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annotate NEWS @ 22761:708a4fcb7382 stable release-4-2-0

Version 4.2.0 released. * configure.ac: Bump version to 4.2.0. (OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION): Set to 0. (OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE): Update.

author	John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date	Sun, 13 Nov 2016 10:20:59 -0500
parents	a918e983a943
children	ddbc3f9f0136 4e313457b5f9

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20157 e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	1 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 4.2:
e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	2 ---------------------------------------------------------
e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	3
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	4 ** The parser has been extended to accept, but ignore, underscore
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	5 characters in numbers. This facilitates writing more legible code
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	6 by using '_' as a thousands separator or to group nibbles into bytes
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	7 in hex constants.
20588 e34692daf663 Extend parser to accept '_' in numbers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20535 diff changeset	8
22473 bb10d836751b NEWS: Review and update for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22464 diff changeset	9 Examples: 1_000_000 == 1e6 or 0xDE_AD_BE_EF
20588 e34692daf663 Extend parser to accept '_' in numbers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20535 diff changeset	10
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	11 ** The parser has been extended to understand binary numbers which
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	12 begin with the prefix '0b' or '0B'. The value returned is Octave's
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	13 default numeric class of double, not at unsigned integer class.
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	14 Therefore numbers greater than flintmax, i.e., 2^53, will lose some
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	15 precision.
20589 7c0e10f035bd Extend parser to accept binary constants that begin with '0b' or '0B'. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20588 diff changeset	16
22473 bb10d836751b NEWS: Review and update for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22464 diff changeset	17 Examples: 0b101 == 5 or 0B1100_0001 == 0xC1
20589 7c0e10f035bd Extend parser to accept binary constants that begin with '0b' or '0B'. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20588 diff changeset	18
22488 a666e3ee6af8 Require gnuplot 4.4 as mininimum supported version. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22476 diff changeset	19 ** gnuplot 4.4 is now the minimum version supported by Octave.
a666e3ee6af8 Require gnuplot 4.4 as mininimum supported version. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22476 diff changeset	20
22442 638625a0186f Update to latest line plot color order for Matlab compatibility (bug #48465) Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 22363 diff changeset	21 ** The default set of colors used to plot lines has been updated to be
638625a0186f Update to latest line plot color order for Matlab compatibility (bug #48465) Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 22363 diff changeset	22 compatible with Matlab's new default color scheme. The line plot
638625a0186f Update to latest line plot color order for Matlab compatibility (bug #48465) Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 22363 diff changeset	23 color scheme can be set with the axes property "ColorOrder".
638625a0186f Update to latest line plot color order for Matlab compatibility (bug #48465) Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 22363 diff changeset	24
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	25 ** The default colormap is now set to "viridis" which is also the
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	26 default colormap in matplotlib. This new colormap fixes some of the
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	27 main issues with the old default colormap "jet" such as its bad
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	28 "luminance profile" and is also more similar to Matlab's new default
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	29 colormap "parula".
20530 17e507df10e3 Set the default colormap to 'viridis' Carlo de Falco <carlo.defalco@polimi.it> parents: 20502 diff changeset	30
22628 a918e983a943 doc: Add list of built-in colormaps to colormap documentation (bug #49363). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	31 ** The colormap function no longer supports the input argument "list"
a918e983a943 doc: Add list of built-in colormaps to colormap documentation (bug #49363). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	32 to show built-in colormaps. Use "help colormap" to find the
a918e983a943 doc: Add list of built-in colormaps to colormap documentation (bug #49363). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	33 built-in colormaps.
a918e983a943 doc: Add list of built-in colormaps to colormap documentation (bug #49363). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22573 diff changeset	34
22351 e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	35 ** The graphics command "hold on" now ensures that each new plot added
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	36 to an existing plot has a different color or linestyle according to
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	37 the "ColorOrder" and/or "LineStyleOrder" properties. This is
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	38 equivalent to the old command "hold all" and was made for Matlab
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	39 compatibility. Existing code may produce differently colored
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	40 plots if it did not specify the color for a plot and relied on each
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	41 new plot having the default first color in the "ColorOrder"
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	42 property.
22069 9121d6584f6a Overhaul graphics implementation of hold() (bug #43559). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21948 diff changeset	43
21350 ea31a050bdd8 Execute commands in startup.m at start for compatibility with Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21314 diff changeset	44 ** When starting, Octave now looks in the function path for a file
21395 0196666bf900 NEWS: Wrap to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21350 diff changeset	45 startup.m and executes any commands found there. This change was
0196666bf900 NEWS: Wrap to 72 characters. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21350 diff changeset	46 made to accommodate Matlab users. Octave has it's own configuration
21350 ea31a050bdd8 Execute commands in startup.m at start for compatibility with Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21314 diff changeset	47 system based on the file .octaverc which is preferred.
ea31a050bdd8 Execute commands in startup.m at start for compatibility with Matlab. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21314 diff changeset	48
20210 29eb47fe8e8c Add support for octal and hex escape sequences in single-quoted printf arguments (bug #39774). Rik <rik@octave.org>* parents: 20200 diff changeset	49 ** Octal ('\NNN') and hex ('\xNN') escape sequences in single quoted
29eb47fe8e8c Add support for octal and hex escape sequences in single-quoted printf arguments (bug #39774). Rik <rik@octave.org>* parents: 20200 diff changeset	50 strings are now interpreted by the function do_string_escapes().
29eb47fe8e8c Add support for octal and hex escape sequences in single-quoted printf arguments (bug #39774). Rik <rik@octave.org>* parents: 20200 diff changeset	51 The *printf family of functions now supports octal and hex escape
29eb47fe8e8c Add support for octal and hex escape sequences in single-quoted printf arguments (bug #39774). Rik <rik@octave.org>* parents: 20200 diff changeset	52 sequences in single-quoted strings for Matlab compatibility.
29eb47fe8e8c Add support for octal and hex escape sequences in single-quoted printf arguments (bug #39774). Rik <rik@octave.org>* parents: 20200 diff changeset	53
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	54 ** Special octal and hex escape sequences for the pattern and
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	55 replacement strings in regular expressions are now interpreted for
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	56 Matlab compatibility.
20211 f2bc7d23295d Add special hex/octal escape sequence processing for regexp. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20210 diff changeset	57
f2bc7d23295d Add special hex/octal escape sequence processing for regexp. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20210 diff changeset	58 octal: '\oNNN' or '\o{NNN}'
f2bc7d23295d Add special hex/octal escape sequence processing for regexp. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20210 diff changeset	59 hex : '\xNN' or '\x{NN}'
f2bc7d23295d Add special hex/octal escape sequence processing for regexp. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20210 diff changeset	60
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	61 ** Unknown escape sequences in the replacement string for regexprep are
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	62 now substituted with their unescaped version and no warning is
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	63 emitted. This change was made for Matlab compatibility.
20290 b6a59cc96bfa Process backslashes in regexprep replacement strings in Matlab compatible fashion (bug #45407). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20281 diff changeset	64
b6a59cc96bfa Process backslashes in regexprep replacement strings in Matlab compatible fashion (bug #45407). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20281 diff changeset	65 Example: regexprep ('a', 'a', 'x\yz')
b6a59cc96bfa Process backslashes in regexprep replacement strings in Matlab compatible fashion (bug #45407). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20281 diff changeset	66 => 'xyz'
b6a59cc96bfa Process backslashes in regexprep replacement strings in Matlab compatible fashion (bug #45407). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20281 diff changeset	67
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	68 ** mkfifo now interprets the MODE argument as an octal, not decimal,
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	69 integer. This is consistent with the equivalent shell command.
20200 d9f35ceff9e1 Change mkfifo to use an octal argument for MODE (bug #45054). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20157 diff changeset	70
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	71 ** linspace now returns an empty matrix if the number of requested
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	72 points is 0 or a negative number. This change was made to be
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	73 compatible with Matlab releases newer than 2011. In addition,
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	74 Octave no longer supports matrix inputs for A or B.
20466 16b9ec39ff46 Return empty matrix when linspace called with 0 points (bug #45820) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20290 diff changeset	75
22226 9a0e30e24b9b Calculate cov as Matlab does, not as its conjugate (bug #48315). Lachlan Andrew <lachlanbis@gmail.com> parents: 22183 diff changeset	76 ** The cov function now returns the complex conjugate of the result
9a0e30e24b9b Calculate cov as Matlab does, not as its conjugate (bug #48315). Lachlan Andrew <lachlanbis@gmail.com> parents: 22183 diff changeset	77 from previous versions of Octave. This change was made for
9a0e30e24b9b Calculate cov as Matlab does, not as its conjugate (bug #48315). Lachlan Andrew <lachlanbis@gmail.com> parents: 22183 diff changeset	78 compatibility with Matlab.
9a0e30e24b9b Calculate cov as Matlab does, not as its conjugate (bug #48315). Lachlan Andrew <lachlanbis@gmail.com> parents: 22183 diff changeset	79
9a0e30e24b9b Calculate cov as Matlab does, not as its conjugate (bug #48315). Lachlan Andrew <lachlanbis@gmail.com> parents: 22183 diff changeset	80 ** condest now works with a normest1 compatible syntax.
9a0e30e24b9b Calculate cov as Matlab does, not as its conjugate (bug #48315). Lachlan Andrew <lachlanbis@gmail.com> parents: 22183 diff changeset	81
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	82 ** The griddata function no longer plots the interpolated mesh if no
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	83 output argument is requested, instead the vector or array of
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	84 interpolated values is always returned for Matlab compatibility.
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	85
22288 57fded74ee22 Add camlight function (patch #9014). Colin Macdonald <cbm@m.fsf.org> parents: 22278 diff changeset	86 ** The new function "light" and the corresponding graphics object
57fded74ee22 Add camlight function (patch #9014). Colin Macdonald <cbm@m.fsf.org> parents: 22278 diff changeset	87 provide light and shadow effects for patch and surface objects.
21789 6afdf40be534 Implement graphics object "light" (patch #8943). mmuetzel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 21765 diff changeset	88
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	89 ** The surfnorm function now returns unnormalized (magnitude != 1)
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	90 normal vectors for compatibility with Matlab.
20214 561af1ab6099 griddata.m: Return values instead of plotting for Matlab compatibility (bug #45125) Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 20211 diff changeset	91
22149 ba8a9d2934c7 Point isonormals towards lower values for Matlab compatibility (bug #48552). Markus Muetzel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 22113 diff changeset	92 ** The normal vectors returned from isonormals have been reversed to
ba8a9d2934c7 Point isonormals towards lower values for Matlab compatibility (bug #48552). Markus Muetzel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 22113 diff changeset	93 point towards smaller values for compatibility with Matlab.
ba8a9d2934c7 Point isonormals towards lower values for Matlab compatibility (bug #48552). Markus Muetzel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 22113 diff changeset	94
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	95 ** The quadl function now uses an absolute, rather than relative,
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	96 tolerance for Matlab compatibility. The default tolerance is 1e-6
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	97 which may result in lower precision results than previous versions
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	98 of Octave which used eps as the relative tolerance. The quadl
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	99 function has also been extended to return a second output with the
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	100 total number of function evaluations.
