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= 🔬 Octave development =
= 🔬 Octave development =


: {{Note|Attend our [[:Category:Meetings | Monthly developer meetings]].}}
: {{Note|'''Attend our next [[meet | Online Developer Meeting]]''' 🙂💬 (See [[:Category:Meetings | all previous meetings]])}}


== 🛠️ [[:Category:Building|Building]] ==
== 🛠️ [[:Category:Building|Building]] ==
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* [[Continuous Build]] -- Check changes with [https://buildbot.net/ Buildbot].
* [[Continuous Build]] -- Check changes with [https://buildbot.net/ Buildbot].
* [[MXE]] -- Cross-compiling to MS Windows.
* [[MXE]] -- Cross-compiling to MS Windows.
* [[Enable large arrays: Build octave such that it can use arrays larger than 2Gb.|Large array support]] --
* [[Enable large arrays: Build octave such that it can use arrays larger than 2Gb.|Large array support]]


=== 🔧 Tools ===
=== 🔧 Tools ===
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== 🎉 [[:Category:Releases|Releasing]] ==
== 🎉 [[:Category:Releases|Releasing]] ==


* The next major release will be '''GNU Octave 7.1'''. The release procedure has not yet started.  Use '''[[6.1 Release Checklist]]''' as template for organization.
* The next minor release will be '''GNU Octave 9.3.0''' (a few months major release).
* The next minor release will be '''GNU Octave 6.3.0'''. The release procedure has started and progress may be tracked on the [[6.3 Release Checklist]] page.
* The next major release will be [[9.1 Release Checklist | '''GNU Octave 10.1.0''']] (beginning of 2025).
* [[:Category:Releases|Older releases]]
* [[Release History]]
* "Nightly" Octave releases on https://octave.space
* [[:Category:Releases|Old release checklists]]
* "Nightly" Octave releases on https://nightly.octave.org


== 🎯 Goals for upcoming releases ==
== 🎯 Goals for upcoming releases ==
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:''See also [[JWE Project Ideas]] for additional info about some of these items.''
:''See also [[JWE Project Ideas]] for additional info about some of these items.''


* Bug fixes, especially those related to compatibility issues.
==== Large New Features ====
* Work through the open bug reports for which patches have been submitted. Review/apply/reject and close as many of these reports as possible.
* Compatible arguments block ([https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=59405 some work has been done]; need to execute actions when functions are called)
* Refactor/rewrite code for handling load path.
* Compatible local functions
* Refactor/rewrite exist and which functions.
* Compatible string class
* Create a low-level interface to HDF5 functions.
** Define class itself ([[https://github.com/apjanke/octave-tablicious/inst initial implementation]?)
* Support Matlab's HDF5-based MAT file format using the proposed low-level interface to HDF5 functions.
** Construct strings objects from double quoted strings (painful transition).
** Allow all types of function handles to be saved and loaded.
* Compatible table class ([https://github.com/apjanke/octave-tablicious initial implementation]?)
** Allow [[classdef]] objects to be saved and loaded.
* Create a low-level interface to HDF5 functions
* Replace the [[GUI terminal widget|terminal widget in the GUI]].
** Support Matlab's HDF5-based MAT file format using the proposed low-level interface to HDF5 functions
* Accept Matlab's new argument validation syntax in parser.
** Allow all types of function handles to be saved and loaded
** Allow [[classdef]] objects to be saved and loaded
* Make import feature work
 
==== Internal Improvements ====
* Refactor/rewrite code for handling load path
* Refactor/rewrite exist and which functions
* Refactor function objects
* Refactor broadcasting and make it work for sparse matrices
* Replace the [[GUI terminal widget|terminal widget in the GUI]]
* Write stack-based byte-code interpreter that doesn't result in deeply nested function calls to evaluate code
* JIT compiler
* Move more code inside octave namespace
* Eliminate mutable class data where possible
* Eliminate singleton objects
* Use classdef for handle graphics?
 
==== Other ====
* Bug fixes, especially those related to compatibility issues
* Work through the open bug reports for which patches have been submitted - review/apply/reject and close as many of these reports as possible


= 💡 [[:Category:Project_Ideas|Project ideas]] and work in progress =
= 💡 [[:Category:Project_Ideas|Project ideas]] and work in progress =

Latest revision as of 19:31, 28 June 2024

This page contains links to pages of interest to Octave developers.

💡 Getting started 🔰[edit]

🔬 Octave development[edit]

🛠️ Building[edit]

🔧 Tools[edit]

  • Mercurial -- How to use Octave's version control scheme, creating patches (changesets).
  • Doxygen -- Documentation for C++ files
  • ccache -- How to faster compile Octave.
  • Editors -- A list of editors supporting Octave syntax highlighting.

⚖️ Testing[edit]

🐞 Debugging[edit]

🎉 Releasing[edit]

🎯 Goals for upcoming releases[edit]

As discussed in the Online Developer Meeting (2020-10-27), this wiki section is for a list of possible goals for the next release. Although anyone may edit the wiki, this section is intended for active developers, not a place to dump wishlist items or feature requests. Please create a subsection for your ideas/priorities.

jwe priorities[edit]

See also JWE Project Ideas for additional info about some of these items.

Large New Features[edit]

  • Compatible arguments block (some work has been done; need to execute actions when functions are called)
  • Compatible local functions
  • Compatible string class
    • Define class itself ([initial implementation?)
    • Construct strings objects from double quoted strings (painful transition).
  • Compatible table class (initial implementation?)
  • Create a low-level interface to HDF5 functions
    • Support Matlab's HDF5-based MAT file format using the proposed low-level interface to HDF5 functions
    • Allow all types of function handles to be saved and loaded
    • Allow classdef objects to be saved and loaded
  • Make import feature work

Internal Improvements[edit]

  • Refactor/rewrite code for handling load path
  • Refactor/rewrite exist and which functions
  • Refactor function objects
  • Refactor broadcasting and make it work for sparse matrices
  • Replace the terminal widget in the GUI
  • Write stack-based byte-code interpreter that doesn't result in deeply nested function calls to evaluate code
  • JIT compiler
  • Move more code inside octave namespace
  • Eliminate mutable class data where possible
  • Eliminate singleton objects
  • Use classdef for handle graphics?

Other[edit]

  • Bug fixes, especially those related to compatibility issues
  • Work through the open bug reports for which patches have been submitted - review/apply/reject and close as many of these reports as possible

💡 Project ideas and work in progress[edit]

Other[edit]