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changeset 2695:8721d278f2e9
[project @ 1997-02-18 15:41:28 by jwe]
author | jwe |
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date | Tue, 18 Feb 1997 15:41:28 +0000 |
parents | 13f134a00f12 |
children | eb2ade3c6609 |
files | Announce |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/Announce +++ b/Announce @@ -1,12 +1,9 @@ Subject: ANNOUNCE: Octave Version 2.0.2 released -Octave version 2.0.2 is now available for ftp from ftp.che.wisc.edu +Octave version 2.0.3 is now available for ftp from ftp.che.wisc.edu in the directory /pub/octave. Diffs from the previous release are also available in the same directory. - -rw-r--r-- 1 jwe 3281655 Jan 27 19:43 octave-2.0.2.tar.gz - -rw-r--r-- 1 jwe 91507 Jan 27 19:40 octave-2.0.1-2.0.2.patch.gz - In addition to the source distributions, there are binary distributions available for Linux running on Intel systems and OSF/1 running on Alpha systems. Binary distributions for other platforms @@ -14,24 +11,35 @@ volunteers. If you would like to help to make a binary distribution available, please contact bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu. -Version 2.0.2 is primarily a bug-fixing release. Most bugs reported -since the release of version 2.0.1 have been fixed. There are also a +Version 2.0.3 is primarily a bug-fixing release. Most bugs reported +since the release of version 2.0.2 have been fixed. There are also a few new features, including: - * Octave now stops executing commands from a script file if an error - is encountered. + * The manual has been completely revised and now corresponds much + more closely to the features of the current version. + + * The return value for assignment expressions is now the RHS since + that is more consistent with the way other programming languages + work. However, Octave still prints the entire LHS value so that + + x = zeros (1, 2); + x(2) = 1 + + still prints - * The return, and break commands now cause Octave to quit executing - commands from script files. When used in invalid contexts, the - break, continue, and return commands are now simply ignored - instead of producing parse errors. + x = + + 0 1 + + but an assignment like - * size ("") is now [0, 0]. + z = x(2) = 1 + + sets z to 1 (not [ 0, 1 ] as in previous versions of Octave). - * New functions: + * It is now much easier to make binary distributions. See the + Binary Distributions section of the manual for more details. - sleep -- pause execution for a specified number of seconds - usleep -- pause execution for a specified number of microseconds You can help make Octave more reliable by reporting any bugs you find to bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu.