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annotate NEWS @ 21076:b433f9990452

strip trailing whitespace from files * NEWS, oop.txi, ov.h, dSparse.h, f77-fcn.h, lo-array-gripes.h, display.m, int2str.m, num2str.m, subsindex.m, fileattrib.m, parser.tst: Strip trailing whitespace.

author	John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date	Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:46:58 -0500
parents	5ed379c8decd
children	2e8aea678f2a

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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
20588 e34692daf663 Extend parser to accept '_' in numbers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20535 diff changeset	4 ** The parser has been extended to accept, but ignore, underscore characters
e34692daf663 Extend parser to accept '_' in numbers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20535 diff changeset	5 in numbers. This facilitates writing more legible code by using '_' as
e34692daf663 Extend parser to accept '_' in numbers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20535 diff changeset	6 a thousands separator or to group nibbles into bytes in hex constants.
e34692daf663 Extend parser to accept '_' in numbers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20535 diff changeset	7
e34692daf663 Extend parser to accept '_' in numbers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20535 diff changeset	8 Examples: 1_000_000 == 1e6 or 0xDE_AD_BE_EF
e34692daf663 Extend parser to accept '_' in numbers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20535 diff changeset	9
20589 7c0e10f035bd Extend parser to accept binary constants that begin with '0b' or '0B'. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20588 diff changeset	10 ** The parser has been extended to understand binary numbers which begin
7c0e10f035bd Extend parser to accept binary constants that begin with '0b' or '0B'. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20588 diff changeset	11 with the prefix '0b' or '0B'. The value returned is Octave's default
7c0e10f035bd Extend parser to accept binary constants that begin with '0b' or '0B'. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20588 diff changeset	12 numeric class of double, not at unsigned integer class. Therefore numbers
20690 dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	13 greater than flintmax, i.e., 2^53, will lose some precision.
20589 7c0e10f035bd Extend parser to accept binary constants that begin with '0b' or '0B'. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20588 diff changeset	14
7c0e10f035bd Extend parser to accept binary constants that begin with '0b' or '0B'. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20588 diff changeset	15 Examples: 0b101 == 5 or 0B1100_0001 == 0xC1
7c0e10f035bd Extend parser to accept binary constants that begin with '0b' or '0B'. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20588 diff changeset	16
20690 dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	17 ** The default colormap is now set to "viridis" which is also the default
dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	18 colormap in matplotlib. This new colormap fixes some of the main issues
dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	19 with the old default colormap "jet" such as its bad "luminance profile"
dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	20 and is also more similar to Matlab's new default colormap "parula".
20530 17e507df10e3 Set the default colormap to 'viridis' Carlo de Falco <carlo.defalco@polimi.it> parents: 20502 diff changeset	21
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	22 ** 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	23 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	24 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	25 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	26
20211 f2bc7d23295d Add special hex/octal escape sequence processing for regexp. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20210 diff changeset	27 ** Special octal and hex escape sequences for the pattern and replacement
f2bc7d23295d Add special hex/octal escape sequence processing for regexp. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20210 diff changeset	28 strings in regular expressions are now interpreted for Matlab compatibility.
f2bc7d23295d Add special hex/octal escape sequence processing for regexp. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20210 diff changeset	29
f2bc7d23295d Add special hex/octal escape sequence processing for regexp. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20210 diff changeset	30 octal: '\oNNN' or '\o{NNN}'
f2bc7d23295d Add special hex/octal escape sequence processing for regexp. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20210 diff changeset	31 hex : '\xNN' or '\x{NN}'
f2bc7d23295d Add special hex/octal escape sequence processing for regexp. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20210 diff changeset	32
20290 b6a59cc96bfa Process backslashes in regexprep replacement strings in Matlab compatible fashion (bug #45407). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20281 diff changeset	33 ** Unknown escape sequences in the replacement string for regexprep are now
b6a59cc96bfa Process backslashes in regexprep replacement strings in Matlab compatible fashion (bug #45407). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20281 diff changeset	34 substituted with their unescaped version and no warning is emitted.