20690 dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	101
21483 fe56e066825d NEWS: announce improved textscan function Philip Nienhuis <prnienhuis@users.sf.net> parents: 21434 diff changeset	102 ** The textscan function is now built-in and is much faster and much
fe56e066825d NEWS: announce improved textscan function Philip Nienhuis <prnienhuis@users.sf.net> parents: 21434 diff changeset	103 more Matlab-compatible than the previous m-file version.
fe56e066825d NEWS: announce improved textscan function Philip Nienhuis <prnienhuis@users.sf.net> parents: 21434 diff changeset	104
21637 59ebef9680ef More cleanup associated with removing Java dialog boxes (cset b5d9b95d1e1a). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21634 diff changeset	105 ** Dialog boxes--errordlg, helpdlg, inputdlg, listdlg, msgbox,
59ebef9680ef More cleanup associated with removing Java dialog boxes (cset b5d9b95d1e1a). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21634 diff changeset	106 questdlg, and warndlg--now exclusively use Qt for rendering.
59ebef9680ef More cleanup associated with removing Java dialog boxes (cset b5d9b95d1e1a). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21634 diff changeset	107 Java based versions have been removed.
21630 b5d9b95d1e1a Removing Java dialog boxes. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 21483 diff changeset	108
22293 ca8b8f12bd16 NEWS: Announce implementation of TitleFontSizeMultiplier, TitleFontWeight, Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22288 diff changeset	109 ** The axes properties "TitleFontSizeMultiplier" and "TitleFontWeight"
ca8b8f12bd16 NEWS: Announce implementation of TitleFontSizeMultiplier, TitleFontWeight, Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22288 diff changeset	110 are now implemented which control the default appearance of text
22473 bb10d836751b NEWS: Review and update for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22464 diff changeset	111 created with title().
22293 ca8b8f12bd16 NEWS: Announce implementation of TitleFontSizeMultiplier, TitleFontWeight, Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22288 diff changeset	112 The axes property "LabelFontSizeMultiplier" is now implemented
ca8b8f12bd16 NEWS: Announce implementation of TitleFontSizeMultiplier, TitleFontWeight, Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22288 diff changeset	113 which controls the default appearance of text created with
ca8b8f12bd16 NEWS: Announce implementation of TitleFontSizeMultiplier, TitleFontWeight, Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22288 diff changeset	114 xlabel(), ylabel(), or zlabel().
ca8b8f12bd16 NEWS: Announce implementation of TitleFontSizeMultiplier, TitleFontWeight, Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22288 diff changeset	115
22351 e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	116 ** The graphics property "box" for axes now defaults to "off".
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	117 To obtain equivalent plots to previous versions of Octave use
22476 57a6e657311d Fix typos in NEWS. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 22473 diff changeset	118 set (0, "DefaultAxesBox", "on");
22351 e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	119 in your .octaverc file.
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	120
22363 0ca341841198 Implement "boxstyle" graphics property. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22351 diff changeset	121 ** The graphics property "boxstyle" has been implemented. The default
0ca341841198 Implement "boxstyle" graphics property. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22351 diff changeset	122 is "back" which draws only the back planes in a 3-D view. If the
0ca341841198 Implement "boxstyle" graphics property. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22351 diff changeset	123 option is "full" then all planes are drawn.
0ca341841198 Implement "boxstyle" graphics property. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22351 diff changeset	124
22335 17b71d845251 NEWS: Update list of functions added in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22327 diff changeset	125 ** The graphics property "erasemode" has been hidden, and will
21905 0c3f7fec9c1e Hide "erasemode" graphics property ahead of eventual removal. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21826 diff changeset	126 eventually be removed. This property has also been removed
0c3f7fec9c1e Hide "erasemode" graphics property ahead of eventual removal. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21826 diff changeset	127 from Matlab, and was never implemented in Octave.
0c3f7fec9c1e Hide "erasemode" graphics property ahead of eventual removal. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21826 diff changeset	128
22476 57a6e657311d Fix typos in NEWS. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 22473 diff changeset	129 ** The graphics property "graphicssmoothing" for figures now controls
22351 e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	130 whether anti-aliasing will be used for lines. The default is "on".
21948 241d39c66e8f Update graphics properties for figure object. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21905 diff changeset	131
22335 17b71d845251 NEWS: Update list of functions added in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22327 diff changeset	132 ** The value "zero" for the axes properties "xaxislocation" and
17b71d845251 NEWS: Update list of functions added in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22327 diff changeset	133 "yaxislocation" has been deprecated and will be removed from
17b71d845251 NEWS: Update list of functions added in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22327 diff changeset	134 Octave 4.6. Use "origin" instead.
17b71d845251 NEWS: Update list of functions added in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22327 diff changeset	135
22113 b6f482e29afd New functions publish.m and grabcode.m (patch #9048). Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 22069 diff changeset	136 ** The publish function allows easy publication of Octave script files
22351 e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	137 in HTML or other formats, including figures and output created by
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	138 this script. It comes with its counterpart grabcode, which lets one
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	139 literally grab the HTML published code from a remote website, for
e6df1ddfc3cf Change DefaultAxesBox property to "off". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22335 diff changeset	140 example.
22113 b6f482e29afd New functions publish.m and grabcode.m (patch #9048). Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 22069 diff changeset	141
22452 3a8af9d517de Initialize MEX TrapFlag variable for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22451 diff changeset	142 ** The value of the MEX variable TrapFlag now defaults to 0, which will
3a8af9d517de Initialize MEX TrapFlag variable for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22451 diff changeset	143 cause Octave to abort execution of a MEX file and return to the
3a8af9d517de Initialize MEX TrapFlag variable for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22451 diff changeset	144 prompt if an error is encountered in mexCallMATLAB.
