maint: use commas, semicolons consistently with Octave conventions. * makeValidName.m: Remove %!test and move BIST %!asserts to column 1. * base64decode.m, base64encode.m, which.m, logm.m, uniquetol.m, perms.m: Delete semicolon (';') at end of %!assert BIST. * lin2mu.m, interp2.m, interpn.m, lsqnonneg.m, pqpnonneg.m, uniquetol.m, betainc.m, normalize.m: Add semicolon (';') to end of assert statement within %!test BIST. * __memoize__.m, tar_is_bsd.m, publish.m: Add semicolon (';') to line with keyword "persistent". * stft.m: Use comma (',') after "case" keyword when code immediately follows. * gallery.m: Align commas used in case statements in massive switch block. Remove unnecessary parentheses around a numeric case argument. * ranks.m: Remove semicolon (';') from case statemnt argument.

Things to do before making a release:

  * Update the version number and release date in configure.ac.

  * Update the OCTAVE_API_VERSION number in configure.ac.

  * Update version number and release year in CITATION.

  * Update the etc/NEWS.N.md file corresponding to the major release
    number N.  Include release date in Summary header.

  * Update the NEWS-<VERSION>.html, index.in, news.in, and download.in
    files for the web site.

  * Copy tarballs to ftp.gnu.org.

  * Post a release announcement to the help@octave.org and
    info-gnu@gnu.org lists.

  * Update https://wiki.octave.org/Release_History page.