b6a59cc96bfa Process backslashes in regexprep replacement strings in Matlab compatible fashion (bug #45407). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20281 diff changeset	35 This change was made for Matlab compatibility.
b6a59cc96bfa Process backslashes in regexprep replacement strings in Matlab compatible fashion (bug #45407). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20281 diff changeset	36
b6a59cc96bfa Process backslashes in regexprep replacement strings in Matlab compatible fashion (bug #45407). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20281 diff changeset	37 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	38 => 'xyz'
b6a59cc96bfa Process backslashes in regexprep replacement strings in Matlab compatible fashion (bug #45407). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20281 diff changeset	39
20200 d9f35ceff9e1 Change mkfifo to use an octal argument for MODE (bug #45054). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20157 diff changeset	40 ** mkfifo now interprets the MODE argument as an octal, not decimal, integer.
20715 5b7643257978 Remove trailing whitespace at end of lines. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20690 diff changeset	41 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	42
20466 16b9ec39ff46 Return empty matrix when linspace called with 0 points (bug #45820) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20290 diff changeset	43 ** linspace now returns an empty matrix if the number of requested points
16b9ec39ff46 Return empty matrix when linspace called with 0 points (bug #45820) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20290 diff changeset	44 is 0 or a negative number. This change was made to be compatible with
16b9ec39ff46 Return empty matrix when linspace called with 0 points (bug #45820) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20290 diff changeset	45 Matlab releases newer than 2011. In addition, Octave no longer supports
16b9ec39ff46 Return empty matrix when linspace called with 0 points (bug #45820) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20290 diff changeset	46 matrix inputs for A or B.
16b9ec39ff46 Return empty matrix when linspace called with 0 points (bug #45820) Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20290 diff changeset	47
20214 561af1ab6099 griddata.m: Return values instead of plotting for Matlab compatibility (bug #45125) Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 20211 diff changeset	48 ** The griddata function no longer plots the interpolated mesh if no output
561af1ab6099 griddata.m: Return values instead of plotting for Matlab compatibility (bug #45125) Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 20211 diff changeset	49 argument is requested, instead the vector or array of interpolated values
561af1ab6099 griddata.m: Return values instead of plotting for Matlab compatibility (bug #45125) Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 20211 diff changeset	50 is always returned for Matlab compatibility.
561af1ab6099 griddata.m: Return values instead of plotting for Matlab compatibility (bug #45125) Mike Miller <mtmiller@octave.org> parents: 20211 diff changeset	51
20227 9f484edd8767 surfnorm.m: Return unnormalized vectors for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20214 diff changeset	52 ** The surfnorm function now returns unnormalized (magnitude != 1) normal
9f484edd8767 surfnorm.m: Return unnormalized vectors for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20214 diff changeset	53 vectors for compatibility with Matlab.
9f484edd8767 surfnorm.m: Return unnormalized vectors for Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20214 diff changeset	54
20690 dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	55 ** The quadl function now uses an absolute, rather than relative, tolerance
dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	56 for Matlab compatibility. The default tolerance is 1e-6 which may result
dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	57 in lower precision results than previous versions of Octave which used
dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	58 eps as the relative tolerance. The quadl function has also been extended
dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	59 to return a second output with the total number of function evaluations.
