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[project @ 2007-05-07 17:09:38 by jwe]
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date Mon, 07 May 2007 17:09:38 +0000
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67 cursor movement commands used by GNU Emacs, and a vi-style line 67 cursor movement commands used by GNU Emacs, and a vi-style line
68 editing interface is also available. At the end of each session, the 68 editing interface is also available. At the end of each session, the
69 command history is saved, so that commands entered during previous 69 command history is saved, so that commands entered during previous
70 sessions are not lost. 70 sessions are not lost.
71 71
72 The Octave distribution includes a 500+ page Texinfo manual. Access 72 The Octave distribution includes a 550+ page Texinfo manual. Access
73 to the complete text of the manual is available via the help command 73 to the complete text of the manual is available via the help command
74 @c really, the *complete* text? 74 @c really, the *complete* text?
75 at the Octave prompt. 75 at the Octave prompt.
76 76
77 @menu 77 @menu
196 196
197 @item gzipped files and stream and consequently support of matlab v7 files 197 @item gzipped files and stream and consequently support of matlab v7 files
198 198
199 @item better support for both msvc and mingw 199 @item better support for both msvc and mingw
200 200
201 @item a fully compatiable MEX interface
202
201 @item many many other minor features and compatibility changes 203 @item many many other minor features and compatibility changes
202
203 @item a fully compatiable MEX interface
204 204
205 @end itemize 205 @end itemize
206 206
207 Here are some features that have been around since 2.1.NN 207 Here are some features that have been around since 2.1.NN
208 208
590 590
591 @itemize @bullet 591 @itemize @bullet
592 @item 592 @item
593 Octave takes a long time to find symbols. 593 Octave takes a long time to find symbols.
594 594
595 Octave is probably spending this time recursively searching directories for 595 Octave uses the @code{genpath} function to recursively add directories
596 function files. Check the value of the internal variable LOADPATH, 596 to the list of directories searched for function files. Check the list
597 accessible through the Octave fucntion @code{path}. For those 597 of directories with the @code{path} command. If the path list is very
598 elements that end in @samp{//}, do any name a very large directory tree? 598 long check your use of the @code{genpath} function.
599 Does it contain directories that have a mixture of files and
600 directories? In order for the recursive directory searching code to
601 work efficiently, directories that are to be searched recursively should
602 have either function files only, or subdirectories only, but not a
603 mixture of both. Check to make sure that Octave's standard set of
604 function files is installed this way.
605 @end itemize 599 @end itemize
606 600
607 @node How do I ...? 601 @node How do I ...?
608 @chapter How do I ...? 602 @chapter How do I ...?
609 603