comparison etc/NEWS.7.md @ 31053:34cfde95c5fa

maint: Merge stable to default.
author Markus Mützel <markus.muetzel@gmx.de>
date Thu, 02 Jun 2022 11:09:20 +0200
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84 - The increment and decrement operators `++` and `--` must "hug" their 84 - The increment and decrement operators `++` and `--` must "hug" their
85 corresponding variables. In previous versions of Octave, whitespaces 85 corresponding variables. In previous versions of Octave, whitespaces
86 between these operators and the variable they affect were allowed. That 86 between these operators and the variable they affect were allowed. That
87 is no longer the case. 87 is no longer the case.
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89 - For compatibility with command syntax, inplace operators (`+=`, `-=`,
90 `*=`, `.*=`, `/=`, `./=`, `\=`, `.\=`, `^=`, `.^=`, `|=`, `&=`) must now
91 be followed by a whitespace character. That was not a requirement in
92 previous versions of Octave.
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89 - The `mldivide` function (i.e., the `\` operator) now uses an LU 94 - The `mldivide` function (i.e., the `\` operator) now uses an LU
90 decomposition to solve nearly singular full square matrices. This is 95 decomposition to solve nearly singular full square matrices. This is
91 Matlab-compatible and yields results which more nearly minimize `norm 96 Matlab-compatible and yields results which more nearly minimize `norm
92 (A*x - b)`. Previously, Octave computed a minimum-norm solution. 97 (A*x - b)`. Previously, Octave computed a minimum-norm solution.