Re: 2.1 branch vs. 2.9 branch

[Quentin Spencer]

Ronald Crummett wrote:
> Just a couple of general questions regarding the two dominant branches 
> of Octave:
>
> 1.  What are some of the main differences/advantages between the 2.1 
> branch and the 2.9 branch?
>   

Here's a quick list:
1. Sparse matrix support
2. Lots of octave-forge functions incorporated into octave
3. Changes in the graphics interface
That's all I can think of now, maybe others can add to this.


> 2.  I do recall reading, once, that many of the Octave-Forge functions 
> have been incorporated into the 2.9 branch - but not all, right?  So if 
> I install a 2.9.x version I would still need to install Octave-Forge - 
> but would doing so override some of the functions included in Octave?
>   

For the most part octave-forge has kept up with the changes and removed 
the functions that are incorporated into octave 2.9.x. If you use the 
lastest octave and octave-forge, you shouldn't have anything overwritten 
(though that's not to say there aren't any cases that have been missed, 
so please report them if you find any).

Quentin