dc2be2485968 NEWS: Update with changes to quadl function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20589 diff changeset	60
20157 e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	61 ** 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	62
20734 e44d904ac525 Add new functions deg2rad and rad2deg to core (bug #46340). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20725 diff changeset	63 deg2rad
21075 5ed379c8decd Add new function evalc to core. Oliver Heimlich <oheim@posteo.de> parents: 21025 diff changeset	64 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	65 hash
20736 842765b159ed New function im2double ported from the image package. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20734 diff changeset	66 im2double
842765b159ed New function im2double ported from the image package. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20734 diff changeset	67 psi
20533 fcb792acab9b Moving ode45, odeset, odeget, and levenshtein from odepkg to core. jcorno <jacopo.corno@gmail.com> parents: 20530 diff changeset	68 odeset
fcb792acab9b Moving ode45, odeset, odeget, and levenshtein from odepkg to core. jcorno <jacopo.corno@gmail.com> parents: 20530 diff changeset	69 odeget
fcb792acab9b Moving ode45, odeset, odeget, and levenshtein from odepkg to core. jcorno <jacopo.corno@gmail.com> parents: 20530 diff changeset	70 ode45
20736 842765b159ed New function im2double ported from the image package. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20734 diff changeset	71 rad2deg
20157 e410d62ae2c8 maint: move NEWS from 45565ecec019 from the release 4.0 to 4.2. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20154 diff changeset	72
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	73 ** Deprecated functions.
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	74
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	75 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	76 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	77 release after 4.2):
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	78
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	79 Function \| Replacement
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	80 ---------------------\|------------------
20486 4bb41929286b Deprecate bitmax. Kai T. Ohlhus <k.ohlhus@gmail.com> parents: 20484 diff changeset	81 bitmax \| flintmax
20502 afdb856e44f1 Deprecate mahalanobis function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20501 diff changeset	82 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	83 md5sum \| hash
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	84 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	85 usleep \| pause
20484 c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	86 wavread \| audioread
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	87 wavwrite \| audiowrite
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	88
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	89 ** 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	90 removed from Octave 4.2.
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	91
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	92 default_save_options java_new
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	93 gen_doc_cache java_unsigned_conversion
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	94 interp1q javafields
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	95 isequalwithequalnans javamethods
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	96 java_convert_matrix re_read_readline_init_file
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	97 java_debug read_readline_init_file
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	98 java_invoke saving_history
c8ec0b72b7a6 Deprecate wavread and wavwrite. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20466 diff changeset	99
21075 5ed379c8decd Add new function evalc to core. Oliver Heimlich <oheim@posteo.de> parents: 21025 diff changeset	100 ** The global error_state variable in Octave's C++ API has been deprecated
5ed379c8decd Add new function evalc to core. Oliver Heimlich <oheim@posteo.de> parents: 21025 diff changeset	101 and will be removed in a future version. Now the error and print_usage
5ed379c8decd Add new function evalc to core. Oliver Heimlich <oheim@posteo.de> parents: 21025 diff changeset	102 functions throw an exception (octave_execution_exception) after displaying
5ed379c8decd Add new function evalc to core. Oliver Heimlich <oheim@posteo.de> parents: 21025 diff changeset	103 the error message. This makes the error and print_usage functions in C++
5ed379c8decd Add new function evalc to core. Oliver Heimlich <oheim@posteo.de> parents: 21025 diff changeset	104 work more like 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	105
21025 f7e64e1baa08 NEWS: Add note about updating user-supplied liboctave error handlers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20923 diff changeset	106 ** 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	107 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	108 control to the calling program. The error handler function can be
f7e64e1baa08 NEWS: Add note about updating user-supplied liboctave error handlers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20923 diff changeset	109 customized through the global variables "current_liboctave_error_handler"
f7e64e1baa08 NEWS: Add note about updating user-supplied liboctave error handlers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20923 diff changeset	110 and "current_liboctave_error_with_id_handler". If a programmer has
f7e64e1baa08 NEWS: Add note about updating user-supplied liboctave error handlers. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20923 diff changeset	111 installed their own custom error handling routines when directly linking
21075 5ed379c8decd Add new function evalc to core. Oliver Heimlich <oheim@posteo.de> parents: 21025 diff changeset	112 with liboctave then these must be updated to throw an exception and not
21076 b433f9990452 strip trailing whitespace from files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 21075 diff changeset	113 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	114
21075 5ed379c8decd Add new function evalc to core. Oliver Heimlich <oheim@posteo.de> parents: 21025 diff changeset	115 ** New configure option, --enable-address-sanitizer-flags, to build Octave
5ed379c8decd Add new function evalc to core. Oliver Heimlich <oheim@posteo.de> parents: 21025 diff changeset	116 with memory allocator checks (similar to those in valgrind) built in.
