# HG changeset patch # User Markus Mützel # Date 1656522439 -7200 # Node ID 7060de0b45e51974a58c2630a2fab1acce1aa5b8 # Parent 01e4f3882f542b12b93ae75da1f44adc80172ac8 NEWS.7.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 7.2.0. * etc/NEWS.7.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 7.2.0. The release announcement happens after the creation of the tarball. So, remove the placeholder for a linkt to the release announcement. diff -r 01e4f3882f54 -r 7060de0b45e5 etc/NEWS.7.md --- a/etc/NEWS.7.md Fri Jun 24 19:24:22 2022 +0200 +++ b/etc/NEWS.7.md Wed Jun 29 19:07:19 2022 +0200 @@ -1,8 +1,6 @@ Summary of bugs fixed for version 7.2.0 (tbd): ---------------------------------------------------- -See: ***add link to release announcement here*** - For (bug #XXXXX) see https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?XXXXX ### Improvements and fixes @@ -31,12 +29,21 @@ - `plot`: Deprecate using numbers to select line colors (bug #62470). - Don't shut down interpreter immediately on `execute` (bug #62308). - `isprime.m` and `__isprimelarge__.cc`: Minor performance tweaks. +- `__wglob__`: Handle patterns with UNC paths on Windows (bug #62576). +- Change wording of error message when using a variable as function (bug #62552). +- `inputParser.m`: Adapt for interpreter changes regarding number of output arguments (bug #62420). +- Store token ID, not keyword ID when parsing keywords (bug #62587). +- `canonicalize_file_name`: Do not translate mapped network drive to UNC path (bug #62576). +- `inputParser`: Correctly handle cell default values for optional parameters (bug #62639). +- `factor.m`: Performance tweak to avoid division in certain cases. +- Fix regression with `\color[rgb]` TeX pattern (bug #62668). ### GUI - Fix removing trailing spaces on closing a modified file (bug #62271). - Replace use of deprecated `QDesktopWidget` in GUI. - Fix display in Variable Editor when `fixed_point_format` is on (bug #62544). +- Fix file length when saving shorter content in editor (bug #62588). ### Build system / Tests @@ -44,6 +51,7 @@ - Don't leak build directories in installed directories (bug #62295). - Import `hash-buffer` modules from gnulib (bug #62416). - Remove `.dirstamp` files from `test/` directory with `maintainer-clean` target. +- Add tests for `__FILE__` and `__LINE__` (bug #52587). ### Documentation @@ -56,6 +64,7 @@ - `warning_ids.m`: Add new warning ID `"Octave:deprecated-option"`. - `primes.m`: Move code examples before math theory. - `primes.m`: Mark variables in docstring with `@var{}` macro. +- Rewrite section on automatic type conversions (bug #62283). Summary of important user-visible changes for version 7 (2022-04-06)