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author	Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
date	Sun, 14 Apr 2024 12:19:34 +0200
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33211 c59ff2782e04 bump stable branch version after release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33209 diff changeset	1 Summary of bugs fixed for version 9.2.0 (YYYY-MM-DD):
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c59ff2782e04 bump stable branch version after release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33209 diff changeset	4 For (bug #XXXXX) see https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?XXXXX
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c59ff2782e04 bump stable branch version after release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33209 diff changeset	6 ### Improvements and fixes
c59ff2782e04 bump stable branch version after release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33209 diff changeset	7
33273 2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	8 - `hist.m`: Add input validation for `Y` restricting it to 2-D array
2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	9 (bug #65478).
33405 25d82c22985d NEWS.9.md: Remove duplicate entry. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33403 diff changeset	10 - `cross.m`: Add input validation for `dim` restricting it to a numeric
33403 cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	11 integer valued scalar (bug #65544, bug #65527).
cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	12 - `getframe.m`: Respect pixel ratio (high DPI) of screen with figure
cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	13 (bug #65540).
cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	14 - `legend.m`: Fix error if root property `"showhiddenhandles"` is `"on"`
cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	15 (bug #65442)
cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	16 - `savepath.m`: Correctly handle packages without binaries (bug #65559).
cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	17 - Correctly scale figure position on screen with DPI scaling (high DPI).
33279 308060bc6b27 cross: Improve input validation and expand BISTs. (bug #65544) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33275 diff changeset	18
33211 c59ff2782e04 bump stable branch version after release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33209 diff changeset	19 ### GUI
c59ff2782e04 bump stable branch version after release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33209 diff changeset	20
33273 2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	21 - Use first word for options in right-click menu of command window widget
2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	22 (bug #65518).
2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	23 - Set `DontUseNativeDialog` flag as first property in `QFileDialog`.
33403 cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	24 - Explicitly raise non-modal message boxes ensuring visibility.
33273 2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	25
33211 c59ff2782e04 bump stable branch version after release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33209 diff changeset	26 ### Build system / Tests
c59ff2782e04 bump stable branch version after release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33209 diff changeset	27
33273 2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	28 - Avoid overriding `save_*` variables from outer scope (bug #65476).
2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	29 This fixes an error that might have lead to overlinking of shared libraries
2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	30 (e.g., `.oct` files). Consider rebuilding shared libraries that have been
2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	31 built with Octave 9.1.0.
33403 cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	32 - Add BIST for `is_valid_file_id.m` (bug #65543).
cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	33 - Update metainfo.xml with new fields for AppStream 1.0 (bug #65355).
cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	34 - Show result of check for `std::pmr::polymorphic_allocator` in configure
cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	35 summary.
cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	36 - Run test for polymorphic allocators if possible instead of a simple build
cc632fa52f9d NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with recent changes for Octave 9.1.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33323 diff changeset	37 check.
33273 2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	38
33211 c59ff2782e04 bump stable branch version after release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33209 diff changeset	39 ### Documentation
c59ff2782e04 bump stable branch version after release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33209 diff changeset	40
33273 2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	41 - Describe shape of outputs for `hist` (bug #65471).
2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	42 - Simplify programming notes for `patch` objects (bug #65421).
2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	43 - `vecnorm.m`: Add missing parenthesis to equation in docstring.
33323 0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	44 - Add example to Minimizers section on using anonymous functions to pass
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	45 examples to functions called by minimizer functions (`fminsearch`,
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	46 `fminbnd`, `fminunc`).
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	47 - Add application notes in `fminsearch`, `fminbnd`, `fminunc` indicated the
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	48 preferred way to pass parameters is through anonymous functions.
33273 2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	49 - Update remaining copyright statements to 2024.
