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annotate etc/NEWS.9.md @ 32956:99d90c3bd485 stable rc-9-0-90

bump version for first 9.1 release candidate * configure.ac (AC_INIT): Set version to 9.0.90. (OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION): Set to 90. (OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE): Set to 2024-02-07. * etc/NEWS.9.md: Update. * libgui/module.mk (%canon_reldir%_liboctgui_current): Set to 10. * libinterp/module.mk (%canon_reldir%_liboctinterp_current): Set to 12. * liboctave/module.mk (%canon_reldir%_%canon_reldir%_current): Set to 11.

author	John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date	Wed, 07 Feb 2024 01:49:59 -0500
parents	8fb76692bbbd
children	e6830b0c6fc7 27afeba070ed

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32956 99d90c3bd485 bump version for first 9.1 release candidate John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 32793 diff changeset	1 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 9 (2024-02-07):
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	3
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	4 ### General improvements
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	5
31848 1f3f7e874203 dec2base.m: Accept negative and fractional inputs (bug #63282) Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31819 diff changeset	6 - `dec2base`, `dec2bin`, and `dec2hex` have all been overhauled. All three
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	7 functions now accommodate negative inputs and fractional inputs, and repeated
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	8 code between the functions has been reduced or eliminated. Previously only
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	9 `dec2bin` and `dec2hex` accepted negative inputs but `dec2base` did not, and
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	10 none of the three accepted fractional inputs. Now, `dec2base (100*pi, 16, 4,
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	11 6)`, for example, returns a base-16 string with four places for the integer
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	12 part and six places for the fractional part. Omitting the number of decimal
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	13 places (the fourth input) retains old behavior for backward compatibility,
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	14 except that non-integer inputs will no longer produce errors.
31848 1f3f7e874203 dec2base.m: Accept negative and fractional inputs (bug #63282) Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31819 diff changeset	15
32074 03fe0b635d2e quiver/quiver3: Overhaul input processing, validation, and add BISTs. Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32062 diff changeset	16 - `quiver` and `quiver3` now properly plot non-float numeric inputs by
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	17 internally casting them to 'double' (bug #59695). Both functions now honor
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	18 a previously ignored scaling factor input when there is only a single arrow
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	19 (bug #39552), and `quiver3` no longer produces an error when a scaling factor
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	20 is given without x and y inputs. Both functions now also accept a scale
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	21 factor of "off" which is equivalent to setting it to 0. When a linestyle
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	22 with a base marker is set suppressing arrowhead display, subsequent
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	23 name-value property pairs in the `quiver`/`quiver3` function call will no
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	24 longer turn arrowhead display back on (bug #64143). The linewidth property
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	25 now also affects the line width of the base marker.
32038 29671873411a __quiver__.m: Honor scaling factor input for single quiver arrow (bug #39552) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32035 diff changeset	26
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	27 - Classdef files now support breakpoints inside them.
32330 da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	28
32047 e3de59065cf1 inputParser.m: Re-architect internal data structures for 60% speed improvement. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32038 diff changeset	29 - The `inputParser` function has been re-architected for a 60% performance
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	30 improvement.
32047 e3de59065cf1 inputParser.m: Re-architect internal data structures for 60% speed improvement. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32038 diff changeset	31
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	32 - The `perms` function has been made faster.
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	33
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	34 - The `audiowrite` function now supports writing to MPEG audio
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	35 formats---including MP3---if the `sndfile` library supports it.
32195 9cb43336c3b3 audiowrite: Allow writing mp3 through libsndfile API (bug #64388). John Donoghue <john.donoghue@ieee.org> parents: 32188 diff changeset	36
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	37 - `oruntests`: The current directory now changes to the directory
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	38 containing the files with the tests for the duration of the test. This
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	39 aligns the behavior of this function with Octave's test suite. This also
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	40 means that the file encoding specified in the `.oct-config` file for the
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	41 respective directory is taken into account for the tests.
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	42
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	43 ### Graphical User Interface
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	44
32527 f1eb72c966a1 NEWS.9.md: Add note about added support for Qt6. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32519 diff changeset	45 - The Graphical User Interface (GUI) of Octave is now compatible with Qt6. Qt6
f1eb72c966a1 NEWS.9.md: Add note about added support for Qt6. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32519 diff changeset	46 is selected by default if the necessary Qt modules are detected and the used
f1eb72c966a1 NEWS.9.md: Add note about added support for Qt6. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32519 diff changeset	47 compiler is compatible. Support for building with Qt5 is still available but
f1eb72c966a1 NEWS.9.md: Add note about added support for Qt6. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32519 diff changeset	48 might be removed in a future version of Octave. Qt5 is used if configuring
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	49 with `--with-qt=5` or as a fallback if Qt6 cannot be used.