20725 7164a69472dd eliminate more uses of error state John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 20715 diff changeset	117
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	118 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	119 ---------------------------------------------------------
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	120
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	121 ** 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	122 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	123 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	124 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	125 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	126 uses the fltk toolkit for plotting.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	127
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	128 ** Octave now uses OpenGL graphics with Qt widgets by default. If OpenGL
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	129 libraries are not available when Octave is built, gnuplot is used.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	130 You may choose to use the fltk or gnuplot toolkit for graphics by
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	131 executing the command
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	132
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	133 graphics_toolkit ("fltk")
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	134 OR
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	135 graphics_toolkit ("gnuplot")
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	136
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	137 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	138 for each session.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	139
18803 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	140 ** A new syntax for object oriented programming termed classdef has been
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	141 introduced. See the manual for more extensive documentation of the
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	142 classdef interface.
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	143
18803 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	144 New keywords:
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	145
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	146 classdef endclassdef
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	147 enumeration endenumeration
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	148 events endevents
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	149 methods endmethods
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	150 properties endproperties
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	151
19520 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19408 diff changeset	152 ** 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	153
19682 c2478360291f New functions sound and soundsc Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19647 diff changeset	154 audiodevinfo audioread sound
c2478360291f New functions sound and soundsc Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19647 diff changeset	155 audioinfo audiorecorder soundsc
19520 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19408 diff changeset	156 audioplayer audiowrite
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19408 diff changeset	157
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	158 ** Other new classes in Octave 4.0:
19520 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19408 diff changeset	159
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19408 diff changeset	160 audioplayer inputParser
19597 db92e7e28e1f strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19596 diff changeset	161 audiorecorder
19035 ff820f92cbb5 inputParser: classdef port of @inputParser from Octave Forge general pkg. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19030 diff changeset	162
19398 9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	163 ** Optional stricter Matlab compatibility for ranges, diagonal matrices,
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	164 and permutation matrices.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	165
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	166 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	167 for the three data types above. Three new functions have been added
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	168 which control whether the optimizations are used (default), or whether
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	169 the data types are stored as full matrices.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	170
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	171 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	172
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19386 diff changeset	173 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	174 --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	175
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	176 ** The preference
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	177
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	178 do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	179
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	180 is now enabled by default.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	181
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	182 ** The preference
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	183
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	184 allow_noninteger_range_as_index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	185
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	186 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	187
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	188 Octave:noninteger-range-as-index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	189
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	190 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	191 for --traditional.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	192
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	193 ** The "backtrace" warning option is now enabled by default. This change
20097 1f9ed81bd173 maint: Fix spelling and grammar mistakes in docs and comments (bug #44878) Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@laboissiere.net> parents: 20024 diff changeset	194 was made for Matlab compatibility.
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	195
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	196 ** For compatibility with Matlab, the "ismatrix (x)" function now only checks
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	197 the dimension of "x". The old behaviour of "ismatrix" is obtained by
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	198 "isnumeric (x) \|\| islogical (x) \|\| ischar (x)".
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	199
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	200 ** The nextpow2 function behaviour has been changed for vector inputs.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	201 Instead of computing `nextpow2 (length (x))', it will now compute
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	202 nextpow2 for each element of the input. This change is Matlab compatible,
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	203 and also prevents bugs for "vectors" of length 1.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	204
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	205 ** polyeig now returns a row vector of eigenvalues rather than a matrix
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	206 with the eigenvalues on the diagonal. This change was made for Matlab
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	207 compatibility.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	208
18606 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	209 ** Interpolation function changes for Matlab compatibility
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	210
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	211 The interpolation method 'cubic' is now equivalent to 'pchip'
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	212 for interp1, interp2, and interp3. Previously, 'cubic' was equivalent
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	213 to 'spline' for interp2. This may produce different results as 'spline'
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	214 has continuous 1st and 2nd derivatives while 'pchip' only has a continuous
19294 b80b396e7d54 interp1.m: Add new methods "previous" and "next" (bug #43377). Nir Krakauer <nkrakauer@ccny.cuny.edu> parents: 19268 diff changeset	215 1st derivative. The methods 'next' and 'previous' have been added to
b80b396e7d54 interp1.m: Add new methods "previous" and "next" (bug #43377). Nir Krakauer <nkrakauer@ccny.cuny.edu> parents: 19268 diff changeset	216 interp1 for compatibility.
