octave-nkf: NEWS annotate

annotate NEWS @ 20351:42bb3a776c9f stable rc-4-0-0-4

maint: Bump version number for 4.0.0-rc4.

author	John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date	Tue, 28 Apr 2015 12:17:57 -0400
parents	bef9086a6725
children	45565ecec019 077e73619ba8

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19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	1 Summary of important user-visible changes for version 4.0:
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	2 ---------------------------------------------------------
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	3
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	4 ** A graphical user interface is now the default when running Octave
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	5 interactively. The start-up option --no-gui will run the familiar
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	6 command line interface, and still allows use of the GUI dialogs and
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	7 qt plotting toolkit. The option --no-gui-libs runs a minimalist
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	8 command line interface that does not link with the Qt libraries and
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	9 uses the fltk toolkit for plotting.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	10
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	11 ** Octave now uses OpenGL graphics with Qt widgets by default. If OpenGL
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	12 libraries are not available when Octave is built, gnuplot is used.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	13 You may choose to use the fltk or gnuplot toolkit for graphics by
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	14 executing the command
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	15
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	16 graphics_toolkit ("fltk")
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	17 OR
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	18 graphics_toolkit ("gnuplot")
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	19
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	20 Adding such a command to your ~/.octaverc file will set the default
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	21 for each session.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	22
18998 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	23 ** A new syntax for object oriented programming termed classdef has been
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	24 introduced. See the manual for more extensive documentation of the
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	25 classdef interface.
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	26
18998 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	27 New keywords:
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	28
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	29 classdef endclassdef
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	30 enumeration endenumeration
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	31 events endevents
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	32 methods endmethods
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	33 properties endproperties
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	34
19717 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	35 ** New audio functions and classes:
19227 ff820f92cbb5 inputParser: classdef port of @inputParser from Octave Forge general pkg. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19222 diff changeset	36
19883 c2478360291f New functions sound and soundsc Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19844 diff changeset	37 audiodevinfo audioread sound
c2478360291f New functions sound and soundsc Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19844 diff changeset	38 audioinfo audiorecorder soundsc
19717 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	39 audioplayer audiowrite
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	40
19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	41 ** Other new classes in Octave 4.0:
19717 9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	42
9f7a2d75ce1f * NEWS: Mention new audio functions. John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19605 diff changeset	43 audioplayer inputParser
19794 db92e7e28e1f strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19793 diff changeset	44 audiorecorder
19227 ff820f92cbb5 inputParser: classdef port of @inputParser from Octave Forge general pkg. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19222 diff changeset	45
19595 9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	46 ** Optional stricter Matlab compatibility for ranges, diagonal matrices,
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	47 and permutation matrices.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	48
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	49 Octave has internal optimizations which use space-efficient storage
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	50 for the three data types above. Three new functions have been added
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	51 which control whether the optimizations are used (default), or whether
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	52 the data types are stored as full matrices.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	53
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	54 disable_range disable_diagonal_matrix disable_permutation_matrix
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	55
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	56 All three optimizations are disabled if Octave is started with the
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	57 --braindead command line option.
9e5b64b3c1fe Fix up documentation for new disable_[range,diagonal_matrix,permutation_matrix] fcns. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19581 diff changeset	58
19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	59 ** The preference
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	60
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	61 do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	62
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	63 is now enabled by default.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	64
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	65 ** The preference
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	66
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	67 allow_noninteger_range_as_index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	68
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	69 is now enabled by default and the warning ID
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	70
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	71 Octave:noninteger-range-as-index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	72
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	73 is now set to "on" by default instead of "error" by default and "on"
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	74 for --traditional.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	75
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	76 ** The "backtrace" warning option is now enabled by default. This change
20307 1f9ed81bd173 maint: Fix spelling and grammar mistakes in docs and comments (bug #44878) Rafael Laboissiere <rafael@laboissiere.net> parents: 20234 diff changeset	77 was made for Matlab compatibility.
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	78
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	79 ** For compatibility with Matlab, the "ismatrix (x)" function now only checks
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	80 the dimension of "x". The old behaviour of "ismatrix" is obtained by
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	81 "isnumeric (x) \|\| islogical (x) \|\| ischar (x)".
