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1 Subject: ANNOUNCE: Octave Version 2.0.5 released |
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3 Octave version 2.0.5 is now available for ftp from ftp.che.wisc.edu |
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4 in the directory /pub/octave. Diffs from the previous release are |
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5 also available in the same directory. |
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7 -rw-r--r-- 1 jwe 3313485 Mar 1 17:57 octave-2.0.5.tar.gz |
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8 -rw-r--r-- 1 jwe 101846 Mar 1 17:57 octave-2.0.4-2.0.5.patch.gz |
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10 Most bugs reported since the release of version 2.0 have been fixed |
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11 and this will probably be the last in the series of 2.0.x releases |
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12 unless some serious new bugs are found and reported. |
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14 There are two new features: |
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16 * A `switch' statement is now available for compatibility with |
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17 MATLAB 5. See the Statements chapter in the manual for details. |
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19 * Commands like ls, save, and cd may now also be used as formal |
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20 parameters for functions. |
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22 Version 2.0.5 also includes about 1400 tests (up from about 560) but |
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23 more are needed. If you would like to help improve Octave by writing |
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24 additional tests, please contact bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu. You |
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25 can also help make Octave more reliable by reporting any bugs you find |
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26 to bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu. |
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28 Octave is a high-level interactive language primarily intended for |
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29 numerical computations. It is mostly compatible with MATLAB. |
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31 Additional information is available on the WWW at |
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33 http://www.che.wisc.edu/octave |
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35 -- |
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36 John W. Eaton |
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37 jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu |
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38 University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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39 Department of Chemical Engineering |
