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annotate NEWS @ 19681:0165d9607624

Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. * NEWS: Announce deprecation. * scripts/deprecated/loadaudio.m, scripts/deprecated/playaudio.m, scripts/deprecated/saveaudio.m, scripts/deprecated/setaudio.m: Move from scripts/audio. Add deprecation warnings to code and to docstrings. * audio.txi: Remove from manual. * lin2mu.m, mu2lin.m, record.m: Remove seealso links. * scripts/deprecated/module.mk: Add to build system in deprecated directory. * scripts/audio/module.mk: Remove from build system in audio directory.

author	Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org>
date	Sat, 31 Jan 2015 10:23:52 -0500
parents	ebd27d8c63fd
children	c2478360291f

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19679 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	1 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 4.0:
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	2 ---------------------------------------------------------
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	3
18842 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	4 ** A new syntax for object oriented programming termed classdef has been
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	5 introduced. See the manual for more extensive documentation of the
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	6 classdef interface.
19115 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	7
18842 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	8 New keywords:
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	9
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	10 classdef endclassdef
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	11 enumeration endenumeration
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	12 events endevents
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	13 methods endmethods
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	14 properties endproperties
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	15
19554 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19442 diff changeset	16 ** New audio functions and classes:
19069 ff820f92cbb5 inputParser: classdef port of @inputParser from Octave Forge general pkg. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19064 diff changeset	17
19554 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19442 diff changeset	18 audiodevinfo audioread
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19442 diff changeset	19 audioinfo audiorecorder
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19442 diff changeset	20 audioplayer audiowrite
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19442 diff changeset	21
19679 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	22 ** Other new classes in Octave 4.0:
19554 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19442 diff changeset	23
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19442 diff changeset	24 audioplayer inputParser
19631 db92e7e28e1f strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19630 diff changeset	25 audiorecorder
19069 ff820f92cbb5 inputParser: classdef port of @inputParser from Octave Forge general pkg. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19064 diff changeset	26
19432 9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	27 ** Optional stricter Matlab compatibility for ranges, diagonal matrices,
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	28 and permutation matrices.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	29
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	30 Octave has internal optimizations which use space-efficient storage
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	31 for the three data types above. Three new functions have been added
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	32 which control whether the optimizations are used (default), or whether
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	33 the data types are stored as full matrices.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	34
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	35 disable_range disable_diagonal_matrix disable_permutation_matrix
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	36
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	37 All three optimizations are disabled if Octave is started with the
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	38 --braindead command line option.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19420 diff changeset	39
19679 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	40 ** For compatibility with Matlab, the "backtrace" warning option is now
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	41 enabled by default.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	42
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	43 ** The preference
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	44
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	45 do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	46
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	47 is now enabled by default.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	48
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	49 ** The preference
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	50
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	51 allow_noninteger_range_as_index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	52
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	53 is now enabled by default and the warning ID
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	54
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	55 Octave:noninteger-range-as-index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	56
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	57 is now set to "on" by default instead of "error" by default and "on"
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	58 for --traditional.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	59
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	60 ** polyeig now returns a row vector of eigenvalues rather than a matrix
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	61 with the eigenvalues on the diagonal. This change was made for Matlab
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	62 compatibility.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	63
18640 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18614 diff changeset	64 ** Interpolation function changes for Matlab compatibility
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18614 diff changeset	65
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18614 diff changeset	66 The interpolation method 'cubic' is now equivalent to 'pchip'
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18614 diff changeset	67 for interp1, interp2, and interp3. Previously, 'cubic' was equivalent
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18614 diff changeset	68 to 'spline' for interp2. This may produce different results as 'spline'
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18614 diff changeset	69 has continuous 1st and 2nd derivatives while 'pchip' only has a continuous
19328 b80b396e7d54 interp1.m: Add new methods "previous" and "next" (bug #43377). Nir Krakauer <nkrakauer@ccny.cuny.edu> parents: 19302 diff changeset	70 1st derivative. The methods 'next' and 'previous' have been added to
b80b396e7d54 interp1.m: Add new methods "previous" and "next" (bug #43377). Nir Krakauer <nkrakauer@ccny.cuny.edu> parents: 19302 diff changeset	71 interp1 for compatibility.
18640 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18614 diff changeset	72
19198 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19189 diff changeset	73 ** The delaunay function has been extended to accept 3-D inputs for
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19189 diff changeset	74 Matlab compatibility. The delaunay function no longer plots the
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19189 diff changeset	75 triangulation if no output argument is requested, instead, the
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19189 diff changeset	76 triangulation is always returned. The delaunay3 function which
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19189 diff changeset	77 handles 3-D inputs has been deprecated in favor of delaunay.
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19189 diff changeset	78
19276 ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19230 diff changeset	79 ** The trigonometric functions asin and acos return different phase values
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19230 diff changeset	80 from previous versions of Octave when the input is outside the principal
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19230 diff changeset	81 branch ([-1, 1]). If the real portion of the input is greater than 1 then
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19230 diff changeset	82 the limit from below is taken. If the real portion is less than 1 then the
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19230 diff changeset	83 limit from above is taken. This criteria is consistent with several other
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19230 diff changeset	84 numerical analysis software packages.
