X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=1d63e6e8c79d58c5a6861ae698cb2368fc7fa426;hb=5853c2fb0300e3db0ac6a06f1d91a7454f53be42;hp=07b7ce068954abbfe549e0b3ca42113aba745ede;hpb=4f31116689eeda21658601c6ecf75a915b80103b;p=pspp-builds.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 07b7ce06..1d63e6e8 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,11 +1,36 @@ PSPP NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. -Time-stamp: <2006-01-28 19:05:46 blp> +Time-stamp: <2006-05-06 13:24:08 blp> Copyright (C) 1996-9, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. See the end for copying conditions. Please send PSPP bug reports to bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org. + +Changes since 0.4.2: + + The PROCESS IF command, which was deprecated, has been removed. You + may replace any usage of it by SELECT IF following TEMPORARY, which + has the same effect. -Changes since 0.4.0: +Changes since 0.4.0 to 0.4.1: + + Added support for very long string variables > 255 bytes. + + Output changes: + + * Output configuration options have changed. Please refer to the + manual for a full description of the available options. + + In consequence, you will need to reinstall your "devices" file. + "make install" will do this for you. + + * The PostScript driver now obtains font metrics from AFM files, + instead of Groff-format metrics files. It can now embed + PostScript fonts in its output. + + In consequence, you will need to install an AFM file for each + font used in PostScript output. "make install" will install AFM + files for the standard PostScript files, including the ones that + the PostScript driver uses by default. Newly implemented commands and statistical features: @@ -19,10 +44,10 @@ Changes since 0.4.0: A new PSPP extension called "scratch files" has been implemented. A scratch file, like a system file, consists of a dictionary and - any number of cases. A sufficiently small scratch file is stored - in memory; if it grows too large, it is written to disk. By - default, any file handle whose name begins with # is assumed to - refer to a scratch file. + any number of cases. Small scratch files are stored in memory; + one that grows too large is written to disk. By default, any file + handle whose name begins with # is assumed to refer to a scratch + file. Scratch files can be used just about anywhere a system or portable file can be used. Also, portable files are now allowed in most