changeset 2414:989c617b63ca

[project @ 1996-10-15 18:09:37 by jwe]
author jwe
date Tue, 15 Oct 1996 18:09:37 +0000
parents 44753e0cadf2
children 57e6699c5b43
files NEWS
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 Summary of changes for version 1.2:
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+  * New data types can be added to Octave by writing a C++ class.  On
+    systems that support dynamic linking, new data types can be added
+    to an already running Octave binary.  A simple example appears in
+    the file examples/make_int.cc.  Other examples are the standard
+    Octave data types defined in the files src/ov*.{h,cc} and
+    src/op-*.cc.  [This feature should be better documented by the
+    time 2.0 is released].
+
   * The configure option --enable-bounds-check turns on bounds
     checking on element references for Octave's internal array and
     matrix classes.  It's enabled by default.  To disable this