32527 f1eb72c966a1 NEWS.9.md: Add note about added support for Qt6. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32519 diff changeset	50
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	51 ### Graphics backend
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	52
32528 c823e7c9772b NEWS.9.md: Use same list item in section "Graphics backend" as in other sections. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32527 diff changeset	53 - The FLTK backend is not maintained and its use is discouraged. The
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	54 recommended backend is qt. Enabling the fltk backend with `graphics_toolkit
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	55 fltk` now emits a warning.
32172 71a792dfb05a Emit warning about use of FLTK toolkit. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32116 diff changeset	56
32528 c823e7c9772b NEWS.9.md: Use same list item in section "Graphics backend" as in other sections. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32527 diff changeset	57 - The `set` function now accepts any combination of name/value pairs, cell
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	58 array of names / cell array of values, or property structures. This change
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	59 is Matlab compatible.
31819 4db921b57ace Extend set() to process any combination of acceptable inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31818 diff changeset	60
32528 c823e7c9772b NEWS.9.md: Use same list item in section "Graphics backend" as in other sections. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32527 diff changeset	61 - When the `hold` function is used without arguments to toggle the current
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	62 state, the resulting value is now displayed in the Command Window for
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	63 informational purposes.
31975 72d005398818 hold.m: Print current hold state to Command Window when toggling state (bug #63923) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31918 diff changeset	64
32528 c823e7c9772b NEWS.9.md: Use same list item in section "Graphics backend" as in other sections. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32527 diff changeset	65 - The axes graphics property "TickDir" now accepts the option "none", which
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	66 will not draw tick marks but will still draw tick labels.
32116 7e774d71c491 Add support for "none" option to axes graphic property "TickDir". Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32108 diff changeset	67
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	68 ### Matlab compatibility
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	69
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	70 - The `inputParser` function now implements the `PartialMatching` property for
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	71 `Parameter` and `Switch` names. For Matlab compatibility, `PartialMatching`
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	72 is now set to true by default which may change the behavior of existing code.
32035 80fef9315743 inputParser.m: Implement "PartialMatching" property (bug #64050) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32011 diff changeset	73
31868 c6eeb8b44c28 Port statistics pkg mean, median, var, & std into core (patch #10314) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31848 diff changeset	74 - Overhauled `mean`, `median`, `var`, and `std` functions have been imported
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	75 from statistics package v1.5.4 to compatibly implement 'nanflag'
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	76 (bug #50571), 'all' (bug #58116), and 'vecdim' (bug #58089) options, preserve
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	77 output class, and match expected output behavior for empty (bug #50583) and
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	78 sparse inputs (bug #63291). Both `median` and `mean` can handle large
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	79 integer values without overflow or precision concerns (bug #54567), and
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	80 `mean` avoids errors due to limits of single precision by processing as
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	81 doubles (bug #63848). `median` has also adopted the 'outtype' option from
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	82 `mean`.
31868 c6eeb8b44c28 Port statistics pkg mean, median, var, & std into core (patch #10314) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31848 diff changeset	83
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	84 - Code such as `A = ones (3, 3); A(:, :, 1) = []` is now Matlab compatible.
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	85
31993 e4bd4349af42 mad.m: Improve compatibility using new mean/median functions (patch #10331) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31976 diff changeset	86 - `mad` function now produces Matlab compatible output using improved `mean`
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	87 and `median` functions. 'vecdim' and 'all' options are now supported. `mad`
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	88 ignores all NaN values (using 'omitnan' mean/median option) and produces
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	89 expected output behavior for empty inputs.
31993 e4bd4349af42 mad.m: Improve compatibility using new mean/median functions (patch #10331) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31976 diff changeset	90
31918 e67b7b85670b cov.m: Overhaul function for matlab compatibility (bug #50583). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31917 diff changeset	91 - `mode` now produces Matlab compatible output for empty inputs (bug #50583).
e67b7b85670b cov.m: Overhaul function for matlab compatibility (bug #50583). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31917 diff changeset	92
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	93 - `linspace` and `logspace` now handle `Inf` inputs in a Matlab compatible way.
