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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
 
==== 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 =

Revision as of 16:14, 19 November 2021

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

💡 Getting started 🔰

🔬 Octave development

🛠️ Building

🔧 Tools

  • 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

🐞 Debugging

🎉 Releasing

🎯 Goals for upcoming releases

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

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

Large New Features

  • 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

  • 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

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

💡 Project ideas and work in progress

Other