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	82
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	83 ** The nextpow2 function behaviour has been changed for vector inputs.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	84 Instead of computing `nextpow2 (length (x))', it will now compute
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	85 nextpow2 for each element of the input. This change is Matlab compatible,
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	86 and also prevents bugs for "vectors" of length 1.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	87
19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	88 ** polyeig now returns a row vector of eigenvalues rather than a matrix
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	89 with the eigenvalues on the diagonal. This change was made for Matlab
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	90 compatibility.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	91
18754 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	92 ** Interpolation function changes for Matlab compatibility
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	93
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	94 The interpolation method 'cubic' is now equivalent to 'pchip'
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	95 for interp1, interp2, and interp3. Previously, 'cubic' was equivalent
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	96 to 'spline' for interp2. This may produce different results as 'spline'
0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	97 has continuous 1st and 2nd derivatives while 'pchip' only has a continuous
19486 b80b396e7d54 interp1.m: Add new methods "previous" and "next" (bug #43377). Nir Krakauer <nkrakauer@ccny.cuny.edu> parents: 19460 diff changeset	98 1st derivative. The methods 'next' and 'previous' have been added to
b80b396e7d54 interp1.m: Add new methods "previous" and "next" (bug #43377). Nir Krakauer <nkrakauer@ccny.cuny.edu> parents: 19460 diff changeset	99 interp1 for compatibility.
18754 0ede4dbb37f1 Overhaul interp1, interp2, interp3 functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18715 diff changeset	100
19356 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	101 ** The delaunay function has been extended to accept 3-D inputs for
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	102 Matlab compatibility. The delaunay function no longer plots the
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	103 triangulation if no output argument is requested, instead, the
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	104 triangulation is always returned. The delaunay3 function which
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	105 handles 3-D inputs has been deprecated in favor of delaunay.
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	106
19434 ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	107 ** The trigonometric functions asin and acos return different phase values
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	108 from previous versions of Octave when the input is outside the principal
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	109 branch ([-1, 1]). If the real portion of the input is greater than 1 then
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	110 the limit from below is taken. If the real portion is less than 1 then the
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	111 limit from above is taken. This criteria is consistent with several other
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	112 numerical analysis software packages.
ba7e42dea4b2 Fix returned phase of asin, acos outside principal branch (bug #43349). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19388 diff changeset	113
19935 554aaaf99644 Fix return phase of acosh to match Matlab (bug #44286). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19908 diff changeset	114 ** The hyperbolic function acosh now returns values with a phase in the range
554aaaf99644 Fix return phase of acosh to match Matlab (bug #44286). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19908 diff changeset	115 [-pi/2, +pi/2]. Previously Octave returned values in the range [0, pi].
554aaaf99644 Fix return phase of acosh to match Matlab (bug #44286). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19908 diff changeset	116 This is consistent with several other numerical analysis software packages.
554aaaf99644 Fix return phase of acosh to match Matlab (bug #44286). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19908 diff changeset	117
19581 f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	118 ** strfind changes when using empty pattern ("") for Matlab compatibility
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	119
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	120 strfind now returns an empty array when the pattern itself is empty.
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	121 In previous versions of Octave, strfind matched at every character
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	122 location when the pattern was empty.
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	123
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	124 NEW
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	125 strfind ("abc", "") => []
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	126 OLD
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	127 strfind ("abc", "") => [1, 2, 3, 4]
f054112912df Change strfind to return empty array for empty pattern for compatibility (bug #43649). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19549 diff changeset	128
18807 3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	129 ** Integer formats used in the printf family of functions now work for
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	130 64-bit integers and are more compatible with Matlab when printing
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	131 non-integer values. Now instead of truncating, Octave will switch
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	132 the effective format to '%g' in the following circumstances:
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	133
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	134 * the value of an integer type (int8, uint32, etc.) value exceeds
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	135 the maximum for the format specifier. For '%d', the limit is
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	136 intmax ('int64') and for '%u' it is intmax ('uint64').
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	137
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	138 * round(x) != x or the value is outside the range allowed by the
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	139 integer format specifier.
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	140
3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	141 There is still one difference: Matlab switches to '%e' and Octave
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	142 switches to '%g'.
18807 3647db1a37d7 NEWS entry for previous printf format changes John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 18804 diff changeset	143
20183 72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20174 diff changeset	144 ** The functions intersect, setdiff, setxor, and union now return a
72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20174 diff changeset	145 column vector as output unless the input was a row vector. This change
72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20174 diff changeset	146 was made for Matlab compatibility.