3a8af9d517de Initialize MEX TrapFlag variable for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22451 diff changeset	145
22451 ad5439817753 Add mexCallMATLABWithTrap to MEX API (bug #48949). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22442 diff changeset	146 ** The MEX API now includes the function mexCallMATLABWithTrap. This
ad5439817753 Add mexCallMATLABWithTrap to MEX API (bug #48949). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22442 diff changeset	147 function will not abort if an error occurs during mexCallMATLAB, but
ad5439817753 Add mexCallMATLABWithTrap to MEX API (bug #48949). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22442 diff changeset	148 instead will return execution to the MEX function for error
ad5439817753 Add mexCallMATLABWithTrap to MEX API (bug #48949). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22442 diff changeset	149 handling.
ad5439817753 Add mexCallMATLABWithTrap to MEX API (bug #48949). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22442 diff changeset	150
22473 bb10d836751b NEWS: Review and update for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22464 diff changeset	151 ** The MEX API functions for input validation that begin with "mxIs"
bb10d836751b NEWS: Review and update for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22464 diff changeset	152 (e.g., mxIsDouble, mxIsEmpty, etc.) now return type bool rather than
bb10d836751b NEWS: Review and update for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22464 diff changeset	153 type int.
bb10d836751b NEWS: Review and update for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22464 diff changeset	154
22460 b0caa61934fe NEWS: Document mxAssert and mxAssertS additions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22454 diff changeset	155 ** The functions mxAssert and mxAssertS for checking assertions have
b0caa61934fe NEWS: Document mxAssert and mxAssertS additions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22454 diff changeset	156 been added. In order to avoid a performance penalty they are only
b0caa61934fe NEWS: Document mxAssert and mxAssertS additions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22454 diff changeset	157 compiled in to debug versions of a MEX file, i.e., that are produced
22473 bb10d836751b NEWS: Review and update for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22464 diff changeset	158 when the '-g' option is given to mex or mkoctfile.
22460 b0caa61934fe NEWS: Document mxAssert and mxAssertS additions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22454 diff changeset	159
22462 6cb7813e5b2f Add new mxIsScalar function for MEX API. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22460 diff changeset	160 ** Other new MEX API functions include mexEvalStringWithTrap,
22464 1d2960b5efe6 Add new MEX fcns mxCreateUninitNumericArray, mxCreateUninitNumericMatrix. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22462 diff changeset	161 mxIsScalar, mxCreateUninitNumericArray, mxCreateUninitNumericMatrix.
22454 8445f67a8123 Add function mexEvalStringWithTrap to MEX API. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22452 diff changeset	162
20157 e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	163 ** Other new functions added in 4.2:
e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	164
21711 2e0e4eec0d62 Document new function audioformats Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 21637 diff changeset	165 audioformats
22288 57fded74ee22 Add camlight function (patch #9014). Colin Macdonald <cbm@m.fsf.org> parents: 22278 diff changeset	166 camlight
22335 17b71d845251 NEWS: Update list of functions added in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22327 diff changeset	167 condeig
20734 e44d904ac525 Add new functions deg2rad and rad2deg to core (bug #46340). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20725 diff changeset	168 deg2rad
21826 f3455f8ff86d Document new functions dialog and uibuttongroup Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 21789 diff changeset	169 dialog
21075 5ed379c8decd Add new function evalc to core. Oliver Heimlich <oheim@posteo.de> parents: 21025 diff changeset	170 evalc
20913 69489c064cb7 New function hash to calculate MD{2/4/5} and SHA{1,244,256,384,512} hash values. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20744 diff changeset	171 hash
20736 842765b159ed New function im2double ported from the image package. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20734 diff changeset	172 im2double
22278 3fe6663808cc Add function "isocaps" (patch #8872) Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 22247 diff changeset	173 isocaps
3fe6663808cc Add function "isocaps" (patch #8872) Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 22247 diff changeset	174 lighting
21765 23a610a3f001 Implement localfunctions Matlab command (bug #47705). Lachlan Andrew <lachlanbis@gmail.com> parents: 21711 diff changeset	175 localfunctions
22247 c8fc60a183a3 Add function material. (patch #9013) Markus Muetzel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 22243 diff changeset	176 material
22183 bfb1b089c230 New function normest1 as replacement for onenormest (patch #8837) Marco Caliari <marco.caliari@univr.it> parents: 22149 diff changeset	177 normest1
22335 17b71d845251 NEWS: Update list of functions added in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22327 diff changeset	178 ode23
21826 f3455f8ff86d Document new functions dialog and uibuttongroup Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 21789 diff changeset	179 ode45
20533 fcb792acab9b Moving ode45, odeset, odeget, and levenshtein from odepkg to core. jcorno <jacopo.corno@gmail.com> parents: 20530 diff changeset	180 odeget
22335 17b71d845251 NEWS: Update list of functions added in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22327 diff changeset	181 odeplot
21826 f3455f8ff86d Document new functions dialog and uibuttongroup Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 21789 diff changeset	182 odeset
21314 a4235a7eeb2c Add new padecoef.m function. Endre Kozma <endre.kozma@gmx.com> parents: 21308 diff changeset	183 padecoef
22335 17b71d845251 NEWS: Update list of functions added in 4.2. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 22327 diff changeset	184 profexport
21765 23a610a3f001 Implement localfunctions Matlab command (bug #47705). Lachlan Andrew <lachlanbis@gmail.com> parents: 21711 diff changeset	185 psi
20736 842765b159ed New function im2double ported from the image package. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20734 diff changeset	186 rad2deg
22243 654de580bdb3 Add function "reducepatch" (patch #8912) Markus Muetzel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 22235 diff changeset	187 reducepatch
22231 01ba6ebc52e4 Add function "reducevolume" (patch #8856). Markus Muetzel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 22226 diff changeset	188 reducevolume
22278 3fe6663808cc Add function "isocaps" (patch #8872) Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 22247 diff changeset	189 smooth3
21826 f3455f8ff86d Document new functions dialog and uibuttongroup Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 21789 diff changeset	190 uibuttongroup
20157 e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	191
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	192 ** Deprecated functions.