2bd98dd04bbc NEWS.9.md: Update NEWS file with changes for Octave 9.2.0. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 33211 diff changeset	50
33323 0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	51 ### Deprecated functions, properties, and operators
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	52
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	53 - `fminsearch` parameter passing: A legacy, undocumented, and only partially
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	54 supported syntax for passing parameters to the minimized function `fcn`
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	55 called by `fminsearch` by appending them to the input argument list has
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	56 functioned intermittently since Octave 4.4.0. Due to conflicts with other
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	57 compatibility-required input methods the documentation of this syntax was
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	58 removed in Octave 5.1.0, and the remaining functionality will be completely
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	59 removed in Octave 10. The preferred, cross-platform compatible method of
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	60 passing parameters to any of the minimization functions (including
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	61 `fminsearch`, `fminbnd`, and `fminunc`) is through the use of Anonymous
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	62 Functions. Specific examples of this can be found in the @ref{Minimizers}
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	63 section of the GNU Octave manual.
0d2a6a831574 doc: note fminX parameter passing removal, document alternatives (bug #55742) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 33279 diff changeset	64
33211 c59ff2782e04 bump stable branch version after release John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33209 diff changeset	65
33209 d0c18b1446df Version 9.1.0 released John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 33186 diff changeset	66 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 9 (2024-03-12):
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	67 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	68
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	69 ### General improvements
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	70
31848 1f3f7e874203 dec2base.m: Accept negative and fractional inputs (bug #63282) Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31819 diff changeset	71 - `dec2base`, `dec2bin`, and `dec2hex` have all been overhauled. All three
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	72 functions now accommodate negative inputs and fractional inputs, and repeated
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	73 code between the functions has been reduced or eliminated. Previously only
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	74 `dec2bin` and `dec2hex` accepted negative inputs but `dec2base` did not, and
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	75 none of the three accepted fractional inputs. Now, `dec2base (100*pi, 16, 4,
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	76 6)`, for example, returns a base-16 string with four places for the integer
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	77 part and six places for the fractional part. Omitting the number of decimal
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	78 places (the fourth input) retains old behavior for backward compatibility,
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	79 except that non-integer inputs will no longer produce errors.
31848 1f3f7e874203 dec2base.m: Accept negative and fractional inputs (bug #63282) Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31819 diff changeset	80
32074 03fe0b635d2e quiver/quiver3: Overhaul input processing, validation, and add BISTs. Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32062 diff changeset	81 - `quiver` and `quiver3` now properly plot non-float numeric inputs by
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	82 internally casting them to 'double' (bug #59695). Both functions now honor
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	83 a previously ignored scaling factor input when there is only a single arrow
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	84 (bug #39552), and `quiver3` no longer produces an error when a scaling factor
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	85 is given without x and y inputs. Both functions now also accept a scale
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	86 factor of "off" which is equivalent to setting it to 0. When a linestyle
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	87 with a base marker is set suppressing arrowhead display, subsequent
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	88 name-value property pairs in the `quiver`/`quiver3` function call will no
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	89 longer turn arrowhead display back on (bug #64143). The linewidth property
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	90 now also affects the line width of the base marker.
32038 29671873411a __quiver__.m: Honor scaling factor input for single quiver arrow (bug #39552) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32035 diff changeset	91
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	92 - Classdef files now support breakpoints inside them.
32330 da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	93
32047 e3de59065cf1 inputParser.m: Re-architect internal data structures for 60% speed improvement. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32038 diff changeset	94 - The `inputParser` function has been re-architected for a 60% performance
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	95 improvement.
32047 e3de59065cf1 inputParser.m: Re-architect internal data structures for 60% speed improvement. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32038 diff changeset	96
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	97 - The `perms` function has been made faster.
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	98
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	99 - The `audiowrite` function now supports writing to MPEG audio
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	100 formats---including MP3---if the `sndfile` library supports it.
32195 9cb43336c3b3 audiowrite: Allow writing mp3 through libsndfile API (bug #64388). John Donoghue <john.donoghue@ieee.org> parents: 32188 diff changeset	101
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	102 - `oruntests`: The current directory now changes to the directory
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	103 containing the files with the tests for the duration of the test. This
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	104 aligns the behavior of this function with Octave's test suite. This also
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	105 means that the file encoding specified in the `.oct-config` file for the
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	106 respective directory is taken into account for the tests.