72ccbd36e23c Return a column vector by default for Matlab compatibility (bug #44425, bug #44453). Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20174 diff changeset	147
20343 bef9086a6725 inpolygon.m: Overhaul function and fix bug #40970. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20326 diff changeset	148 ** The inpolygon function now returns true for points that are within
bef9086a6725 inpolygon.m: Overhaul function and fix bug #40970. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20326 diff changeset	149 the polygon OR on it's edge. This change was made for Matlab
bef9086a6725 inpolygon.m: Overhaul function and fix bug #40970. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20326 diff changeset	150 compatibility.
bef9086a6725 inpolygon.m: Overhaul function and fix bug #40970. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20326 diff changeset	151
19450 a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	152 ** The archive family of functions (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) and their
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	153 unpacking routines (bunzip2, gunzip, unzip, untar, unpack) have
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	154 been recoded. Excepting unpack, the default is now to place files
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	155 in the same directory as the archive (on unpack) or as the original
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	156 files (on archiving).
a4e993343e93 Overhaul the archive family (bzip2, gzip, zip, tar) of m-files. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19434 diff changeset	157
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	158 ** Qt and FLTK graphics toolkits now support offscreen rendering on Linux.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	159 In other words, print will work even when the figure visibility is "off".
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	160
18998 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	161 ** Z-order stacking issues with patches, grid lines, and line object
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	162 plot markers for on screen display and printing have all been resolved.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	163 For 2-D plots the axis grid lines can be placed on top of the plot
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	164 with set (gca, "layer", "top").
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	165
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	166 ** The patch graphic object has been overhauled. It now produces visual
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	167 results equivalent to Matlab even for esoteric combinations of
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	168 faces/vertices/cdata.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	169
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	170 ** The polar() plot function now draws a circular theta axis and
18998 7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	171 radial rho axis rather than using a rectangular x/y axis.
7c6ee4bd7719 NEWS: Update with important changes for 4.2 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18982 diff changeset	172
18888 e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	173 ** linkprop has been completely re-coded for performance and Matlab
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	174 compatibility. It now returns a linkprop object which must be stored
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	175 in a variable for as long as the graphic objects should remain linked.
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	176 To unlink properties use 'clear hlink' where hlink is the variable
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	177 containing the linkprop object.
e68788478aa1 linkprop.m: Overhaul function for performance and Matlab compatibility. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18886 diff changeset	178
19243 3d0f4f4ec688 NEWS: note that isprime now accepts negative and complex inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19227 diff changeset	179 ** isprime has been extended to operate on negative and complex inputs.
3d0f4f4ec688 NEWS: note that isprime now accepts negative and complex inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19227 diff changeset	180
19381 d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19359 diff changeset	181 ** xor has been extended to accept more than two arguments in which case
d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19359 diff changeset	182 it performs cumulative XOR reduction.
d70b1cec7743 NEWS: Announce addition of XOR reduction to xor function. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19359 diff changeset	183
19356 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	184 ** The following functions now support N-dimensional arrays:
ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	185
20326 33e706b6b7be rectint: fix for non-overlapping rectangle, and support ND boxes (bug #44904) Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 20307 diff changeset	186 fliplr flipud rot90 rectint
19356 ba167badef9f Deprecate delaunay3 and extend delaunay to 3-D inputs. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19347 diff changeset	187
19222 9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19101 diff changeset	188 ** The new warning ID "Octave:data-file-in-path" replaces the three
9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19101 diff changeset	189 previous separate warning IDs "Octave:fopen-file-in-path",
9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19101 diff changeset	190 "Octave:load-file-in-path", and "Octave:md5sum-file-in-path".
9ef10e6a5987 make "file found in path" warnings consistent John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19101 diff changeset	191
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	192 ** The warning ID Octave:singular-matrix-div has been replaced by
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	193 Octave:nearly-singular-matrix and Octave:singular-matrix.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	194
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	195 ** The warning ID Octave:matlab-incompatible has been replaced by
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	196 Octave:language-extension to better reflect its meaning.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	197
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	198 ** The warning ID Octave:broadcast has been removed. Instead automatic
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	199 broadcasting will throw an Octave:language-extension warning. This
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	200 warning ID is used for broadcasting as well as other features not
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	201 available in Matlab.