18606 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18580 diff changeset	217
19164 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19155 diff changeset	218 ** 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	219 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	220 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	221 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	222 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	223
19242 ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19196 diff changeset	224 ** The trigonometric functions asin and acos return different phase values
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19196 diff changeset	225 from previous versions of Octave when the input is outside the principal
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19196 diff changeset	226 branch ([-1, 1]). If the real portion of the input is greater than 1 then
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19196 diff changeset	227 the limit from below is taken. If the real portion is less than 1 then the
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19196 diff changeset	228 limit from above is taken. This criteria is consistent with several other
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19196 diff changeset	229 numerical analysis software packages.
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19196 diff changeset	230
19730 554aaaf99644 Fix return phase of acosh to match Matlab (bug #44286). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19707 diff changeset	231 ** The hyperbolic function acosh now returns values with a phase in the range
554aaaf99644 Fix return phase of acosh to match Matlab (bug #44286). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19707 diff changeset	232 [-pi/2, +pi/2]. Previously Octave returned values in the range [0, pi].
554aaaf99644 Fix return phase of acosh to match Matlab (bug #44286). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19707 diff changeset	233 This is consistent with several other numerical analysis software packages.
554aaaf99644 Fix return phase of acosh to match Matlab (bug #44286). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19707 diff changeset	234
19386 f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	235 ** strfind changes when using empty pattern ("") for Matlab compatibility
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	236
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	237 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	238 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	239 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	240
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	241 NEW
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	242 strfind ("abc", "") => []
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	243 OLD
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19354 diff changeset	244 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	245
18652 3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	246 ** 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	247 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	248 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	249 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	250
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	251 * 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	252 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	253 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	254
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	255 * 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	256 integer format specifier.
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	257
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	258 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	259 switches to '%g'.
18652 3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18649 diff changeset	260
19974 72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19965 diff changeset	261 ** The functions intersect, setdiff, setxor, and union now return a
72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19965 diff changeset	262 column vector as output unless the input was a row vector. This change
72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19965 diff changeset	263 was made for Matlab compatibility.
72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19965 diff changeset	264
20133 bef9086a6725 inpolygon.m: Overhaul function and fix bug #40970. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20116 diff changeset	265 ** 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	266 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	267 compatibility.
20133 bef9086a6725 inpolygon.m: Overhaul function and fix bug #40970. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20116 diff changeset	268
19258 a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19242 diff changeset	269 ** The archive family of functions (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) and their
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19242 diff changeset	270 unpacking routines (bunzip2, gunzip, unzip, untar, unpack) have
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19242 diff changeset	271 been recoded. Excepting unpack, the default is now to place files
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19242 diff changeset	272 in the same directory as the archive (on unpack) or as the original
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19242 diff changeset	273 files (on archiving).
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19242 diff changeset	274
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	275 ** Qt and FLTK graphics toolkits now support offscreen rendering on Linux.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	276 In other words, print will work even when the figure visibility is "off".
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	277
18803 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	278 ** Z-order stacking issues with patches, grid lines, and line object
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	279 plot markers for on screen display and printing have all been resolved.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	280 For 2-D plots the axis grid lines can be placed on top of the plot
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	281 with set (gca, "layer", "top").
