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[project @ 1997-06-25 18:30:40 by jwe]
author jwe
date Wed, 25 Jun 1997 18:32:50 +0000
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1 Subject: ANNOUNCE: Octave Version 2.0.7 released 1 Subject: ANNOUNCE: Octave Version 2.0.8 released
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3 Octave version 2.0.7 is now available for ftp from ftp.che.wisc.edu 3 Octave version 2.0.8 is now available for ftp from ftp.che.wisc.edu
4 in the directory /pub/octave. Diffs from the previous release are 4 in the directory /pub/octave. Diffs from the previous release are
5 also available in the same directory. 5 also available in the same directory.
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7 -rw-r--r-- 1 jwe 3345256 Jun 4 13:42 octave-2.0.7.tar.gz 7 -rw-r--r-- 1 jwe 3369407 Jun 23 15:44 octave-2.0.8.tar.gz
8 -rw-r--r-- 1 jwe 4120 Jun 4 13:43 octave-2.0.6-2.0.7.patch.gz 8 -rw-r--r-- 1 jwe 41993 Jun 23 14:47 octave-2.0.7-2.0.8.patch.gz
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10 Most bugs reported since the release of version 2.0 have been fixed. 10 Most bugs reported since the release of version 2.0 have been fixed.
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12 This is a bug-fixing release. There are no new features. 12 This is a bug-fixing release. There are only a few new features:
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14 * If the argument to eig() is symmetric, Octave uses the specialized
15 Lapack subroutine for symmetric matrices for a significant
16 increase in performance.
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18 * It is now possible to use the mkoctfile script to create .oct
19 files from multiple source and object files.
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14 Octave is a high-level interactive language primarily intended for 21 Octave is a high-level interactive language primarily intended for
15 numerical computations. It is mostly compatible with MATLAB. 22 numerical computations. It is mostly compatible with MATLAB.
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17 Additional information is available on the WWW at 24 Additional information is available on the WWW at