b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	202
19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	203 ** Other new functions added in 4.0:
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	204
19946 b8e4104a8f55 Add the annotation function (bug #43282) Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo.diribarne@gmail.com> parents: 19935 diff changeset	205 annotation
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	206 bandwidth
19727 5ab6fcf32d1e New function for colormap cubehelix. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19717 diff changeset	207 cubehelix
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	208 dir_in_loadpath
19318 995df67fc912 Flip arrays - ND support for fliplr and flipud, and replace flipdim with flip. Carnë Draug <carandraug+dev@gmail.com> parents: 19314 diff changeset	209 flip
19504 39a69f54417e New functions im2frame and frame2im. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19486 diff changeset	210 frame2im
20234 cf9b94a89620 Document get_home_directory in Octave manual and NEWS file. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20183 diff changeset	211 get_home_directory
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	212 hgload
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	213 hgsave
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	214 ichol
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	215 ilu
19504 39a69f54417e New functions im2frame and frame2im. Carnë Draug <carandraug@octave.org> parents: 19486 diff changeset	216 im2frame
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	217 isbanded
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	218 isdiag
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	219 isstudent
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	220 istril
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	221 istriu
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	222 javachk
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	223 jit_failcnt
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	224 linkaxes
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	225 lscov
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	226 metaclass
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	227 numfields
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	228 open
19952 56157a7505ed Add new ordschur function. Sébastien Villemot <sebastien@debian.org> parents: 19946 diff changeset	229 ordschur
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	230 pan
19549 cc6000ccd627 New function qmr (patch #8569). Nathan Podlich <nathan.podlich@gmail.com> parents: 19504 diff changeset	231 qmr
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	232 rotate
20150 b5479bbc3727 NEWS: Update NEWS file for 4.0 release. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20057 diff changeset	233 rotate3d
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	234 sylvester
19359 6f0290863d50 Add new function unsetenv from gnulib to Octave. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19356 diff changeset	235 unsetenv
19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	236 validateattributes
19281 8a6f87637c16 hg new function, zoom John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19273 diff changeset	237 zoom
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	238
19314 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	239 ** inline() scheduled for eventual deprecation by Matlab
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	240
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	241 Functions created through the use of inline are scheduled for deprecation
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	242 by Matlab. When this occurs Octave will continue to support inline
c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	243 functions for an indeterminate amount of time before also removing support.
19794 db92e7e28e1f strip trailing whitespace from most source files John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19793 diff changeset	244 All new code should use anonymous functions in place of inline functions.
19314 c43223245085 doc: Add warnings about eventual removal of inline functions. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19311 diff changeset	245
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	246 ** Deprecated functions.
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	247
19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	248 The following functions have been deprecated in Octave 4.0 and will
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	249 be removed from Octave 4.4 (or whatever version is the second major
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	250 release after 4.0):
18606 fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18131 diff changeset	251
19460 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	252 Function \| Replacement
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	253 ---------------------\|------------------
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	254 bicubic \| interp2
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	255 delaunay3 \| delaunay
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	256 dump_prefs \| individual preference get/set routines
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	257 find_dir_in_path \| dir_in_loadpath
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	258 finite \| isfinite
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	259 fmod \| rem
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	260 fnmatch \| glob or regexp
19844 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19842 diff changeset	261 loadaudio \| audioread
19460 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	262 luinc \| ilu or ichol
19965 47440b762547 bring back mouse_wheel_zoom function as deprecated John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19952 diff changeset	263 mouse_wheel_zoom \| mousewheelzoom axes property
19460 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	264 nfields \| numfields
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	265 octave_tmp_file_name \| tempname
19844 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19842 diff changeset	266 playaudio \| audioplayer
0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19842 diff changeset	267 saveaudio \| audiowrite
19460 e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	268 syl \| sylvester
e5a1e7951908 Deprecate octave_tmp_file_name. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19450 diff changeset	269 usage \| print_usage
18606 fcd87f68af4f Deprecate nfields and replace with numfields. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 18131 diff changeset	270
19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	271 allow_noninteger_range_as_index
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	272 do_braindead_shortcircuit_evaluation
19844 0165d9607624 Deprecate audio functions loadaudio, playaudio, saveaudio, and setaudio. Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19842 diff changeset	273 setaudio
19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	274
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	275 ** The following functions were deprecated in Octave 3.8 and will be
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	276 removed from Octave 4.2 (or whatever version is the second major
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	277 release after 3.8):
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	278
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	279 default_save_options java_new
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	280 gen_doc_cache java_unsigned_conversion
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	281 interp1q javafields
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	282 isequalwithequalnans javamethods
19101 d1c649bd90e9 maint: Periodic merge of gui-release to default. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 19094 19100 diff changeset	283 java_convert_matrix re_read_readline_init_file
19273 d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	284 java_debug read_readline_init_file
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	285 java_invoke saving_history
d59d052c9858 rotate.m: new function John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19263 diff changeset	286
19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	287 ** The following functions were deprecated in Octave 3.6 and have been
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	288 removed from Octave 4.0.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	289
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	290 cut polyderiv
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	291 cor shell_cmd
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	292 corrcoef studentize
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	293 __error_text__ sylvester_matrix
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	294 error_text
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	295
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	296 ** The following keywords were deprecated in Octave 3.8 and have been
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	297 removed from Octave 4.0
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	298
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	299 static
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	300
19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	301 ** The following configuration variables were deprecated in Octave 3.8
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	302 and have been removed from Octave 4.0
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	303
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	304 CC_VERSION (now GCC_VERSION)
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	305 CXX_VERSION (now GXX_VERSION)
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	306
19842 ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	307 ** The internal function atan2 of the sparse matrix class has been deprecated
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	308 in Octave 4.0 and will be removed from Octave 4.4 (or whatever version is
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	309 the second major release after 4.0). Use the Fatan2 function with sparse
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	310 inputs as a replacement.