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	107
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	108 ### Graphical User Interface
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	109
32527 f1eb72c966a1 NEWS.9.md: Add note about added support for Qt6. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32519 diff changeset	110 - The Graphical User Interface (GUI) of Octave is now compatible with Qt6. Qt6
f1eb72c966a1 NEWS.9.md: Add note about added support for Qt6. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32519 diff changeset	111 is selected by default if the necessary Qt modules are detected and the used
f1eb72c966a1 NEWS.9.md: Add note about added support for Qt6. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32519 diff changeset	112 compiler is compatible. Support for building with Qt5 is still available but
f1eb72c966a1 NEWS.9.md: Add note about added support for Qt6. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32519 diff changeset	113 might be removed in a future version of Octave. Qt5 is used if configuring
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	114 with `--with-qt=5` or as a fallback if Qt6 cannot be used.
32527 f1eb72c966a1 NEWS.9.md: Add note about added support for Qt6. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32519 diff changeset	115
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	116 ### Graphics backend
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	117
32528 c823e7c9772b NEWS.9.md: Use same list item in section "Graphics backend" as in other sections. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32527 diff changeset	118 - The FLTK backend is not maintained and its use is discouraged. The
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	119 recommended backend is qt. Enabling the fltk backend with `graphics_toolkit
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	120 fltk` now emits a warning.
32172 71a792dfb05a Emit warning about use of FLTK toolkit. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32116 diff changeset	121
32528 c823e7c9772b NEWS.9.md: Use same list item in section "Graphics backend" as in other sections. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32527 diff changeset	122 - The `set` function now accepts any combination of name/value pairs, cell
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	123 array of names / cell array of values, or property structures. This change
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	124 is Matlab compatible.
31819 4db921b57ace Extend set() to process any combination of acceptable inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31818 diff changeset	125
32528 c823e7c9772b NEWS.9.md: Use same list item in section "Graphics backend" as in other sections. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32527 diff changeset	126 - When the `hold` function is used without arguments to toggle the current
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	127 state, the resulting value is now displayed in the Command Window for
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	128 informational purposes.
31975 72d005398818 hold.m: Print current hold state to Command Window when toggling state (bug #63923) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31918 diff changeset	129
33186 27afeba070ed NEWS.9.md: Add note about stricter checks for color data of patch objects (bug #65431). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32956 diff changeset	130 - The axes graphics property `"TickDir"` now accepts the option `"none"`, which
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	131 will not draw tick marks but will still draw tick labels.
32116 7e774d71c491 Add support for "none" option to axes graphic property "TickDir". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32108 diff changeset	132
33186 27afeba070ed NEWS.9.md: Add note about stricter checks for color data of patch objects (bug #65431). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32956 diff changeset	133 - Stricter checks are performed for valid dimensions of the color data
27afeba070ed NEWS.9.md: Add note about stricter checks for color data of patch objects (bug #65431). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32956 diff changeset	134 properties `"CData"` and `"FaceVertexCData"` when rendering `patch` objects.
27afeba070ed NEWS.9.md: Add note about stricter checks for color data of patch objects (bug #65431). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32956 diff changeset	135
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	136 ### Matlab compatibility
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	137
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	138 - The `inputParser` function now implements the `PartialMatching` property for
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	139 `Parameter` and `Switch` names. For Matlab compatibility, `PartialMatching`
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	140 is now set to true by default which may change the behavior of existing code.
32035 80fef9315743 inputParser.m: Implement "PartialMatching" property (bug #64050) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32011 diff changeset	141
31868 c6eeb8b44c28 Port statistics pkg mean, median, var, & std into core (patch #10314) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31848 diff changeset	142 - Overhauled `mean`, `median`, `var`, and `std` functions have been imported
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	143 from statistics package v1.5.4 to compatibly implement 'nanflag'
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	144 (bug #50571), 'all' (bug #58116), and 'vecdim' (bug #58089) options, preserve
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	145 output class, and match expected output behavior for empty (bug #50583) and
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	146 sparse inputs (bug #63291). Both `median` and `mean` can handle large
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	147 integer values without overflow or precision concerns (bug #54567), and
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	148 `mean` avoids errors due to limits of single precision by processing as
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	149 doubles (bug #63848). `median` has also adopted the 'outtype' option from
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	150 `mean`.
31868 c6eeb8b44c28 Port statistics pkg mean, median, var, & std into core (patch #10314) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31848 diff changeset	151
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	152 - Code such as `A = ones (3, 3); A(:, :, 1) = []` is now Matlab compatible.
