X-Git-Url: https://pintos-os.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=1d63e6e8c79d58c5a6861ae698cb2368fc7fa426;hb=b021d5d4e83d3ac52ae1eb0490a75a561b0d7228;hp=535fd05d031645bc3e02a225bf8cba3c15efa0e9;hpb=80cf4c16f1bc0ee3bcc1f4ab6abe8e55aa1d1219;p=pspp-builds.git diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 535fd05d..1d63e6e8 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,10 +1,70 @@ PSPP NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. -Time-stamp: <2005-07-24 20:23:41 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 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: + + * CLOSE FILE HANDLE (a PSPP extension; see below). + + * REGRESSION. + + * XEXPORT (a PSPP extension). + + New PSPP extension: + + 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. 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 + places that system files were allowed in previous PSPP version. + + A new CLOSE FILE HANDLE command allows the storage associated with + scratch files to be freed. It also allows file handles to be + reassigned to new files. + + For more information on scratch files, refer to the "File Handles" + section in the PSPP manual. For specifics of what commands now + allow what kinds of files to be specified, refer to the + documentation on those particular commands. + + PSPP is now able to start up and run even if it cannot find its + configuration files. + Changes from 0.3.0 to 0.4.0: Changes in build dependencies: