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[project @ 1997-05-09 18:51:56 by jwe]
author jwe
date Fri, 09 May 1997 18:52:05 +0000
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1 Summary of changes since version 2.0.5: 1 Summary of changes since version 2.0.5:
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4 * New built-in variable `print_rhs_assign_val' controls what is
5 printed when an assignment expression is evaluated. If it is
6 zero, the value of the variable on the left hand side (after the
7 assignment) is printed. Nonzero, the value of the right hand side
8 (i.e., the result of the expression) is printed. The default
9 value of is zero, so the behavior is the same as in previous
10 versions of Octave.
3 11
4 * tmpnam now takes two optional arguments, DIR, and PREFIX. For 12 * tmpnam now takes two optional arguments, DIR, and PREFIX. For
5 example, tmpnam ("/foo", "bar-") returns a file name like 13 example, tmpnam ("/foo", "bar-") returns a file name like
6 "/foo/bar-10773baa". If DIR is omitted or empty, the value of the 14 "/foo/bar-10773baa". If DIR is omitted or empty, the value of the
7 environment variable TMPDIR, or /tmp is used. If PREFIX is 15 environment variable TMPDIR, or /tmp is used. If PREFIX is
8 omitted, "oct-" is used. 16 omitted, "oct-" is used.
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10 * The built-in variable PWD has been removed. If you need to get 18 * The built-in variable `PWD' has been removed. If you need to get
11 the value of the current working directory, use the pwd() function 19 the value of the current working directory, use the pwd() function
12 instead. 20 instead.
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14 * New operators. Octave's parser now recognizes the following 22 * New operators. Octave's parser now recognizes the following
15 operators: << >> += -= *= /= .+= .-= .*= ./= &= |= <<= >>=. So 23 operators: << >> += -= *= /= .+= .-= .*= ./= &= |= <<= >>=. So