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	94
32011 ce36dddf5427 normalize.m: Enable compatible NaN handling (bug #50571) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31993 diff changeset	95 - `normalize` now produces Matlab compatible output for inputs containing NaN
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	96 values (bug #50571).
32011 ce36dddf5427 normalize.m: Enable compatible NaN handling (bug #50571) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31993 diff changeset	97
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	98 - `cov` now processes the input form cov(x,y) with two separate data arrays x
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	99 and y, as cov(x(:),y(:)) to maintain Matlab compatibility. It also accepts a
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	100 NANFLAG option to allow ignoring NaN entries in input data (bug #50571) and
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	101 produces Matlab compatible outputs for empty inputs (bug #50583). `corr` and
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	102 `corrcoef` internal code has been adapted to the new `cov` behavior with no
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	103 change to user interface. Packages using the octave core's `cov` that rely
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	104 on the previous calling form may need to make similar adaptations. Calls for
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	105 cov(x) with a vector x expecting a scalar return can get the previous results
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	106 from `cov(x)(2)`, and calls to cov(x,y) with x and y matrices expecting
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	107 columnwise covariance calculation can obtain the previous results using
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	108 `cov([x,y])(1:nx, nx+1:end)`, where nx = columns(x).
31887 96ed8d1d0c59 mode.m: Emtpy input produces Matlab compatible NaN output (bug #48690) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 31873 diff changeset	109
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	110 - `qz` now handles input and output arguments in a Matlab compatible way. It
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	111 always computes the complex QZ decomposition if there are only two input
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	112 arguments, and it accepts an optional third input argument 'real' or
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	113 'complex' to select the type of decomposition. The output arguments are
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	114 always in the same order independently of the input arguments, and the
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	115 generalized eigenvalues are no longer returned (one can use the `ordeig`
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	116 function for that purpose). The optional reordering of the generalized
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	117 eigenvalues has been removed (one can use the `ordqz` function for that
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	118 purpose).
31976 e6b24d0d485c qz: Handle input and output arguments in a Matlab-compatible way. Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 31975 diff changeset	119
32100 10daf5ce7f28 Set "tight" axes limits by default for pcolor() plot (bug #64244) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32084 diff changeset	120 - `pcolor` now sets the axes limits to be just large enough to display the
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	121 plotted data (equivalent of `axis tight`).
32100 10daf5ce7f28 Set "tight" axes limits by default for pcolor() plot (bug #64244) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32084 diff changeset	122
32108 d806017abdcb [xyz]lim.m: Add ability to query/set limit calculation method. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32100 diff changeset	123 - `xlim`, `ylim`, `zlim` functions can now query or set the limit calculation
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	124 method which is one of "tickaligned", "tight", or "padded".
32108 d806017abdcb [xyz]lim.m: Add ability to query/set limit calculation method. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32100 diff changeset	125
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	126 - `optimget` and `optimset` now produce an error on an ambiguous match of an
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	127 incomplete option name instead of emitting a warning.
32241 4379d4e29943 NEWS: Add note about changed behavior of optimset and optimget (bug #64525). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32201 diff changeset	128
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	129 - `datevec` when provided a date format will match date string characters up to
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	130 the length of the format string. A date vector will be returned as long as
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	131 the characters up to the format string length are a perfect match, and any
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	132 trailing characters in the date string will be ignored. (bug #42241)
32267 276aa68a290d datevec.m: Enable partial match when format string provided (bug #42241) Ben Kurtz parents: 32241 diff changeset	133
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	134 - `unwrap` now produces compatible output for inputs with non-finite elements
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	135 (Inf, NaN, NA). Such elements will now retained in the output but skipped
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	136 over by the wrapping calculation. The function also permits logical inputs
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	137 and specified operating dimensions larger than the number of dimensions in
38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	138 the input array.
32268 a32f36ccc4c1 unwrap.m: Process non-finite inputs and streamline function (bug #64556) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32267 diff changeset	139
32294 7e8a3299b866 rats - Update default string length from 9 to 13 (bug #43717). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32268 diff changeset	140 - The default string length for the function `rats` has changed from 9 to 13.
