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maint: merge release to default.
author Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
date Sun, 03 Oct 2021 14:02:22 +0200
parents 479f69cc6627 (current diff) 05a486e7e873 (diff)
children 1b79116b34ff
files
diffstat 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/installer-files/README.html	Wed Sep 29 19:33:21 2021 +0200
+++ b/installer-files/README.html	Sun Oct 03 14:02:22 2021 +0200
@@ -4,18 +4,15 @@
 </head>
 <body>
 <h1>Welcome</h1>
-<p>
-Thank you for installing GNU Octave!
-</p>
-<p>
-Octave 6.3 is a minor release which mainly fixes bugs and regressions found
-since the release of version 6.2. Nevertheless, some fixes made it necessary to
-break ABI compatibility to Octave 6.2. Re-build any binaries (like .oct or .mex
-files) when updating to this version.
-</p>
-<p>
-A full list of changes can be found in the Release Notes from the News menu.
-</p>
+<p>Thank you for installing GNU Octave!</p>
+<p>Octave 6.4 is a minor release which mainly fixes bugs and regressions found
+since the release of version 6.3.</p>
+<p>Some fixes made it necessary to break ABI compatibility between Octave 6.2
+(and earlier) and Octave 6.3 (and later). If you are updating from Octave prior
+to version 6.3, re-build any binaries (like .oct or .mex files) when updating to
+this version.</p>
+<p>A full list of changes can be found in the Release Notes from the News
+menu or by typing <code>news</code> on the command prompt.</p>
 
 <h2>Changed default installation location</h2>
 <p>Since version 6.1, Octave installs to the system wide default program
@@ -55,6 +52,14 @@
 <p>Other packages are available from
 <a href="https://octave.sourceforge.io/">Octave-Forge</a>.</p>
 
+<h2>General information for Octave on Windows</h2>
+<p>Octave is developed primarily on GNU/Linux. The programs and wrapper scripts
+bundled in this installer make a best effort to provide a seamless experience
+of Octave on Windows.<br />
+However, there are some (minor) limitations and idiosyncracies on that platform.
+Please, read the <a href="https://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_Microsoft_Windows">
+corresponding article</a> for further information and possible work-arounds.</p>
+
 <h2>Contributing to Octave</h2>
 <p>Octave has a community that lives from its users. You are welcome to share
 with that community.</p>