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	193
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	194 The following functions have been deprecated in Octave 4.2 and will
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	195 be removed from Octave 4.6 (or whatever version is the second major
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	196 release after 4.2):
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	197
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	198 Function \| Replacement
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	199 ---------------------\|------------------
20486 4bb41929286b Deprecate bitmax. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20484 diff changeset	200 bitmax \| flintmax
20502 afdb856e44f1 Deprecate mahalanobis function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20501 diff changeset	201 mahalanobis \| mahal in Octave-Forge statistics pkg
20913 69489c064cb7 New function hash to calculate MD{2/4/5} and SHA{1,244,256,384,512} hash values. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20744 diff changeset	202 md5sum \| hash
21434 1da428cbf401 deprecate octave_config_info John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21395 diff changeset	203 octve_config_info \| __octave_config_info__
22183 bfb1b089c230 New function normest1 as replacement for onenormest (patch #8837) Marco Caliari <marco.caliari@univr.it> parents: 22149 diff changeset	204 onenormest \| normest1
20923 58263bea2fdf Unified "sleep" functions to "octave_sleep" in C++ and "pause" in Octave. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20913 diff changeset	205 sleep \| pause
58263bea2fdf Unified "sleep" functions to "octave_sleep" in C++ and "pause" in Octave. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20913 diff changeset	206 usleep \| pause
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	207 wavread \| audioread
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	208 wavwrite \| audiowrite
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	209
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	210 ** The following functions were deprecated in Octave 3.8 and have been
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	211 removed from Octave 4.2.
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	212
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	213 default_save_options java_new
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	214 gen_doc_cache java_unsigned_conversion
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	215 interp1q javafields
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	216 isequalwithequalnans javamethods
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	217 java_convert_matrix re_read_readline_init_file
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	218 java_debug read_readline_init_file
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	219 java_invoke saving_history
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	220
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	221 ** The global error_state variable in Octave's C++ API has been
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	222 deprecated and will be removed in a future version. Now the error
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	223 and print_usage functions throw an exception
22327 d0562b3159c7 move more classes inside octave namespace John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 22319 diff changeset	224 (octave::execution_exception) after displaying the error message.
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	225 This makes the error and print_usage functions in C++ work more like
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	226 the corresponding functions in the scripting language.
20157 e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	227
21025 f7e64e1baa08 NEWS: Add note about updating user-supplied liboctave error handlers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20923 diff changeset	228 ** The default error handlers in liboctave have been updated to use
f7e64e1baa08 NEWS: Add note about updating user-supplied liboctave error handlers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20923 diff changeset	229 exceptions. After displaying an error message they no longer return
f7e64e1baa08 NEWS: Add note about updating user-supplied liboctave error handlers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20923 diff changeset	230 control to the calling program. The error handler function can be
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	231 customized through the global variables
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	232 "current_liboctave_error_handler" and
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	233 "current_liboctave_error_with_id_handler". If a programmer has
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	234 installed their own custom error handling routines when directly
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	235 linking with liboctave then these must be updated to throw an
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	236 exception and not return to the calling program.
21025 f7e64e1baa08 NEWS: Add note about updating user-supplied liboctave error handlers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20923 diff changeset	237
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	238 ** The system for common errors and warnings has been renamed from
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	239 gripe_XXX to either err_XXX if error is called or warn_XXX if
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	240 warning is called. The gripe_XXX functions are deprecated and will
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	241 be removed in version 4.6.
21101 2e8aea678f2a Deprecate gripe_XXX functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21076 diff changeset	242
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	243 ** New configure option, --enable-address-sanitizer-flags, to build
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	244 Octave with memory allocator checks (similar to those in valgrind)
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	245 built in.
20725 7164a69472dd eliminate more uses of error state John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 20715 diff changeset	246
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	247 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 4.0:
18110 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	248 ---------------------------------------------------------
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	249
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	250 ** A graphical user interface is now the default when running Octave
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	251 interactively. The start-up option --no-gui will run the familiar
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	252 command line interface, and still allows use of the GUI dialogs and
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	253 qt plotting toolkit. The option --no-gui-libs runs a minimalist
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	254 command line interface that does not link with the Qt libraries and
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	255 uses the fltk toolkit for plotting.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	256
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	257 ** Octave now uses OpenGL graphics with Qt widgets by default. If
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	258 OpenGL libraries are not available when Octave is built, gnuplot is
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	259 used. You may choose to use the fltk or gnuplot toolkit for
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	260 graphics by executing the command
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	261
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	262 graphics_toolkit ("fltk")
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	263 OR
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	264 graphics_toolkit ("gnuplot")
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	265
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	266 Adding such a command to your ~/.octaverc file will set the default
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	267 for each session.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	268
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	269 ** A new syntax for object oriented programming termed classdef has
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	270 been introduced. See the manual for more extensive documentation of
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	271 the classdef interface.