7e8a3299b866 rats - Update default string length from 9 to 13 (bug #43717). Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32268 diff changeset	141
32338 e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	142 - Continuing reminder of future breaking changes: There is ongoing work
32517 38318e51f27f maint: Changes to wording of GUI strings and NEWS for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32503 diff changeset	143 to implement a Matlab compatible string class that will differ from a vector
32338 e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	144 of characters. In Octave, single-quoted character arrays are currently
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	145 compatible with Matlab, but double-quoted forms are not, and are likely to
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	146 change in future as a consequence of implementing Matlab-style string syntax.
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	147 For example, 'foo' will remain a three-element character vector, but
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	148 "foo" will become a single-element string object.
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	149
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	150 What this means for user code: If your code currently relies on
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	151 double-quoted strings (e.g., "foo") representing character vectors as
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	152 opposed to string objects, then start replacing all double-quoted strings
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	153 with single-quoted strings in your code over time (e.g., replace "foo" with
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	154 'foo'). Single-quoted strings will retain their current behavior. Further,
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	155 if your code relies on backslash escape sequence interpretation in
32338 e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	156 double-quoted strings (except in special cases like the `printf` family),
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	157 that code may need to change as well.
e24b2f2881de NEWS.9.md: Copy reminder from NEWS.8.md about future string changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32332 diff changeset	158
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	159 ### Alphabetical list of new functions added in Octave 9
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	160
32188 85255746fc21 Add isenv function (patch #10354). John Donoghue <john.donoghue@ieee.org> parents: 32180 diff changeset	161 * `isenv`
32201 0eaa354b7ed1 Overhaul new function ismembertol (bug #56735, patch #10355). Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32195 diff changeset	162 * `ismembertol`
31917 655e757c7522 isuniform.m: New function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31914 diff changeset	163 * `isuniform`
31547 212cc32100f5 Add new function 'tensorprod' (patch #10288) Kasper H. Filtenborg <kasper.filtenborg@gmail.com> parents: 31484 diff changeset	164 * `tensorprod`
212cc32100f5 Add new function 'tensorprod' (patch #10288) Kasper H. Filtenborg <kasper.filtenborg@gmail.com> parents: 31484 diff changeset	165
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	166 ### Deprecated functions, properties, and operators
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	167
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	168 The following functions and properties have been deprecated in Octave 9 and
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	169 will be removed from Octave 11 (or whatever version is the second major release
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	170 after 9):
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	171
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	172 - Functions
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	173
31457 a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	174 Function \| Replacement
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	175 -----------------------\|------------------
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	176
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	177 - Properties
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	178
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	179 The following property names are discouraged, but there is no fixed
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	180 date for their removal.
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	181
31457 a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	182 Object \| Property \| Replacement
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	183 -----------------\|-------------\|------------
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	184
31811 8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	185 - Core
8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	186
8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	187 * The `idx_vector::bool()` function is obsolete and always returns true.
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	188 Any uses can simply be removed from existing code with no loss of
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	189 function.
31811 8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	190
8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	191 * The `all_ok(const Array<octave::idx_vector>&)` function in `Array-util.h`
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	192 is obsolete and always returns true. Any uses can simply be removed from
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	193 existing code with no loss of function.
31811 8e6a9cf412c1 maint: Deprecate obsolete idx_vector::bool() function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31547 diff changeset	194
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	195 * The member variable `octave_base_value::count` is deprecated and will be
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	196 removed from Octave 11. Replace all instances with the new name
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	197 `m_count`.
31818 758de955caca Deprecate octave_base_value::count member variable. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31811 diff changeset	198
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	199 The following features were deprecated in Octave 7 and have been removed from
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	200 Octave 9.
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	201
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	202 - Functions
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	203
31457 a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	204 Function \| Replacement
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	205 ---------------------------\|------------------
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	206 disable_diagonal_matrix \| optimize_diagonal_matrix
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	207 disable_permutation_matrix \| optimize_permutation_matrix
a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	208 disable_range \| optimize_range
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	209
31464 344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	210 - Operators
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	211
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	212 Operator \| Replacement
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	213 ---------\|------------
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	214 .+ \| +
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	215 .+= \| +=
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	216 .- \| -
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	217 .-= \| -=
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	218 ** \| ^
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	219 **= \| ^=
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	220 .** \| .^
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	221 .**= \| .^=
344e1152ed88 remove operators deprecated in version 7 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 31457 diff changeset	222
31472 2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	223 - Interpreter
2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	224
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	225 * The use of `'...'` for line continuations inside double-quoted strings
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	226 has been removed. Use `'\'` for line continuations inside strings
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	227 instead.