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19230 diff changeset	85
19420 f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	86 ** strfind changes when using empty pattern ("") for Matlab compatibility
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	87
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	88 strfind now returns an empty array when the pattern itself is empty.
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	89 In previous versions of Octave, strfind matched at every character
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	90 location when the pattern was empty.
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	91
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	92 NEW
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	93 strfind ("abc", "") => []
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	94 OLD
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	95 strfind ("abc", "") => [1, 2, 3, 4]
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	96
18686 3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	97 ** Integer formats used in the printf family of functions now work for
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	98 64-bit integers and are more compatible with Matlab when printing
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	99 non-integer values. Now instead of truncating, Octave will switch
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	100 the effective format to '%g' in the following circumstances:
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	101
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	102 * the value of an integer type (int8, uint32, etc.) value exceeds
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	103 the maximum for the format specifier. For '%d', the limit is
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	104 intmax ('int64') and for '%u' it is intmax ('uint64').
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	105
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	106 * round(x) != x or the value is outside the range allowed by the
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	107 integer format specifier.
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	108
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	109 There is still one difference: Matlab switches to '%e' and Octave
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	110 is currently switching to '%g'.
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18683 diff changeset	111
19292 a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19276 diff changeset	112 ** The archive family of functions (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) and their
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19276 diff changeset	113 unpacking routines (bunzip2, gunzip, unzip, untar, unpack) have
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19276 diff changeset	114 been recoded. Excepting unpack, the default is now to place files
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19276 diff changeset	115 in the same directory as the archive (on unpack) or as the original
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19276 diff changeset	116 files (on archiving).
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19276 diff changeset	117
18842 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	118 ** Z-order stacking issues with patches, grid lines, and line object
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	119 plot markers for on screen display and printing have all been resolved.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	120 For 2-D plots the axis grid lines can be placed on top of the plot
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	121 with set (gca, "layer", "top").
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	122
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	123 ** The patch graphic object has been overhauled. It now produces visual
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	124 results equivalent to Matlab even for esoteric combinations of
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	125 faces/vertices/cdata.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	126
19115 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	127 ** The polar() plot function now draws a circular theta axis and
18842 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	128 radial rho axis rather than using a rectangular x/y axis.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18827 diff changeset	129
18757 e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18755 diff changeset	130 ** linkprop has been completely re-coded for performance and Matlab
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18755 diff changeset	131 compatibility. It now returns a linkprop object which must be stored
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18755 diff changeset	132 in a variable for as long as the graphic objects should remain linked.
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18755 diff changeset	133 To unlink properties use 'clear hlink' where hlink is the variable
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18755 diff changeset	134 containing the linkprop object.
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18755 diff changeset	135
19085 3d0f4f4ec688 NEWS: note that isprime now accepts negative and complex inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19069 diff changeset	136 ** isprime has been extended to operate on negative and complex inputs.
3d0f4f4ec688 NEWS: note that isprime now accepts negative and complex inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19069 diff changeset	137
19223 d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19201 diff changeset	138 ** xor has been extended to accept more than two arguments in which case
d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19201 diff changeset	139 it performs cumulative XOR reduction.
d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19201 diff changeset	140
19198 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19189 diff changeset	141 ** The following functions now support N-dimensional arrays:
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19189 diff changeset	142
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19189 diff changeset	143 fliplr flipud rot90
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19189 diff changeset	144
19064 9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18945 diff changeset	145 ** The new warning ID "Octave:data-file-in-path" replaces the three
9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18945 diff changeset	146 previous separate warning IDs "Octave:fopen-file-in-path",
9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18945 diff changeset	147 "Octave:load-file-in-path", and "Octave:md5sum-file-in-path".
9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18945 diff changeset	148
19679 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	149 ** Other new functions added in 4.0:
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	150
19115 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	151 bandwidth
19564 5ab6fcf32d1e New function for colormap cubehelix. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19554 diff changeset	152 cubehelix
19115 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	153 dir_in_loadpath
19160 995df67fc912 Flip arrays - ND support for fliplr and flipud, and replace flipdim with flip. Carnë Draug <carandraug+dev@gmail.com> parents: 19156 diff changeset	154 flip
19346 39a69f54417e New functions im2frame and frame2im. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19328 diff changeset	155 frame2im
19115 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	156 hgload
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	157 hgsave
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	158 ichol
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	159 ilu
19346 39a69f54417e New functions im2frame and frame2im. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19328 diff changeset	160 im2frame
19115 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	161 isbanded
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	162 isdiag
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	163 istril
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	164 istriu
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	165 javachk
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	166 linkaxes
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	167 lscov
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	168 numfields
19388 cc6000ccd627 New function qmr (patch #8569). Nathan Podlich <nathan.podlich@gmail.com> parents: 19346 diff changeset	169 qmr
19115 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	170 rotate
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	171 sylvester
19201 6f0290863d50 Add new function unsetenv from gnulib to Octave. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19198 diff changeset	172 unsetenv
19679 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	173 validateattributes
19123 8a6f87637c16 hg new function, zoom John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19115 diff changeset	174 zoom
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	175
19156 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19153 diff changeset	176 ** inline() scheduled for eventual deprecation by Matlab
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19153 diff changeset	177
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19153 diff changeset	178 Functions created through the use of inline are scheduled for deprecation
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19153 diff changeset	179 by Matlab. When this occurs Octave will continue to support inline
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19153 diff changeset	180 functions for an indeterminate amount of time before also removing support.
