Mat files in 7.3 format

[avlas]

Hi,

You may know already, but for the case you don't and think this could be an 
interesting add-on, I just wanted to let you know about the MATLAB MAT File I/O 
Library (https://github.com/tbeu/matio), which supports Mat v. 7.3 format.

This is important for improving the compatibility between GNU Octave and 
MATLAB, mainly in what refers to saving variables that are > 2GB.

I don't know if you currently have the man power and interest to prioritize 
this, but I thought it was sth interesting to propose... (perhaps even as 
Google summer of code project).

Thanks for considering

...
a.