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	282
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	283 ** The patch graphic object has been overhauled. It now produces visual
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	284 results equivalent to Matlab even for esoteric combinations of
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	285 faces/vertices/cdata.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	286
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	287 ** The polar() plot function now draws a circular theta axis and
18803 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	288 radial rho axis rather than using a rectangular x/y axis.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18794 diff changeset	289
18723 e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18721 diff changeset	290 ** linkprop has been completely re-coded for performance and Matlab
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18721 diff changeset	291 compatibility. It now returns a linkprop object which must be stored
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18721 diff changeset	292 in a variable for as long as the graphic objects should remain linked.
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18721 diff changeset	293 To unlink properties use 'clear hlink' where hlink is the variable
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18721 diff changeset	294 containing the linkprop object.
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18721 diff changeset	295
19051 3d0f4f4ec688 NEWS: note that isprime now accepts negative and complex inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19035 diff changeset	296 ** 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	297
19189 d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19167 diff changeset	298 ** xor has been extended to accept more than two arguments in which case
d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19167 diff changeset	299 it performs cumulative XOR reduction.
d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19167 diff changeset	300
19164 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19155 diff changeset	301 ** 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	302
20116 33e706b6b7be rectint: fix for non-overlapping rectangle, and support ND boxes (bug #44904) Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20097 diff changeset	303 fliplr flipud rot90 rectint
19164 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19155 diff changeset	304
19030 9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18911 diff changeset	305 ** 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	306 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	307 "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	308
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	309 ** 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	310 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	311
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	312 ** 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	313 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	314
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	315 ** 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	316 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	317 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	318 available in Matlab.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	319
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	320 ** 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	321
19741 b8e4104a8f55 Add the annotation function (bug #43282) Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 19730 diff changeset	322 annotation
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	323 bandwidth
19530 5ab6fcf32d1e New function for colormap cubehelix. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19520 diff changeset	324 cubehelix
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	325 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	326 flip
19313 39a69f54417e New functions im2frame and frame2im. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19294 diff changeset	327 frame2im
20024 cf9b94a89620 Document get_home_directory in Octave manual and NEWS file. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19974 diff changeset	328 get_home_directory
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	329 hgload
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	330 hgsave
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	331 ichol
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	332 ilu
19313 39a69f54417e New functions im2frame and frame2im. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19294 diff changeset	333 im2frame
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	334 isbanded
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	335 isdiag
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	336 isstudent
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	337 istril
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	338 istriu
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	339 javachk
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	340 jit_failcnt
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	341 linkaxes
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	342 lscov
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	343 metaclass
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	344 numfields
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	345 open
19747 56157a7505ed Add new ordschur function. Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 19741 diff changeset	346 ordschur
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	347 pan
19354 cc6000ccd627 New function qmr (patch #8569). Nathan Podlich <nathan.podlich@gmail.com> parents: 19313 diff changeset	348 qmr
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	349 rotate
19941 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19852 diff changeset	350 rotate3d
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	351 sylvester
19167 6f0290863d50 Add new function unsetenv from gnulib to Octave. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19164 diff changeset	352 unsetenv
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	353 validateattributes
19089 8a6f87637c16 hg new function, zoom John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19081 diff changeset	354 zoom
18110 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	355
19122 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	356 ** 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	357
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	358 Functions created through the use of inline are scheduled for deprecation
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	359 by Matlab. When this occurs Octave will continue to support inline
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	360 functions for an indeterminate amount of time before also removing support.
19597 db92e7e28e1f strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19596 diff changeset	361 All new code should use anonymous functions in place of inline functions.
19122 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19119 diff changeset	362
18110 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	363 ** Deprecated functions.
