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1 Subject: ANNOUNCE: Octave Version 2.0.4 released |
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3 Octave version 2.0.4 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 3315120 Feb 20 04:06 octave-2.0.4.tar.gz |
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8 -rw-r--r-- 1 jwe 29456 Feb 20 04:07 octave-2.0.3-2.0.4.patch.gz |
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10 Version 2.0.4 fixes some problems with the configure scripts and |
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11 Makefiles that were present in 2.0.3. It will probably be the last |
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12 2.0.x release unless some serious new bugs are found and reported. |
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14 There are also two new features (what would be the fun of making a |
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15 release just to fix bugs? :-) both of which are kluges to allow a bit |
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16 more compatibility with Matlab: |
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18 * It is now possible to use commands like ls, save, and cd as simple |
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19 variable names. They still cannot be used as formal parameters |
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20 for functions, or as the names of structure variables. Failed |
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21 assignments leave them undefined (you can recover the orginal |
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22 function definition using clear). |
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24 * Is is now possible to invoke commands like ls, save, and cd as |
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25 normal functions (for example, load ("foo", "x", "y", "z")). |
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27 You can help make Octave more reliable by reporting any bugs you find |
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28 to bug-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu. |
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30 Octave is a high-level interactive language primarily intended for |
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31 numerical computations. It is mostly compatible with Matlab. |
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33 Additional information is available on the WWW at |
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35 http://www.che.wisc.edu/octave |
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37 -- |
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38 John W. Eaton |
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39 jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu |
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40 University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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41 Department of Chemical Engineering |