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	311
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	312 ** The internal class <Octave_map> was deprecated in Octave 3.8 and has
ebd27d8c63fd update default branch to release as 4.0 John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19795 diff changeset	313 been removed from Octave 4.0. Replacement classes are
18109 2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	314 <octave_map> (struct array) or <octave_scalar_map> for a single structure.
2217bc116aa9 maint: Dummy merge with gui-release, ignoring all recent backout merges Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <jordigh@octave.org> parents: 18107 diff changeset	315
19795 76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	316 ** The configure option --enable-octave-allocator has been removed.
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	317 The internal class <octave_allocator> declared in oct-alloc.h has
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	318 been removed. The header remains, but is deprecated. The macros to
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	319 access the class (DECLARE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR, DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR,
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	320 and DEFINE_OCTAVE_ALLOCATOR2) are now unconditionally defined to be
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	321 empty.
76478d2da117 unconditionally disable the octave_allocator class John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org> parents: 19794 diff changeset	322
20021 81078b0e39e8 build: Enable OpenMP by default, remove experimental warning (bug #42176) Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19993 diff changeset	323 ** Octave now has OpenMP enabled by default if the system provides a
81078b0e39e8 build: Enable OpenMP by default, remove experimental warning (bug #42176) Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19993 diff changeset	324 working OpenMP implementation. This allows oct-file modules to take
81078b0e39e8 build: Enable OpenMP by default, remove experimental warning (bug #42176) Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19993 diff changeset	325 advantage of OpenMP if desired. This can be disabled when building
81078b0e39e8 build: Enable OpenMP by default, remove experimental warning (bug #42176) Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19993 diff changeset	326 Octave with the configure option --disable-openmp.
81078b0e39e8 build: Enable OpenMP by default, remove experimental warning (bug #42176) Mike Miller <mtmiller@ieee.org> parents: 19993 diff changeset	327
20174 d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20167 diff changeset	328 ** Octave now automatically truncates intermediate calculations done with
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20167 diff changeset	329 floating point values to 64 bits. Some hardware math co-processors, such
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20167 diff changeset	330 as the x87, maintain extra precision, but this leads to disagreements in
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20167 diff changeset	331 calculations when compared to reference implementations in software using
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20167 diff changeset	332 the IEEE standard for double precision. There was no measurable
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20167 diff changeset	333 performance impact to this change, but it may be disabled with the
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20167 diff changeset	334 configure option --disable-float-truncate. MinGW and Cygwin platforms,
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20167 diff changeset	335 as well as GCC compilers >= 5.0 require this feature. Non-x87 hardware,
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20167 diff changeset	336 or hardware using SSE options exclusively, can disable float truncation
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20167 diff changeset	337 if desired.
d20dd211cc89 Enable float truncation by default for octave builds. Rik <rik@octave.org> parents: 20167 diff changeset	338
9352 b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	339 ---------------------------------------------------------
b59cc3252a51 NEWS update Jaroslav Hajek <highegg@gmail.com> parents: 9215 diff changeset	340
7990 86dae6e5b83c Initial update of NEWS for 3.2 release David Bateman <dbateman@free.fr> parents: 7279 diff changeset	341 See NEWS.3 for old news.

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