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	153
31993 e4bd4349af42 mad.m: Improve compatibility using new mean/median functions (patch #10331) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31976 diff changeset	154 - `mad` function now produces Matlab compatible output using improved `mean`
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	155 and `median` functions. 'vecdim' and 'all' options are now supported. `mad`
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	156 ignores all NaN values (using 'omitnan' mean/median option) and produces
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	157 expected output behavior for empty inputs.
31993 e4bd4349af42 mad.m: Improve compatibility using new mean/median functions (patch #10331) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31976 diff changeset	158
31918 e67b7b85670b cov.m: Overhaul function for matlab compatibility (bug #50583). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31917 diff changeset	159 - `mode` now produces Matlab compatible output for empty inputs (bug #50583).
e67b7b85670b cov.m: Overhaul function for matlab compatibility (bug #50583). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31917 diff changeset	160
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	161 - `linspace` and `logspace` now handle `Inf` inputs in a Matlab compatible way.
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	162
32011 ce36dddf5427 normalize.m: Enable compatible NaN handling (bug #50571) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31993 diff changeset	163 - `normalize` now produces Matlab compatible output for inputs containing NaN
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	164 values (bug #50571).
32011 ce36dddf5427 normalize.m: Enable compatible NaN handling (bug #50571) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31993 diff changeset	165
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	166 - `cov` now processes the input form cov(x,y) with two separate data arrays x
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	167 and y, as cov(x(:),y(:)) to maintain Matlab compatibility. It also accepts a
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	168 NANFLAG option to allow ignoring NaN entries in input data (bug #50571) and
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	169 produces Matlab compatible outputs for empty inputs (bug #50583). `corr` and
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	170 `corrcoef` internal code has been adapted to the new `cov` behavior with no
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	171 change to user interface. Packages using the octave core's `cov` that rely
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	172 on the previous calling form may need to make similar adaptations. Calls for
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	173 cov(x) with a vector x expecting a scalar return can get the previous results
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	174 from `cov(x)(2)`, and calls to cov(x,y) with x and y matrices expecting
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	175 columnwise covariance calculation can obtain the previous results using
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	176 `cov([x,y])(1:nx, nx+1:end)`, where nx = columns(x).
31887 96ed8d1d0c59 mode.m: Emtpy input produces Matlab compatible NaN output (bug #48690) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31873 diff changeset	177
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	178 - `qz` now handles input and output arguments in a Matlab compatible way. It
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	179 always computes the complex QZ decomposition if there are only two input
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	180 arguments, and it accepts an optional third input argument 'real' or
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	181 'complex' to select the type of decomposition. The output arguments are
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	182 always in the same order independently of the input arguments, and the
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	183 generalized eigenvalues are no longer returned (one can use the `ordeig`
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	184 function for that purpose). The optional reordering of the generalized
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	185 eigenvalues has been removed (one can use the `ordqz` function for that
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	186 purpose).
31976 e6b24d0d485c qz: Handle input and output arguments in a Matlab-compatible way. Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 31975 diff changeset	187
32100 10daf5ce7f28 Set "tight" axes limits by default for pcolor() plot (bug #64244) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32084 diff changeset	188 - `pcolor` now sets the axes limits to be just large enough to display the
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	189 plotted data (equivalent of `axis tight`).
32100 10daf5ce7f28 Set "tight" axes limits by default for pcolor() plot (bug #64244) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32084 diff changeset	190
32108 d806017abdcb [xyz]lim.m: Add ability to query/set limit calculation method. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32100 diff changeset	191 - `xlim`, `ylim`, `zlim` functions can now query or set the limit calculation
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	192 method which is one of "tickaligned", "tight", or "padded".
32108 d806017abdcb [xyz]lim.m: Add ability to query/set limit calculation method. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32100 diff changeset	193
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	194 - `optimget` and `optimset` now produce an error on an ambiguous match of an
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	195 incomplete option name instead of emitting a warning.