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	364
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	365 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	366 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	367 release after 4.0):
18538 fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18132 diff changeset	368
19268 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	369 Function \| Replacement
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	370 ---------------------\|------------------
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	371 bicubic \| interp2
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	372 delaunay3 \| delaunay
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	373 dump_prefs \| individual preference get/set routines
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	374 find_dir_in_path \| dir_in_loadpath
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	375 finite \| isfinite
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	376 fmod \| rem
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	377 fnmatch \| glob or regexp
20500 caa5de39147e maint: Complete deprecation of gmap40 colormap. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20280 diff changeset	378 gmap40 \| ----
19647 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19645 diff changeset	379 loadaudio \| audioread
19268 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	380 luinc \| ilu or ichol
19760 47440b762547 bring back mouse_wheel_zoom function as deprecated John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19747 diff changeset	381 mouse_wheel_zoom \| mousewheelzoom axes property
19268 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	382 nfields \| numfields
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	383 octave_tmp_file_name \| tempname
19647 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19645 diff changeset	384 playaudio \| audioplayer
0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19645 diff changeset	385 saveaudio \| audiowrite
19268 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	386 syl \| sylvester
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19258 diff changeset	387 usage \| print_usage
18538 fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18132 diff changeset	388
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	389 allow_noninteger_range_as_index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	390 do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation
19647 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19645 diff changeset	391 setaudio
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	392
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	393 ** 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	394 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	395 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	396
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	397 default_save_options java_new
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	398 gen_doc_cache java_unsigned_conversion
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	399 interp1q javafields
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	400 isequalwithequalnans javamethods
18911 d1c649bd90e9 maint: Periodic merge of gui-release to default. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18904 18910 diff changeset	401 java_convert_matrix re_read_readline_init_file
19081 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	402 java_debug read_readline_init_file
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	403 java_invoke saving_history
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19071 diff changeset	404
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	405 ** 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	406 removed from Octave 4.0.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	407
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	408 cut polyderiv
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	409 cor shell_cmd
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	410 corrcoef studentize
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	411 __error_text__ sylvester_matrix
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	412 error_text
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	413
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	414 ** 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	415 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	416
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	417 static
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	418
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	419 ** 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	420 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	421
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18108 diff changeset	422 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	423 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	424
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	425 ** The internal function atan2 of the sparse matrix class has been deprecated
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	426 in Octave 4.0 and will be removed from Octave 4.4 (or whatever version is
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	427 the second major release after 4.0). Use the Fatan2 function with sparse
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	428 inputs as a replacement.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	429
20280 077e73619ba8 Allow NEWS to be displayed properly in QTextBrowser (bug #45396) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 20133 diff changeset	430 ** The internal class Octave_map was deprecated in Octave 3.8 and has
19645 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19598 diff changeset	431 been removed from Octave 4.0. Replacement classes are
20280 077e73619ba8 Allow NEWS to be displayed properly in QTextBrowser (bug #45396) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 20133 diff changeset	432 octave_map (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	433
19598 76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19597 diff changeset	434 ** The configure option --enable-octave-allocator has been removed.
20280 077e73619ba8 Allow NEWS to be displayed properly in QTextBrowser (bug #45396) John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 20133 diff changeset	435 The internal class octave_allocator declared in oct-alloc.h has
19598 76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19597 diff changeset	436 been removed. The header remains, but is deprecated. The macros to
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19597 diff changeset	437 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	438 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	439 empty.
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19597 diff changeset	440
19816 81078b0e39e8 build: Enable OpenMP by default, remove experimental warning (bug #42176) Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19788 diff changeset	441 ** 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	442 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	443 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	444 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	445
19965 d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	446 ** Octave now automatically truncates intermediate calculations done with
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	447 floating point values to 64 bits. Some hardware math co-processors, such
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	448 as the x87, maintain extra precision, but this leads to disagreements in
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	449 calculations when compared to reference implementations in software using
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	450 the IEEE standard for double precision. There was no measurable
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	451 performance impact to this change, but it may be disabled with the
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	452 configure option --disable-float-truncate. MinGW and Cygwin platforms,
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	453 as well as GCC compilers >= 5.0 require this feature. Non-x87 hardware,
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	454 or hardware using SSE options exclusively, can disable float truncation
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	455 if desired.
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19958 diff changeset	456
9352 b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	457 ---------------------------------------------------------
b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	458
7990 86dae6e5b83c Initial update of NEWS for 3.2 release David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr> parents: 7279 diff changeset	459 See NEWS.3 for old news.

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