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1 Subject: ANNOUNCE: Octave Version 2.0.8 released |
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3 Octave version 2.0.8 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 3369407 Jun 23 15:44 octave-2.0.8.tar.gz |
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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. |
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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 |
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15 Lapack subroutine for symmetric matrices for a significant |
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16 increase in performance. |
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18 * It is now possible to use the mkoctfile script to create .oct |
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19 files from multiple source and object files. |
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21 Octave is a high-level interactive language primarily intended for |
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22 numerical computations. It is mostly compatible with MATLAB. |
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24 Additional information is available on the WWW at |
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26 http://www.che.wisc.edu/octave |
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28 -- |
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29 John W. Eaton |
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30 jwe@bevo.che.wisc.edu |
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31 University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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32 Department of Chemical Engineering |
