From 1f67feeeeab5188677052793e7ff5846f195a9e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Pfaff Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 21:10:10 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] NEWS: Consolidate post-0.6.2 NEWS. Suggested by John Darrington. --- NEWS | 191 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------- 1 file changed, 89 insertions(+), 102 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 70020475..7f4293a7 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -4,140 +4,127 @@ See the end for copying conditions. Please send PSPP bug reports to bug-gnu-pspp@gnu.org. -Changes from 0.7.3 to 0.7.7: +Changes from 0.6.2 to 0.7.7: - * The QUICK CLUSTER command is now implemented. + * New commands: - * The "pspp" program has a new option --batch (or -b) that selects - "batch" syntax mode. In previous versions of PSPP this syntax mode - was the default. Now a new "auto" syntax mode is the default. In - "auto" mode, PSPP interprets most syntax files correctly regardless - of their intended syntax mode. - - See the "Syntax Variants" section in the PSPP manual for more - information. - - * The "pspp" program has a new option --syntax-encoding that - specifies the encoding for syntax files listed on the command line, - as well as the default encoding for syntax files included with - INCLUDE or INSERT. The default is to accept the system locale - encoding, UTF-8, UTF-16, or UTF-32, automatically detecting which - one the system file uses. - - See the documentation for the INSERT command in the PSPP manual for - more information. - - * The INCLUDE and INSERT commands now support the ENCODING subcommand - to specify the encoding for the included syntax file. - - * The plain text output driver now properly supports multibyte UTF-8 - characters, including double-width characters and combining - accents. - - * Strings may now include arbitrary Unicode code points specified in - hexadecimal, using the syntax U'hhhh'. For example, Unicode code - point U+1D11E, the musical G clef character, may be expressed as - U'1D11E'. + - ADD FILES + - CORRELATIONS + - DATAFILE ATTRIBUTES + - DATASET ACTIVATE + - DATASET CLOSE + - DATASET COPY + - DATASET DECLARE + - DATASET DISPLAY + - DATASET NAME + - MATCH FILES + - MRSETS + - PRESERVE and RESTORE + - QUICK CLUSTER + - RELIABILITY + - ROC + - SAVE TRANSLATE to CSV and tab-delimited files + - UPDATE + - VARIABLE ATTRIBUTES - See the "Tokens" section in the PSPP manual for more information. + * Changes to existing commands: - * In previous versions of PSPP, in a string expressed in hexadecimal - with X'hh' syntax, the hexadecimal digits expressed bytes in the - locale encoding. In this version of PSPP, X'hh' syntax always - expresses bytes in UTF-8 encoding. + - AUTORECODE has a new GROUP subcommand. - See the "Tokens" section in the PSPP manual for more information. + - CROSSTABS has been re-implemented to fix numerous bugs. - * The DO REPEAT command has been reimplemented. The most prominent - change is that when a DO REPEAT block contains an INCLUDE or INSERT - command, substitutions are not applied to the included file. + - DO REPEAT command has been reimplemented. Now, when DO REPEAT + contains an INCLUDE or INSERT command, substitutions are not + applied to the included file. - See the "DO REPEAT" section in the PSPP manual for more information. + - HOST has been updated to use more modern syntax. - * NPAR TESTS now supports the /KRUSKAL-WALLIS and /RUNS subcommands. + - INCLUDE and INSERT have a new ENCODING subcommand. - * AUTORECODE now supports the /GROUP subcommand. + - MISSING VALUES can now assign missing values to long string + variables. - * The MRSETS command is now implemented. + - NPAR TESTS has new KRUSKAL-WALLIS, SIGN, WILCOXON, and RUNS + subcommands. - * SAVE TRANSLATE is now implemented, with initial support for saving - data in comma-separated value and tab-delimited formats. + - SET and SHOW no longer have ENDCMD, NULLINE, PROMPT, CPROMPT, and + DPROMPT subcommands. The defaults are now fixed values. - * The PRESERVE and RESTORE commands are now implemented. + - VALUE LABELS can now assign value labels to long string + variables. - * The HOST command has been updated to use more modern syntax. + * Other language changes: - * The SET and SHOW commands no longer support the ENDCMD, NULLINE, - PROMPT, CPROMPT, and DPROMPT subcommands. The defaults are now the - only supported values. + - The new DATASET commands replace the "scratch file" PSPP + extension, which is no longer supported. - * The dataset commands DATASET ACTIVATE, DATASET DECLARE, DATASET - CLOSE, DATASET COPY, DATASET NAME, DATASET DISPLAY are now - implemented. These commands replace the "scratch file" PSPP - extension, which is no longer supported. + - Strings may now include arbitrary Unicode code points specified + in hexadecimal, using the syntax U'hhhh'. For example, Unicode + code point U+1D11E, the musical G clef character, may be + expressed as U'1D11E'. -Changes from 0.7.2 to 0.7.3: + See the "Tokens" section in the PSPP manual for more information. - * 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. + - In previous versions of PSPP, in a string expressed in + hexadecimal with X'hh' syntax, the hexadecimal digits expressed + bytes in the locale encoding. In this version of PSPP, X'hh' + syntax always expresses bytes in UTF-8 encoding. - * 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. + See the "Tokens" section in the PSPP manual for more information. -Changes from 0.7.1 to 0.7.2: + * PSPPIRE graphical user interface improvements: - * Updated Perl module interface. + - Added support for non-ASCII characters in strings, labels and + variable names. - * Value labels for long string variables are now supported. + - A "Split Window" function is available, which makes it easier to + see different parts of a large data file. - * Missing values for long string variables are now supported. + - 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. -Changes from 0.7.0 to 0.7.1: + * Output changes: - * Added a perl module to facilitate reading and writing of pspp system - files from perl programs. + - 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 0.6.2-pre6 to 0.7.0: + - 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. - * 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. + - The plain text output driver now properly supports multibyte UTF-8 + characters, including double-width characters and combining + accents. - * 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 + * The "pspp" program has a new option --batch (or -b) that selects + "batch" syntax mode. In previous versions of PSPP this syntax mode + was the default. Now a new "auto" syntax mode is the default. In + "auto" mode, PSPP interprets most syntax files correctly regardless + of their intended syntax mode. - NPAR TESTS now supports the WILCOXON and SIGN subcommands. + See the "Syntax Variants" section in the PSPP manual for more + information. - The CROSSTABS command has been completely re-implemented to fix numerous bugs. + * The "pspp" program has a new option --syntax-encoding that + specifies the encoding for syntax files listed on the command line, + as well as the default encoding for syntax files included with + INCLUDE or INSERT. The default is to accept the system locale + encoding, UTF-8, UTF-16, or UTF-32, automatically detecting which + one the system file uses. - * Three new commands to combine data files have been added: MATCH FILES, - UPDATE and ADD FILES. + See the documentation for the INSERT command in the PSPP manual for + more information. - * A tutorial chapter has been added to the user manual. + * A new Perl module allows Perl programs to read and write PSPP + system files. -Changes from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2 + * A tutorial chapter has been added to the user manual. + +Changes from 0.6.1 to 0.6.2: * New translations: -- 2.30.2