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	272
18803 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	273 New keywords:
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	274
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	275 classdef endclassdef
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	276 enumeration endenumeration
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	277 events endevents
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	278 methods endmethods
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	279 properties endproperties
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	280
19520 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19408 diff changeset	281 ** New audio functions and classes:
19035 ff820f92cbb5 inputParser: classdef port of @inputParser from Octave Forge general pkg. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19030 diff changeset	282
19682 c2478360291f New functions sound and soundsc Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19647 diff changeset	283 audiodevinfo audioread sound
c2478360291f New functions sound and soundsc Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19647 diff changeset	284 audioinfo audiorecorder soundsc
19520 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19408 diff changeset	285 audioplayer audiowrite
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19408 diff changeset	286
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	287 ** Other new classes in Octave 4.0:
19520 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19408 diff changeset	288
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19408 diff changeset	289 audioplayer inputParser
19597 db92e7e28e1f strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19596 diff changeset	290 audiorecorder
19035 ff820f92cbb5 inputParser: classdef port of @inputParser from Octave Forge general pkg. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19030 diff changeset	291
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	292 ** Optional stricter Matlab compatibility for ranges, diagonal
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	293 matrices, and permutation matrices.
19398 9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	294
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	295 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: 19386 diff changeset	296 for the three data types above. Three new functions have been added
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	297 which control whether the optimizations are used (default), or
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	298 whether the data types are stored as full matrices.
19398 9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	299
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	300 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: 19386 diff changeset	301
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	302 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: 19386 diff changeset	303 --braindead command line option.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	304
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	305 ** The preference
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	306
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	307 do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	308
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	309 is now enabled by default.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	310
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	311 ** The preference
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	312
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	313 allow_noninteger_range_as_index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	314
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	315 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: 19598 diff changeset	316
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	317 Octave:noninteger-range-as-index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	318
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	319 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: 19598 diff changeset	320 for --traditional.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	321
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	322 ** The "backtrace" warning option is now enabled by default. This
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	323 change was made for Matlab compatibility.
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	324
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	325 ** For compatibility with Matlab, the "ismatrix (x)" function now only
21308 c53bfd6d8e08 maint: Use American spelling for "behavior". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21133 diff changeset	326 checks the dimension of "x". The old behavior of "ismatrix" is
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	327 obtained by "isnumeric (x) \|\| islogical (x) \|\| ischar (x)".
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	328
21308 c53bfd6d8e08 maint: Use American spelling for "behavior". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 21133 diff changeset	329 ** The nextpow2 function behavior has been changed for vector inputs.
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	330 Instead of computing `nextpow2 (length (x))', it will now compute
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	331 nextpow2 for each element of the input. This change is Matlab
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	332 compatible, and also prevents bugs for "vectors" of length 1.
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	333
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	334 ** polyeig now returns a row vector of eigenvalues rather than a matrix
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	335 with the eigenvalues on the diagonal. This change was made for
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	336 Matlab compatibility.
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	337
18606 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	338 ** Interpolation function changes for Matlab compatibility
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	339
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	340 The interpolation method 'cubic' is now equivalent to 'pchip' for
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	341 interp1, interp2, and interp3. Previously, 'cubic' was equivalent
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	342 to 'spline' for interp2. This may produce different results as
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	343 'spline' has continuous 1st and 2nd derivatives while 'pchip' only
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	344 has a continuous 1st derivative. The methods 'next' and 'previous'
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	345 have been added to interp1 for compatibility.
18606 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	346
19164 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19155 diff changeset	347 ** 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: 19155 diff changeset	348 Matlab compatibility. The delaunay function no longer plots the
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19155 diff changeset	349 triangulation if no output argument is requested, instead, the
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19155 diff changeset	350 triangulation is always returned. The delaunay3 function which
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19155 diff changeset	351 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: 19155 diff changeset	352
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	353 ** The trigonometric functions asin and acos return different phase
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	354 values from previous versions of Octave when the input is outside
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	355 the principal branch ([-1, 1]). If the real portion of the input is
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	356 greater than 1 then the limit from below is taken. If the real
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	357 portion is less than 1 then the limit from above is taken. This
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	358 criteria is consistent with several other numerical analysis
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	359 software packages.
19242 ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19196 diff changeset	360
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	361 ** The hyperbolic function acosh now returns values with a phase in the
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	362 range [-pi/2, +pi/2]. Previously Octave returned values in the
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	363 range [0, pi]. This is consistent with several other numerical
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	364 analysis software packages.
19730 554aaaf99644 Fix return phase of acosh to match Matlab (bug #44286). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19707 diff changeset	365
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	366 ** strfind changes when using empty pattern ("") for Matlab
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	367 compatibility
19386 f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	368
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	369 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: 19354 diff changeset	370 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: 19354 diff changeset	371 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: 19354 diff changeset	372
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	373 NEW
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	374 strfind ("abc", "") => []
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	375 OLD
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	376 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: 19354 diff changeset	377
18652 3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	378 ** 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: 18649 diff changeset	379 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: 18649 diff changeset	380 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: 18649 diff changeset	381 the effective format to '%g' in the following circumstances:
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	382
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	383 * 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: 18649 diff changeset	384 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: 18649 diff changeset	385 intmax ('int64') and for '%u' it is intmax ('uint64').
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	386
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	387 * 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: 18649 diff changeset	388 integer format specifier.
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	389
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	390 There is still one difference: Matlab switches to '%e' and Octave
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	391 switches to '%g'.
18652 3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	392
19974 72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19965 diff changeset	393 ** The functions intersect, setdiff, setxor, and union now return a
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	394 column vector as output unless the input was a row vector. This
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	395 change was made for Matlab compatibility.
