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NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). * NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions.

author	Rik <rik@octave.org>
date	Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:57:13 -0800
parents	d320728d5d06
children	7818c5b07403

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28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	1 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 7 (yyyy-mm-dd):
23277 df0fb2cb820b add release dates to NEWS files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23273 diff changeset	2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
27994 f4b6b170a761 Major version and date update for Octave 5.2.0 (bug #57657). Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 27079 diff changeset	3
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	4 ### General improvements
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	5
28109 42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	6 - Many functions in Octave can be called in a command form---no
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	7 parentheses for invocation and no return argument assignment---or in a
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	8 functional form---parentheses and '=' for assignment of return values.
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	9
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	10 Command Form Example
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	11
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	12 `mkdir new_directory`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	13
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	14 Function Form Example
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	15
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	16 `status = mkdir ("new_directory")`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	17
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	18 Octave now handles errors that occur in a consistent manner. If
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	19 called in command form and there is a failure, an error is thrown
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	20 and a message printed. If called in functional form, no error or
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	21 message is printed and the failure is communicated to the programmer
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	22 via the output status variable.
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	23
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	24 The following list of functions have been modified.
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	25
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	26 * `copyfile`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	27 * `fcntl`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	28 * `fileattrib`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	29 * `kill`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	30 * `link`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	31 * `mkfifo`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	32 * `movefile`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	33 * `rename`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	34 * `rmdir`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	35 * `symlink`
42892c93bd25 NEWS: Document change in error handling of command-form functions (bug #57830). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28107 diff changeset	36 * `unlink`
23356 ef20eee0247d allow hex2num to handle integer values John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 23348 diff changeset	37
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	38 ### Graphics backend
27811 392c03df4565 NEWS: Update for 6.1 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 27759 diff changeset	39
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	40 - Support for Qt4 for graphics and the GUI has been removed.
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	41
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	42 ### Matlab compatibility
24524 a56d283ff18a Honor "interruptible" for property listeners (bug #52804). Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 24523 diff changeset	43
26185 ef0998af70f9 Change "Margin" default of text object to 3. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 26175 diff changeset	44
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	45 ### Alphabetical list of new functions added in Octave 7
f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	46
28107 d320728d5d06 style fixes for rng; document and mention in NEWS file John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 28080 diff changeset	47 * `rng`
26175 6e1a800dd365 eliminate brace and variable expansion in PATH search code John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 26173 diff changeset	48
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	49 ### Deprecated functions and properties
22586 d0e972e74851 maint: merge stable to default. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	50
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	51 The following functions and properties have been deprecated in Octave 7
f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	52 and will be removed from Octave 9 (or whatever version is the second
f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	53 major release after 7):
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	54
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	55 - Functions
20157 e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	56
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	57 Function \| Replacement
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	58 -----------------------\|------------------
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	59 \|
22613 edd04ce99891 Remove functions deprecated in version 4.0. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22586 diff changeset	60
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	61 - Properties
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	62
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	63 Object \| Property \| Value
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	64 -----------------\|---------------\|------------
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	65 \| \|
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	66
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	67 ### Removed functions and properties
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	68
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	69 The following functions and properties were deprecated in Octave 5
f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	70 and have been removed from Octave 7.
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	71
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	72 - Functions
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	73
28080 73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	74 Function \| Replacement
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	75 -------------------------\|------------------
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	76 `output_max_field_width` \| `output_precision`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	77 `is_keyword` \| `iskeyword`
19122 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	78
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	79 - Properties
18606 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	80
28080 73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	81 Object \| Property \| Value
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	82 -----------------\|---------------\|------------
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	83 `text` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	84 `uibuttongroup` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	85 `uicontrol` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	86 `uipanel` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
73f9fdc29baa NEWS: Update with list of function and properties removed from version 7. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28077 diff changeset	87 `uitable` \| `fontangle` \| `"oblique"`
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	88
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	89 ### Old release news
19965 d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	90
28077 f47f9493cb37 NEWS: Update for version 7 development. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 28039 diff changeset	91 - [Octave 6.x](etc/NEWS.6)
26840 c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	92 - [Octave 5.x](etc/NEWS.5)
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	93 - [Octave 4.x](etc/NEWS.4)
c32c825ee021 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26835 diff changeset	94 - [Octave 3.x](etc/NEWS.3)
26838 b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	95 - [Octave 2.x](etc/NEWS.2)
b00bd9afbed3 doc: Use Markdown syntax for NEWS file and add sections. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 26798 diff changeset	96 - [Octave 1.x](etc/NEWS.1)

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