Octave News Archive

October 19, 2010
A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is available for ftp (3.3.53). You should only be using this version if you are interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the occasional bug.
August 1, 2010
A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is available for ftp (3.3.52). You should only be using this version if you are interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the occasional bug.
March 24, 2010
A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is available for ftp (3.3.51). You should only be using this version if you are interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the occasional bug.
March 24, 2010
We are now using the a bug tracker to manage bug reports instead of the bug@octave.org mailing list. For now, the list will continue to function, but you are strongly encouraged to use the tracker instead.
January 28, 2010
Version 3.2.4 has been released and is now available for ftp. Octave 3.2.4 is a bug-fixing release NEWS file for a list of user-visible changes in the 3.2.x series.
September 21, 2009
Version 3.2.3 has been released and is now available for ftp. Octave 3.2.3 is a bug-fixing release NEWS file for a list of user-visible changes in the 3.2.x series.
September 12, 2009
A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is available for ftp (3.3.50). You should only be using this version if you are interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the occasional bug.
July 22, 2009
Version 3.2.2 has been released and is now available for ftp. Octave 3.2.2 is a bug-fixing release NEWS file for a list of user-visible changes in the 3.2.x series.
June 6, 2009
Version 3.2.0 has been released and is now available for ftp. Octave 3.2.0 is a major new release. See the NEWS file for a list of user-visible changes.
April 8, 2009
Version 3.0.5 has been released and is now available for ftp. Octave 3.0.5 fixes a serious file reading bug that was discovered just after the 3.0.4 release.
April 2, 2009
Version 3.0.4 has been released and is now available for ftp. Octave 3.0.4 is a bug-fixing release. Most bugs reported since the release of version 3.0.3 have been fixed. Please note that Octave 3.0 is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file.
March 26, 2009
A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is available for ftp (3.1.55). You should only be using this version if you are interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the occasional bug.
March 7, 2009
A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is available for ftp (3.1.54). You should only be using this version if you are interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the occasional bug.
February 9, 2009
A new snapshot of the current development version of Octave is available for ftp. You should only be using this version if you are interested in testing the latest features and don't mind hitting the occasional bug.
October 10, 2008
Version 3.0.3 has been released and is now available for ftp. Octave 3.0.3 is a bug-fixing release. Most bugs reported since the release of version 3.0.2 have been fixed. Please note that Octave 3.0 is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file.
August 14, 2008
Version 3.0.2 has been released and is now available for ftp. Octave 3.0.2 is a bug-fixing release. Most bugs reported since the release of version 3.0.1 have been fixed. Please note that Octave 3.0 is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file.
April 21, 2008
Version 3.0.1 has been released and is now available for ftp. Octave 3.0.1 is a bug-fixing release. Most bugs reported since the release of version 3.0.0 have been fixed. Please note that Octave 3.0 is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file.
December 21, 2007
Version 3.0.0 has been released and is now available for ftp. Please note that Octave 3.0 is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file.
December 11, 2007
Version 2.9.19 is now available for ftp and is the new "testing" (also "recommended") version. As noted on the download page, 2.9.19 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0. It is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file. [Mailing List Thread]
December 5, 2007
Version 2.9.18 is now available for ftp and is the new "testing" (also "recommended") version. As noted on the download page, 2.9.18 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0. It is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file. [Mailing List Thread]
November 10, 2007
Version 2.9.17 is now available for ftp and is the new "testing" (also "recommended") version. As noted on the download page, 2.9.17 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0. It is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file. [Mailing List Thread]
October 31, 2007
Version 2.9.16 is now available for ftp and is the new "testing" (also "recommended") version. As noted on the download page, 2.9.16 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0. It is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file. [Mailing List Thread]
October 13, 2007
Version 2.9.15 is now available for ftp and is the new "testing" (also "recommended") version. As noted on the download page, 2.9.15 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0. It is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file. [Mailing List Thread]
September 17, 2007
Version 2.9.14 is now available for ftp and is the new "testing" (also "recommended") version. As noted on the download page, 2.9.14 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0. It is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file. [Mailing List Thread]
July 25, 2007
Version 2.9.13 is now available for ftp and is the new "testing" (also "recommended") version. As noted on the download page, 2.9.13 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0. It is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file. [Mailing List Thread]
May 23, 2007
Version 2.9.12 is now available for ftp and is the new "testing" (also "recommended") version. As noted on the download page, 2.9.12 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0. It is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file. [Mailing List Thread]
May 22, 2007
Version 2.9.11 is now available for ftp and is the new "testing" (also "recommended") version. As noted on the download page, 2.9.11 is a pre-release version of Octave 3.0. It is significantly different from Octave 2.1.x, particularly with regard to graphics, path handling, and built-in variables. Please read the NEWS file. [Mailing List Thread]
March 27, 2007
Version 2.9.10 is now available for ftp. [Mailing List Thread]
March 1, 2007
Thanks to Bob Weigel and Nabble, it is now possible to search the contents of the Octave mailing lists all the way back to the beginning of time (around 1992).