32241 4379d4e29943 NEWS: Add note about changed behavior of optimset and optimget (bug #64525). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32201 diff changeset	196
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	197 - `datevec` when provided a date format will match date string characters up to
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	198 the length of the format string. A date vector will be returned as long as
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	199 the characters up to the format string length are a perfect match, and any
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	200 trailing characters in the date string will be ignored. (bug #42241)
32267 276aa68a290d datevec.m: Enable partial match when format string provided (bug #42241) Ben Kurtz parents: 32241 diff changeset	201
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	202 - `unwrap` now produces compatible output for inputs with non-finite elements
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	203 (Inf, NaN, NA). Such elements will now retained in the output but skipped
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	204 over by the wrapping calculation. The function also permits logical inputs
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	205 and specified operating dimensions larger than the number of dimensions in
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	206 the input array.
32268 a32f36ccc4c1 unwrap.m: Process non-finite inputs and streamline function (bug #64556) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32267 diff changeset	207
32294 7e8a3299b866 rats - Update default string length from 9 to 13 (bug #43717). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32268 diff changeset	208 - The default string length for the function `rats` has changed from 9 to 13.
7e8a3299b866 rats - Update default string length from 9 to 13 (bug #43717). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32268 diff changeset	209
32338 e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	210 - Continuing reminder of future breaking changes: There is ongoing work
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	211 to implement a Matlab compatible string class that will differ from a vector
32338 e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	212 of characters. In Octave, single-quoted character arrays are currently
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	213 compatible with Matlab, but double-quoted forms are not, and are likely to
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	214 change in future as a consequence of implementing Matlab-style string syntax.
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	215 For example, 'foo' will remain a three-element character vector, but
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	216 "foo" will become a single-element string object.
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	217
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	218 What this means for user code: If your code currently relies on
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	219 double-quoted strings (e.g., "foo") representing character vectors as
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	220 opposed to string objects, then start replacing all double-quoted strings
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	221 with single-quoted strings in your code over time (e.g., replace "foo" with
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	222 'foo'). Single-quoted strings will retain their current behavior. Further,
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	223 if your code relies on backslash escape sequence interpretation in
32338 e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	224 double-quoted strings (except in special cases like the `printf` family),
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	225 that code may need to change as well.
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	226
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	227 ### Alphabetical list of new functions added in Octave 9
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	228
32188 85255746fc21 Add isenv function (patch #10354). John Donoghue <john.donoghue@ieee.org> parents: 32180 diff changeset	229 * `isenv`
32201 0eaa354b7ed1 Overhaul new function ismembertol (bug #56735, patch #10355). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32195 diff changeset	230 * `ismembertol`
31917 655e757c7522 isuniform.m: New function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31914 diff changeset	231 * `isuniform`
31547 212cc32100f5 Add new function 'tensorprod' (patch #10288) Kasper H. Filtenborg <kasper.filtenborg@gmail.com> parents: 31484 diff changeset	232 * `tensorprod`
212cc32100f5 Add new function 'tensorprod' (patch #10288) Kasper H. Filtenborg <kasper.filtenborg@gmail.com> parents: 31484 diff changeset	233
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	234 ### Deprecated functions, properties, and operators
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	235
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	236 The following functions and properties have been deprecated in Octave 9 and
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	237 will be removed from Octave 11 (or whatever version is the second major release
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	238 after 9):
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	239
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	240 - Functions
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	241
31457 a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	242 Function \| Replacement
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	243 -----------------------\|------------------
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	244
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	245 - Properties
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	246
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	247 The following property names are discouraged, but there is no fixed
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	248 date for their removal.
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	249
31457 a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	250 Object \| Property \| Replacement
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	251 -----------------\|-------------\|------------
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	252
31811 8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	253 - Core
8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	254
8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	255 * The `idx_vector::bool()` function is obsolete and always returns true.
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	256 Any uses can simply be removed from existing code with no loss of
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	257 function.
31811 8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	258
8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	259 * The `all_ok(const Array<octave::idx_vector>&)` function in `Array-util.h`
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	260 is obsolete and always returns true. Any uses can simply be removed from
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	261 existing code with no loss of function.
31811 8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	262
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	263 * The member variable `octave_base_value::count` is deprecated and will be
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	264 removed from Octave 11. Replace all instances with the new name
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	265 `m_count`.
31818 758de955caca Deprecate octave_base_value::count member variable. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31811 diff changeset	266
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	267 The following features were deprecated in Octave 7 and have been removed from
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	268 Octave 9.
