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 PSPP NEWS -- history of user-visible changes.
-Time-stamp: <2009-07-02 09:53:19 blp>
+Time-stamp: <2009-09-08 21:08:29 blp>
 Copyright (C) 1996-9, 2000, 2008, 2009 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 0.6.1-20090702:
+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-pre6:
+
+  * 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:
 
-    - Report correct standard error of the estimate in REGRESSION
-      output (bug #25677).
+    - REGRESSION: Report correct standard error of the estimate (bug
+      #25677).
+
+    - 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:
 
@@ -58,8 +121,8 @@ Changes from 0.6.1 to 0.6.1-20090702:
     - Fix crash when an INSERT command specifies the name of a file
       that does not exist (bug #24569).
 
-    - Fix crash when CROSSTABS specifies a long-string variable (bug
-      #24557).
+    - Fix crash when CROSSTABS specifies a long-string variable (bugs
+      #24557 and #26131).
 
     - Fix crash drawing pie charts with many segments.