsearch.m: Update default TolFun to 1e-4 for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25741 diff changeset	37 result in different results from existing code.
8eec0403a370 fminsearch.m: Update default TolFun to 1e-4 for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25741 diff changeset	38
25273 ac6ba9f2fa41 Add new Figure graphic property "Number" (bug #53343). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25259 diff changeset	39 ** Figure graphic objects have a new property "Number" which is
ac6ba9f2fa41 Add new Figure graphic property "Number" (bug #53343). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25259 diff changeset	40 read-only and will return the handle (number) of the figure.
ac6ba9f2fa41 Add new Figure graphic property "Number" (bug #53343). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25259 diff changeset	41 However, if the property "IntegerHandle" has been set to "off" then
ac6ba9f2fa41 Add new Figure graphic property "Number" (bug #53343). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25259 diff changeset	42 the property will return an empty matrix ([]).
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	43
25627 45bd3edcbbcf NEWS: Announce that -dtiff images will now be compressed (bug #54290). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25589 diff changeset	44 ** Printing using the -dtiff output device will now create compressed
45bd3edcbbcf NEWS: Announce that -dtiff images will now be compressed (bug #54290). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25589 diff changeset	45 images using lzw compression. This change was made for Matlab
45bd3edcbbcf NEWS: Announce that -dtiff images will now be compressed (bug #54290). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25589 diff changeset	46 compatibility. To produce uncompressed images use the -dtiffn
45bd3edcbbcf NEWS: Announce that -dtiff images will now be compressed (bug #54290). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25589 diff changeset	47 device.
45bd3edcbbcf NEWS: Announce that -dtiff images will now be compressed (bug #54290). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25589 diff changeset	48
25589 c21edcb90cbf support for osmesa removed (bug #50479) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25586 diff changeset	49 ** The FFTW library is now required to perform FFT calculations. The
25586 59f4fda5c548 remove fftpack sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25484 diff changeset	50 FFTPACK sources have been removed from Octave.
59f4fda5c548 remove fftpack sources John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25484 diff changeset	51
25589 c21edcb90cbf support for osmesa removed (bug #50479) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25586 diff changeset	52 ** The OSMesa library is no longer used. To print invisible figures
c21edcb90cbf support for osmesa removed (bug #50479) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25586 diff changeset	53 when using OpenGL graphics, the Qt QOFFSCREENSURFACE feature must be
c21edcb90cbf support for osmesa removed (bug #50479) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25586 diff changeset	54 available and you must use the qt graphics toolkit.
c21edcb90cbf support for osmesa removed (bug #50479) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 25586 diff changeset	55
25737 c7095a755185 New function "ordeig" (patch #9670) Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 25701 diff changeset	56 ** New functions added in 5.0:
c7095a755185 New function "ordeig" (patch #9670) Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 25701 diff changeset	57
c7095a755185 New function "ordeig" (patch #9670) Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 25701 diff changeset	58 ordeig
c7095a755185 New function "ordeig" (patch #9670) Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 25701 diff changeset	59
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	60 ** Deprecated functions.
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	61
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	62 The following functions have been deprecated in Octave 5.0 and will
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	63 be removed from Octave 7 (or whatever version is the second major
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	64 release after 5.0):
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	65
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	66 Function \| Replacement
edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	67 ---------------------\|------------------
25259 7e0be1b2ccf5 NEWS: Update news file with list of functions deprecated and removed in Octave 5. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25258 diff changeset	68 \|
24867 b2b1ada9a7f1 * NEWS: Update for 4.2.2 release. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23222 diff changeset	69
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	70 ** The following functions were deprecated in Octave 4.2 and have been
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	71 removed from Octave 5.0.
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	72
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	73 Function \| Replacement
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	74 ---------------------\|------------------
20486 4bb41929286b Deprecate bitmax. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20484 diff changeset	75 bitmax \| flintmax
20502 afdb856e44f1 Deprecate mahalanobis function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20501 diff changeset	76 mahalanobis \| mahal in Octave-Forge statistics pkg
20913 69489c064cb7 New function hash to calculate MD{2/4/5} and SHA{1,244,256,384,512} hash values. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20744 diff changeset	77 md5sum \| hash
23138 4e313457b5f9 * NEWS: Fix typo. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 22628 diff changeset	78 octave_config_info \| __octave_config_info__
22183 bfb1b089c230 New function normest1 as replacement for onenormest (patch #8837) Marco Caliari <marco.caliari@univr.it> parents: 22149 diff changeset	79 onenormest \| normest1
20923 58263bea2fdf Unified "sleep" functions to "octave_sleep" in C++ and "pause" in Octave. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20913 diff changeset	80 sleep \| pause
58263bea2fdf Unified "sleep" functions to "octave_sleep" in C++ and "pause" in Octave. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20913 diff changeset	81 usleep \| pause
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	82 wavread \| audioread
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	83 wavwrite \| audiowrite
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	84
23569 112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	85 ** Deprecated graphics properties.
19398 9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	86
23569 112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	87 The following properties or allowed corresponding values have been
25259 7e0be1b2ccf5 NEWS: Update news file with list of functions deprecated and removed in Octave 5. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25258 diff changeset	88 deprecated in Octave 5.0 and will be removed from Octave 7 (or whatever
7e0be1b2ccf5 NEWS: Update news file with list of functions deprecated and removed in Octave 5. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25258 diff changeset	89 version is the second major release after 5.0):
18606 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	90
23569 112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	91 Object \| Property \| Value
112676e86ea3 NEWS: Re-order announcements for 4.4 release for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 23563 diff changeset	92 ---------------------\|-------------------------\|-------------------
25259 7e0be1b2ccf5 NEWS: Update news file with list of functions deprecated and removed in Octave 5. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25258 diff changeset	93 \| \|
19974 72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19965 diff changeset	94
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	95 ** The following properties or allowed corresponding values were
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	96 deprecated in Octave 4.2 and have been removed from Octave 5.0:
19122 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	97
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	98 Object \| Property \| Value
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	99 ---------------------\|-------------------------\|-------------------
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	100 axes \| xaxislocation \| "zero"
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	101 \| yaxislocation \| "zero"
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	102 patch \| normalmode \|
ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	103 surface \| normalmode \|
19965 d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	104
9352 b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	105 ---------------------------------------------------------
b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	106
25226 ef521f780839 NEWS: Update for version 5 and move old file to NEWS.4. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 25173 diff changeset	107 See NEWS.4 for old news.

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