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	269
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	270 - Functions
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	271
31457 a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	272 Function \| Replacement
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	273 ---------------------------\|------------------
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	274 disable_diagonal_matrix \| optimize_diagonal_matrix
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	275 disable_permutation_matrix \| optimize_permutation_matrix
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	276 disable_range \| optimize_range
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	277
31464 344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	278 - Operators
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	279
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	280 Operator \| Replacement
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	281 ---------\|------------
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	282 .+ \| +
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	283 .+= \| +=
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	284 .- \| -
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	285 .-= \| -=
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	286 ** \| ^
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	287 **= \| ^=
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	288 .** \| .^
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	289 .**= \| .^=
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	290
31472 2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	291 - Interpreter
2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	292
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	293 * The use of `'...'` for line continuations inside double-quoted strings
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	294 has been removed. Use `'\'` for line continuations inside strings
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	295 instead.
31472 2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	296
2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	297 * The use of `'\'` as a line continuation outside of double-quoted
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	298 strings has been removed. Use `'...'` for line continuations instead.
31472 2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	299
2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	300 * Support for trailing whitespace after a `'\'` line continuation has been
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	301 removed. Delete unnecessary trailing whitespace.
31472 2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	302
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	303 - For plot functions, the use of numbers to select line colors in shorthand
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	304 formats was an undocumented feature that was removed in Octave 9.
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	305
31457 a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	306 - The environment variable used by `mkoctfile` for linker flags is now
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	307 `LDFLAGS` rather than `LFLAGS`. `LFLAGS` was deprecated in Octave 6 and has
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	308 been removed.
31457 a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	309
33275 32669ebfd773 NEWS.9.md: Fill in release date for 9.1.0 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 33273 diff changeset	310 Summary of bugs fixed for version 9.1.0 (2024-03-12):
31873 5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	311 ----------------------------------------------------
5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	312
32330 da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	313 - Bugfixes to `whos -file`, `urlread`, `mat2cell`, `set`, `savepath`,
32716 dfd8fcca6652 griddata.m: Fix linear interpolation with three query points. (bug #65146) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32546 diff changeset	314 `loadpath`, `griddata`, and the general interpreter stack-handling.
31873 5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	315
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	316 - Better input validation for `sparse`, `speye`.
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	317
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	318 - Memory usage reduced for `movfun` and `movslice`.
31873 5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	319
5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	320 - Memory usage reduced when saving to file, preventing OOM and data loss.
5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	321
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	322 - Memory usage improved when plotting grid tick marks.
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	323
32330 da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	324 - Memory management made more robust in the GUI code and with several GUI
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	325 components (variable editor, doc browser, etc).
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	326
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	327 - Text encoding for non-UTF-8 generally made more robust. File editor now
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	328 lists available encodings.
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	329
32330 da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	330 - Octave on Windows now supports directory names and path names with non-ASCII
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	331 characters (other platforms had it already for years). Windows paths now
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	332 also allow relative paths on different drives.
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	333
31873 5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	334 - Several race conditions removed in signal handler.
5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	335
32330 da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	336 - Better compatibility when linking to `libc++`.
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	337
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	338 - Performance and stability improvements: avoid unnecessary string
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	339 construction, use static casts instead of dynamic casts where possible,
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	340 eliminate various isolated crash conditions.
31873 5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	341
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	342 ### Old release news
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	343
32503 bce9463833d2 NEWS: Update links to previous NEWS files. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32429 diff changeset	344 - [Octave 8.x](etc/NEWS.8.md)
bce9463833d2 NEWS: Update links to previous NEWS files. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32429 diff changeset	345 - [Octave 7.x](etc/NEWS.7.md)
bce9463833d2 NEWS: Update links to previous NEWS files. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32429 diff changeset	346 - [Octave 6.x](etc/NEWS.6.md)
bce9463833d2 NEWS: Update links to previous NEWS files. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32429 diff changeset	347 - [Octave 5.x](etc/NEWS.5.md)
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	348 - [Octave 4.x](etc/NEWS.4)
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	349 - [Octave 3.x](etc/NEWS.3)
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	350 - [Octave 2.x](etc/NEWS.2)
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	351 - [Octave 1.x](etc/NEWS.1)

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