31472 2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	228
2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	229 * The use of `'\'` as a line continuation outside of double-quoted
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	230 strings has been removed. Use `'...'` for line continuations instead.
31472 2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	231
2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	232 * Support for trailing whitespace after a `'\'` line continuation has been
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	233 removed. Delete unnecessary trailing whitespace.
31472 2ad979f8c265 maint: Remove deprecated line continuation code. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31464 diff changeset	234
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	235 - For plot functions, the use of numbers to select line colors in shorthand
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	236 formats was an undocumented feature that was removed in Octave 9.
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	237
31457 a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	238 - The environment variable used by `mkoctfile` for linker flags is now
32789 cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	239 `LDFLAGS` rather than `LFLAGS`. `LFLAGS` was deprecated in Octave 6 and has
cde2b84cf715 NEWS.9.md: Reformat line breaks and indentation for clarity. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 32783 diff changeset	240 been removed.
31457 a96f68a48e9e maint: Remove more deprecated code from Octave 9. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 31443 diff changeset	241
31873 5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	242 Summary of bugs fixed for version 9.1.0 (yyyy-mm-dd):
5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	243 ----------------------------------------------------
5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	244
32330 da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	245 - Bugfixes to `whos -file`, `urlread`, `mat2cell`, `set`, `savepath`,
32716 dfd8fcca6652 griddata.m: Fix linear interpolation with three query points. (bug #65146) Nicholas R. Jankowski <jankowski.nicholas@gmail.com> parents: 32546 diff changeset	246 `loadpath`, `griddata`, and the general interpreter stack-handling.
31873 5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	247
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	248 - Better input validation for `sparse`, `speye`.
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	249
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	250 - Memory usage reduced for `movfun` and `movslice`.
31873 5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	251
5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	252 - Memory usage reduced when saving to file, preventing OOM and data loss.
5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	253
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	254 - Memory usage improved when plotting grid tick marks.
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	255
32330 da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	256 - Memory management made more robust in the GUI code and with several GUI
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	257 components (variable editor, doc browser, etc).
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	258
32180 ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	259 - Text encoding for non-UTF-8 generally made more robust. File editor now
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	260 lists available encodings.
ca72944d16a5 NEWS.9.md: Update list of bug fixes and changes Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32173 diff changeset	261
32330 da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	262 - Octave on Windows now supports directory names and path names with non-ASCII
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	263 characters (other platforms had it already for years). Windows paths now
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	264 also allow relative paths on different drives.
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	265
31873 5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	266 - Several race conditions removed in signal handler.
5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	267
32330 da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	268 - Better compatibility when linking to `libc++`.
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	269
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	270 - Performance and stability improvements: avoid unnecessary string
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	271 construction, use static casts instead of dynamic casts where possible,
da0079d97965 NEWS.9.md: Add classdef breakpoints and range warnings, update bugs and features Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 32300 diff changeset	272 eliminate various isolated crash conditions.
31873 5eb1f1a77614 NEWS.9.md: list bugs fixed so far with Octave 9 Arun Giridhar <arungiridhar@gmail.com> parents: 31872 diff changeset	273
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	274 ### Old release news
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	275
32503 bce9463833d2 NEWS: Update links to previous NEWS files. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32429 diff changeset	276 - [Octave 8.x](etc/NEWS.8.md)
bce9463833d2 NEWS: Update links to previous NEWS files. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32429 diff changeset	277 - [Octave 7.x](etc/NEWS.7.md)
bce9463833d2 NEWS: Update links to previous NEWS files. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32429 diff changeset	278 - [Octave 6.x](etc/NEWS.6.md)
bce9463833d2 NEWS: Update links to previous NEWS files. Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de> parents: 32429 diff changeset	279 - [Octave 5.x](etc/NEWS.5.md)
31441 e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	280 - [Octave 4.x](etc/NEWS.4)
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	281 - [Octave 3.x](etc/NEWS.3)
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	282 - [Octave 2.x](etc/NEWS.2)
e1cd3203bfb3 maint: Add NEWS.9.md to repository and update build system. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: diff changeset	283 - [Octave 1.x](etc/NEWS.1)

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