X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=d0b60630d5b90a687ce420c67321d905b5fb5e6a;hb=0ee0a3f7c62a2176db6f603fa01ebceb4ee7e526;hp=64123dbbddf9950f9a4551469f5a53a8a2b5f06f;hpb=569e7caed79685e25c6a78ae0d836945df276fd5;p=pspp-builds.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 64123dbb..d0b60630 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,28 +1,99 @@ PSPP NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. -Time-stamp: <2009-07-16 20:35:22 blp> -Copyright (C) 1996-9, 2000, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Time-stamp: <2010-05-21 16:40:53 blp> +Copyright (C) 1996-9, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc. See the end for copying conditions. Please send PSPP bug reports to bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org. -Changes from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2-pre5: +Changes from 0.7.3 to 0.7.5: - * Internationalization: + * The MRSETS command is now implemented. - - A translation into Dutch is now supplied, thanks to Harry - Thijssen and the translationproject.org coordinators. +Changes from 0.7.2 to 0.7.3: + + * Charts are now produced with Cairo and Pango, instead of libplot. + Without them, the new graphing features will not work. If you do + not have Cairo and Pango installed, you must run `configure' with + --without-cairo. + + * The new "cairo" output driver supports output in PostScript, PDF, + and SVG formats. Its functionality is a superset of that of the + "postscript" driver, which has been removed. You must have Cairo + and Pango installed to build the "cairo" driver. + +Changes from 0.7.1 to 0.7.2: + + * Updated Perl module interface. + + * Value labels for long string variables are now supported. + + * Missing values for long string variables are now supported. + +Changes from 0.7.0 to 0.7.1: + + * Added a perl module to facilitate reading and writing of pspp system + files from perl programs. + +Changes from 0.6.2-pre6 to 0.7.0: + + * Custom variable and data file attributes are now supported. + Commands VARIABLE ATTRIBUTE and DATAFILE ATTRIBUTE have been added + for setting and clear attributes. Support for attributes has also + been added to commands that read and write system files, such as + SAVE and GET, as well as to the DISPLAY command. + + * Numererous improvements to the Graphical User Interface have + made. Notable improvements include: + + - Non-Ascii characters in strings, labels and variable names are + now supported. + + - A "Split Window" function is available, which makes it easier to + see different parts of a large data file. + + - Data files can now be opened by specifing their name as the first + argument. This means that on a properly configured desktop, double + clicking on an icon will open the file. + + + * New statistical procedures: + - CORRELATIONS + - ROC + - RELIABILITY + + NPAR TESTS now supports the WILCOXON and SIGN subcommands. + + The CROSSTABS command has been completely re-implemented to fix numerous bugs. + + * Three new commands to combine data files have been added: MATCH FILES, + UPDATE and ADD FILES. + + * A tutorial chapter has been added to the user manual. + +Changes from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2 + + * New translations: + + - Dutch, thanks to Harry Thijssen. + + - Brazilian Portuguese, thanks to Michel Boaventura. + + Thanks for translations are also due to the coordinators at + translationproject.org. * Statistical bug fixes: - REGRESSION: Report correct standard error of the estimate (bug #25677). - - T-TEST: Report correct significance of paired sample T-test (bug - #26936). Thanks to Mike Griffiths for - reporting this bug. + - T-TEST: Report correct significance of paired sample T-test in + the common case (bug #26936) and corner cases. Thanks to Mike + Griffiths and Matej Cepl for reporting these bugs. * Build fixes and changes: + - Fix build with GTK+ 2.17.4 and later. + - Make running "make" after running "configure" with different settings reliably rebuild version.c. @@ -46,6 +117,9 @@ Changes from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2-pre5: - Fix writing corrupted .sav files on Windows. + - Fix writing variable labels longer than 252 bytes to save files. + Thanks to Robert Westlund for reporting this bug. + - Fix writing corrupted .por files (bug #26034). - Fix reading .por files whose initial lines are not padded out