19974 72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19965 diff changeset	396
20133 bef9086a6725 inpolygon.m: Overhaul function and fix bug #40970. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20116 diff changeset	397 ** The inpolygon function now returns true for points that are within
bef9086a6725 inpolygon.m: Overhaul function and fix bug #40970. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20116 diff changeset	398 the polygon OR on it's edge. This change was made for Matlab
20715 5b7643257978 Remove trailing whitespace at end of lines. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20690 diff changeset	399 compatibility.
20133 bef9086a6725 inpolygon.m: Overhaul function and fix bug #40970. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20116 diff changeset	400
19258 a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19242 diff changeset	401 ** The archive family of functions (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) and their
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	402 unpacking routines (bunzip2, gunzip, unzip, untar, unpack) have been
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	403 recoded. Excepting unpack, the default is now to place files in the
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	404 same directory as the archive (on unpack) or as the original files
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	405 (on archiving).
19258 a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19242 diff changeset	406
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	407 ** Qt and FLTK graphics toolkits now support offscreen rendering on
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	408 Linux. In other words, print will work even when the figure
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	409 visibility is "off".
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	410
18803 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	411 ** Z-order stacking issues with patches, grid lines, and line object
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	412 plot markers for on screen display and printing have all been
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	413 resolved. For 2-D plots the axis grid lines can be placed on top of
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	414 the plot with set (gca, "layer", "top").
18803 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	415
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	416 ** The patch graphic object has been overhauled. It now produces
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	417 visual results equivalent to Matlab even for esoteric combinations
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	418 of faces/vertices/cdata.
18803 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	419
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	420 ** The polar() plot function now draws a circular theta axis and radial
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	421 rho axis rather than using a rectangular x/y axis.
18803 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	422
18723 e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18721 diff changeset	423 ** linkprop has been completely re-coded for performance and Matlab
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	424 compatibility. It now returns a linkprop object which must be
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	425 stored in a variable for as long as the graphic objects should
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	426 remain linked. To unlink properties use 'clear hlink' where hlink
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	427 is the variable containing the linkprop object.
18723 e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18721 diff changeset	428
19051 3d0f4f4ec688 NEWS: note that isprime now accepts negative and complex inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19035 diff changeset	429 ** 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: 19035 diff changeset	430
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	431 ** xor has been extended to accept more than two arguments in which
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	432 case it performs cumulative XOR reduction.
19189 d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19167 diff changeset	433
19164 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19155 diff changeset	434 ** The following functions now support N-dimensional arrays:
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19155 diff changeset	435
20116 33e706b6b7be rectint: fix for non-overlapping rectangle, and support ND boxes (bug #44904) Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20097 diff changeset	436 fliplr flipud rot90 rectint
19164 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19155 diff changeset	437
19030 9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18911 diff changeset	438 ** 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: 18911 diff changeset	439 previous separate warning IDs "Octave:fopen-file-in-path",
9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18911 diff changeset	440 "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: 18911 diff changeset	441
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	442 ** The warning ID Octave:singular-matrix-div has been replaced by
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	443 Octave:nearly-singular-matrix and Octave:singular-matrix.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	444
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	445 ** The warning ID Octave:matlab-incompatible has been replaced by
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	446 Octave:language-extension to better reflect its meaning.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	447
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	448 ** The warning ID Octave:broadcast has been removed. Instead automatic
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	449 broadcasting will throw an Octave:language-extension warning. This
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	450 warning ID is used for broadcasting as well as other features not
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	451 available in Matlab.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	452
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	453 ** Other new functions added in 4.0:
18110 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	454
19741 b8e4104a8f55 Add the annotation function (bug #43282) Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 19730 diff changeset	455 annotation
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	456 bandwidth
19530 5ab6fcf32d1e New function for colormap cubehelix. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19520 diff changeset	457 cubehelix
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	458 dir_in_loadpath
19126 995df67fc912 Flip arrays - ND support for fliplr and flipud, and replace flipdim with flip. Carnë Draug <carandraug+dev@gmail.com> parents: 19122 diff changeset	459 flip
19313 39a69f54417e New functions im2frame and frame2im. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19294 diff changeset	460 frame2im
20024 cf9b94a89620 Document get_home_directory in Octave manual and NEWS file. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19974 diff changeset	461 get_home_directory
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	462 hgload
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	463 hgsave
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	464 ichol
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	465 ilu
19313 39a69f54417e New functions im2frame and frame2im. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19294 diff changeset	466 im2frame
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	467 isbanded
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	468 isdiag
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	469 isstudent
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	470 istril
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	471 istriu
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	472 javachk
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	473 jit_failcnt
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	474 linkaxes
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	475 lscov
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	476 metaclass
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	477 numfields
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	478 open
19747 56157a7505ed Add new ordschur function. Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 19741 diff changeset	479 ordschur
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	480 pan
19354 cc6000ccd627 New function qmr (patch #8569). Nathan Podlich <nathan.podlich@gmail.com> parents: 19313 diff changeset	481 qmr
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	482 rotate
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	483 rotate3d
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	484 sylvester
19167 6f0290863d50 Add new function unsetenv from gnulib to Octave. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19164 diff changeset	485 unsetenv
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	486 validateattributes
19089 8a6f87637c16 hg new function, zoom John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19081 diff changeset	487 zoom
18110 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	488
19122 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	489 ** inline() scheduled for eventual deprecation by Matlab
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	490
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	491 Functions created through the use of inline are scheduled for
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	492 deprecation by Matlab. When this occurs Octave will continue to
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	493 support inline functions for an indeterminate amount of time before
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	494 also removing support. All new code should use anonymous functions
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	495 in place of inline functions.