19631 db92e7e28e1f strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19630 diff changeset	181 All new code should use anonymous functions in place of inline functions.
19156 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19153 diff changeset	182
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	183 ** Deprecated functions.
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	184
19679 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	185 The following functions have been deprecated in Octave 4.0 and will
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	186 be removed from Octave 4.4 (or whatever version is the second major
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	187 release after 4.0):
18538 fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18131 diff changeset	188
19302 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	189 Function \| Replacement
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	190 ---------------------\|------------------
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	191 bicubic \| interp2
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	192 delaunay3 \| delaunay
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	193 dump_prefs \| individual preference get/set routines
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	194 find_dir_in_path \| dir_in_loadpath
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	195 finite \| isfinite
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	196 fmod \| rem
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	197 fnmatch \| glob or regexp
19681 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19679 diff changeset	198 loadaudio \| audioread
19302 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	199 luinc \| ilu or ichol
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	200 nfields \| numfields
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	201 octave_tmp_file_name \| tempname
19681 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19679 diff changeset	202 playaudio \| audioplayer
0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19679 diff changeset	203 saveaudio \| audiowrite
19302 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	204 syl \| sylvester
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19292 diff changeset	205 usage \| print_usage
18538 fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18131 diff changeset	206
19679 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	207 allow_noninteger_range_as_index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	208 do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation
19681 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19679 diff changeset	209 setaudio
19679 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	210
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	211 ** The following functions were deprecated in Octave 3.8 and will be
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	212 removed from Octave 4.2 (or whatever version is the second major
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	213 release after 3.8):
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	214
19115 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	215 default_save_options java_new
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	216 gen_doc_cache java_unsigned_conversion
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	217 interp1q javafields
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	218 isequalwithequalnans javamethods
18945 d1c649bd90e9 maint: Periodic merge of gui-release to default. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18938 18944 diff changeset	219 java_convert_matrix re_read_readline_init_file
19115 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	220 java_debug read_readline_init_file
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	221 java_invoke saving_history
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19105 diff changeset	222
19679 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	223 ** The following functions were deprecated in Octave 3.6 and have been
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	224 removed from Octave 4.0.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	225
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	226 cut polyderiv
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	227 cor shell_cmd
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	228 corrcoef studentize
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	229 __error_text__ sylvester_matrix
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	230 error_text
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	231
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	232 ** The following keywords were deprecated in Octave 3.8 and have been
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	233 removed from Octave 4.0
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	234
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	235 static
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	236
19679 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	237 ** The following configuration variables were deprecated in Octave 3.8
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	238 and have been removed from Octave 4.0
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	239
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	240 CC_VERSION (now GCC_VERSION)
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	241 CXX_VERSION (now GXX_VERSION)
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	242
19679 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	243 ** The internal function atan2 of the sparse matrix class has been deprecated
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	244 in Octave 4.0 and will be removed from Octave 4.4 (or whatever version is
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	245 the second major release after 4.0). Use the Fatan2 function with sparse
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	246 inputs as a replacement.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	247
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	248 ** The internal class <Octave_map> was deprecated in Octave 3.8 and has
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19632 diff changeset	249 been removed from Octave 4.0. Replacement classes are
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	250 <octave_map> (struct array) or <octave_scalar_map> for a single structure.
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	251
19442 a0c7001cf1a8 consistent messages and IDs for singular matrix warnings John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19432 diff changeset	252 ** The warning ID Octave:singular-matrix-div has been replaced by
a0c7001cf1a8 consistent messages and IDs for singular matrix warnings John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19432 diff changeset	253 Octave:nearly-singular-matrix and Octave:singular-matrix.
a0c7001cf1a8 consistent messages and IDs for singular matrix warnings John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19432 diff changeset	254
19632 76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19631 diff changeset	255 ** The configure option --enable-octave-allocator has been removed.
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19631 diff changeset	256 The internal class <octave_allocator> declared in oct-alloc.h has
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19631 diff changeset	257 been removed. The header remains, but is deprecated. The macros to
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19631 diff changeset	258 access the class (DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR, DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR,
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19631 diff changeset	259 and DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR2) are now unconditionally defined to be
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19631 diff changeset	260 empty.
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19631 diff changeset	261
9352 b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	262 ---------------------------------------------------------
b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	263
7990 86dae6e5b83c Initial update of NEWS for 3.2 release David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr> parents: 7279 diff changeset	264 See NEWS.3 for old news.

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