December 7, 2006
A new graphics branch of the code is now in the works to keep all graphics data in Octave to improve compatibility with Matlab and facilitate newer graphics back-ends. [Mailing List Thread]
October 2, 2006
Version 2.9.9 is now available for ftp. [Mailing List Thread]
August 24, 2006
Version 2.9.8 is now available for ftp. [Mailing List Thread]
July 28, 2006
Version 2.9.7 is now available for ftp. [Mailing List Thread]
July 27, 2006
Fairly complete support for Matlab's MEX interface has been added to the Octave CVS archive and will be part of the 2.9.7 shapshot. Please see [Mailing List Thread] for more details.
June 29, 2006
Please see this [Mailing List Thread] if you are having trouble compiling Octave 2.9.6 with GCC 3.x. After applying the patch, you'll need to run autogen.sh and configure again. This means you'll need to have a recent version of autoconf installed. Or, you can upgrade to GCC 4.x or you can wait for 2.9.7. So many options!
June 9, 2006
Version 2.9.6 is now available for ftp. [Mailing List Thread]
May 26, 2006
Function file cacheing has been improved with hopefully major speedups when calling m-file functions. [Mailing List Thread]
May 21, 2006
Octave-forge is being cleaned up by moving core functions into the main Octave distribution. [Mailing List Thread]
May 11, 2006
Path manipulation was significantly cleaned up. Now instead of manipulating the LOADPATH variable, you can use the addpath, rmpath, and path functions. [Mailing List Thread]
May 3, 2006
To enable XML reading, mat2cell was developed along with significantly more efficient versions of regexp and regexprep. [Mailing List Thread]
May 2, 2006
All warn_* built-in variables were removed and replaced by warning identifiers that may be used with the warning function. For example, warn_divide_by_zero = false; would now be warning ("off", "Octave:divide-by-zero");. [Mailing List Thread]
March 23, 2006
Versions 2.1.73 and 2.9.5 are now available for ftp.
November 11, 2005
Versions 2.1.72 and 2.9.4 are now available for ftp.
May 18, 2005
Version 2.9.3 is now available for ftp.
May 5, 2005
Version 2.1.70 is now available for ftp.
April 22, 2005
Version 2.9.2 is now available for ftp.
March 29, 2005
Version 2.1.69 is now available for ftp.
March 27, 2005
Version 2.1.68 is now available for ftp.
Version 2.9.1 is now available for ftp.
March 15, 2005
Version 2.9.0 is now available for ftp. This snapshot is the first in the series leading to Octave 3.0.
March 4, 2005
Version 2.1.67 is now available for ftp.
February 24, 2005
Version 2.1.66 is now available for ftp.
February 18, 2005
Version 2.1.65 is now available for ftp.
December 3, 2004
Version 2.1.64 is now available for ftp.
November 17, 2004
Version 2.1.63 is now available for ftp. The CVS archive has been split to allow work to proceed toward Octave 3.0 while also stabilizing a 2.1.x version.