19122 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	496
18110 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	497 ** Deprecated functions.
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	498
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	499 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: 19598 diff changeset	500 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: 19598 diff changeset	501 release after 4.0):
18538 fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18132 diff changeset	502
19268 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	503 Function \| Replacement
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	504 ---------------------\|------------------
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	505 bicubic \| interp2
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	506 delaunay3 \| delaunay
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	507 dump_prefs \| individual preference get/set routines
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	508 find_dir_in_path \| dir_in_loadpath
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	509 finite \| isfinite
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	510 fmod \| rem
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	511 fnmatch \| glob or regexp
20500 caa5de39147e maint: Complete deprecation of gmap40 colormap. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20280 diff changeset	512 gmap40 \| ----
19647 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19645 diff changeset	513 loadaudio \| audioread
19268 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	514 luinc \| ilu or ichol
19760 47440b762547 bring back mouse_wheel_zoom function as deprecated John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19747 diff changeset	515 mouse_wheel_zoom \| mousewheelzoom axes property
19268 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	516 nfields \| numfields
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	517 octave_tmp_file_name \| tempname
19647 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19645 diff changeset	518 playaudio \| audioplayer
0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19645 diff changeset	519 saveaudio \| audiowrite
19268 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	520 syl \| sylvester
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	521 usage \| print_usage
18538 fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18132 diff changeset	522
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	523 allow_noninteger_range_as_index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	524 do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation
19647 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19645 diff changeset	525 setaudio
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	526
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	527 ** 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: 19598 diff changeset	528 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: 19598 diff changeset	529 release after 3.8):
18110 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	530
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	531 default_save_options java_new
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	532 gen_doc_cache java_unsigned_conversion
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	533 interp1q javafields
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	534 isequalwithequalnans javamethods
18911 d1c649bd90e9 maint: Periodic merge of gui-release to default. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18904 18910 diff changeset	535 java_convert_matrix re_read_readline_init_file
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	536 java_debug read_readline_init_file
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	537 java_invoke saving_history
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	538
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	539 ** 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: 19598 diff changeset	540 removed from Octave 4.0.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	541
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	542 cut polyderiv
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	543 cor shell_cmd
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	544 corrcoef studentize
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	545 __error_text__ sylvester_matrix
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	546 error_text
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	547
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	548 ** 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: 19598 diff changeset	549 removed from Octave 4.0
18110 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	550
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	551 static
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	552
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	553 ** 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: 19598 diff changeset	554 and have been removed from Octave 4.0
18110 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	555
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	556 CC_VERSION (now GCC_VERSION)
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	557 CXX_VERSION (now GXX_VERSION)
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	558
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	559 ** The internal function atan2 of the sparse matrix class has been
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	560 deprecated in Octave 4.0 and will be removed from Octave 4.4 (or
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	561 whatever version is the second major release after 4.0). Use the
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	562 Fatan2 function with sparse inputs as a replacement.
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	563
20280 077e73619ba8 Allow NEWS to be displayed properly in QTextBrowser (bug #45396) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 20133 diff changeset	564 ** The internal class Octave_map was deprecated in Octave 3.8 and has
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	565 been removed from Octave 4.0. Replacement classes are octave_map
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	566 (struct array) or octave_scalar_map for a single structure.
18110 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	567
19598 76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19597 diff changeset	568 ** The configure option --enable-octave-allocator has been removed.
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	569 The internal class octave_allocator declared in oct-alloc.h has been
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	570 removed. The header remains, but is deprecated. The macros to
19598 76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19597 diff changeset	571 access the class (DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR, DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR,
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19597 diff changeset	572 and DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR2) are now unconditionally defined to be
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19597 diff changeset	573 empty.
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19597 diff changeset	574
19816 81078b0e39e8 build: Enable OpenMP by default, remove experimental warning (bug #42176) Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19788 diff changeset	575 ** Octave now has OpenMP enabled by default if the system provides a
81078b0e39e8 build: Enable OpenMP by default, remove experimental warning (bug #42176) Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19788 diff changeset	576 working OpenMP implementation. This allows oct-file modules to take
81078b0e39e8 build: Enable OpenMP by default, remove experimental warning (bug #42176) Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19788 diff changeset	577 advantage of OpenMP if desired. This can be disabled when building
81078b0e39e8 build: Enable OpenMP by default, remove experimental warning (bug #42176) Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19788 diff changeset	578 Octave with the configure option --disable-openmp.
81078b0e39e8 build: Enable OpenMP by default, remove experimental warning (bug #42176) Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19788 diff changeset	579
21133 31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	580 ** Octave now automatically truncates intermediate calculations done
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	581 with floating point values to 64 bits. Some hardware math
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	582 co-processors, such as the x87, maintain extra precision, but this
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	583 leads to disagreements in calculations when compared to reference
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	584 implementations in software using the IEEE standard for double
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	585 precision. There was no measurable performance impact to this
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	586 change, but it may be disabled with the configure option
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	587 --disable-float-truncate. MinGW and Cygwin platforms, as well as
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	588 GCC compilers >= 5.0 require this feature. Non-x87 hardware, or
31674b9d202b * NEWS: Refill text to 72 columns. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21101 diff changeset	589 hardware using SSE options exclusively, can disable float truncation
19965 d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	590 if desired.
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	591
9352 b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	592 ---------------------------------------------------------
b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	593
7990 86dae6e5b83c Initial update of NEWS for 3.2 release David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr> parents: 7279 diff changeset	594 See NEWS.3 for old news.

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annotate NEWS @ 22761:708a4fcb7382 stable release-4-2-0