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* Take a look at https://gnu-octave.github.io/packages/ if you would like to work on some package there.
* Take a look at https://gnu-octave.github.io/packages/ if you would like to work on some package there.


=== Easy Closes ===
== Easy Closes ==
Below is a non exhaustive list of bugs which should be looked at and appear to be easy
Status (working from oldest stopped at 51317 aka items 1001-1050)
Notes:
*From this range ~5% could be closed
*The last full scrub came from hardy for v4.2
*Suspect many of the plotting and java bugs could be closed.


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! bug !! bug title !! status
! bug !! bug title !! status
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| {{bug|32839}} || pkg build/install does not work with directories || OP states to close
| {{bug|36954}} || datenum / datevec convert date-time string incorrectly during hour lost to DST || siko1056 suggests closing as won't fix. philipnienhuis changed to Postponed and expresses interest in revisiting.
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| {{bug|36954}} || datenum / datevec convert date-time string incorrectly during hour lost to DST || siko1056 suggests closing as won't fix
| {{bug|40357}} ||OOM when converting from sparse double to sparse logical|| hardy thinks this might be a DUPLICATE, nrjank changed to Need Info, needs better test to determine if the OOM comes from known sparse indexing issue or something else.
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| {{bug|38134}} || [octave forge] (signal) bug in remez|| njank recommends closing
| {{bug|43717}} || rats LEN Matlab incompatibility|| riks states wouldn't bother to fix this as Octave's solution seems better, but points out that default length has changed and Octave should perhaps follow that change.
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| {{bug|38297}} || [octave forge] (signal) bilinear not compatible with Matlab || rjank suggests this is resolved
| {{bug|45404}} || Breakpoints cannot be set in classdef methods or +package function files|| package part fixed. classdef part remains. jwe suggest closing either this or {{bug|46451}} and tracking classdef on the one that remains, or close both and make a new report. changed to Need Info for someone familiar to decide what would be best for tracking the issue after 2 yrs of dormancy.
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| {{bug|39243}} || patch {x,y,z,c}data properties are not independent || hardy states original issue seems to be FIXED now
| {{bug|48088}} || document that issquare, iscolumn, isempty, etc operate on cell arrays|| documentation patch candidate submitted and needs review.
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| {{bug|39249}} ||imread and 32 bit (float) TIFF images || rik5 suggested closing
| {{bug|49091}} || MinGW std::acosh less accurate than Linux versions || rik5 states This and {{bug|48312}} were supposed to be closed at the same time. mmuetzel notes that these tests are still failing on windows and should remain open.
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| {{bug|40357}} ||OOM when converting from sparse double to sparse logical|| hardy thinks this might be a DUPLICATE
| {{bug|49360}} ||odeset lacks documentation for solver options || Needs someone to review and make a to-do list.
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| {{bug|40739}} ||Attempt to allocate (size_t)-1 bytes when trying to length-INT_MAX create sparse vector|| hardy states it might well be FIXED already.  
| {{bug|54679}} || datenum accepts a matrix, which is undocumented || apjanke provided a patch.  patch updated to current default tip and nrjank suggests ready to push.
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| {{bug|41011}} || scalar indexed assignment should cast input type|| appears to give same results as ML
| {{bug|55065}} || Implement uiopen and uisave || rik states they would be easy to implement
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| {{bug|41661}} || [octave forge] (generate_html) generate_package_html page header contains wrong links || cdf (OP) asks this item still relevant
| {{bug|58530}} || missing functions: xline() and yline() || rik states I can dust them off and add them to Octave - updated unimplemented_functions list but has postponed attention until after v7.1.
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| {{bug|42118}} || COW memory issues when extracting small slices from large arrays||rik5 isn't worth the maintenance burden
 
The equivalent suggestions for patches.
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! patch !! patch title !! status
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| {{patch|7537}} || Handle matlab way to store cell arrays in hdf5 files.|| nrjank states otherwise close bug as a 'won't fix'
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| {{bug|42282}} || overloaded vertcat fails if some rows contain only built-in types|| cmb suggests this is a DUPLICATE
| {{patch|9693}} || [octave forge] (signal) sos2ss: new function || mtmiller states on 2018.09.26 feel free to ping or push if it gets to be the end of October
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| {{bug|42421}} || "find" function overflows for large sparse matrices || appears issue is resolved
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A list of patch reports with attachments not marked "Done or Cancelled" can be viewed in the SavannaAPI, [https://octave.space/savannah/api.php?Action=get&Format=HTMLCSS&OrderBy=SubmittedOn&OpenClosed=open&TrackerID=patch&AttachedFiles!=0&Category!=Forge,website&Status!=Done,Cancelled sorted by oldest first] or [https://octave.space/savannah/api.php?Action=get&Format=HTMLCSS&OrderBy=LastComment&OpenClosed=open&TrackerID=patch&AttachedFiles!=0&Category!=Forge,website&Status!=Done,Cancelled sorted by "longest since last comment" first]. While some of these older submissions may still be viable and just need a patch refresh to the current code base, many will have become out of date or rendered inapplicable due to code or function changes, and could be closed as 'Wont Fix'.


== See also ==
== See also ==

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Easy Closes

Below is a non exhaustive list of bugs which should be looked at and appear to be easy Status (working from oldest stopped at 51317 aka items 1001-1050) Notes:

  • From this range ~5% could be closed
  • The last full scrub came from hardy for v4.2
  • Suspect many of the plotting and java bugs could be closed.
bug bug title status
#36954 datenum / datevec convert date-time string incorrectly during hour lost to DST siko1056 suggests closing as won't fix. philipnienhuis changed to Postponed and expresses interest in revisiting.
#40357 OOM when converting from sparse double to sparse logical hardy thinks this might be a DUPLICATE, nrjank changed to Need Info, needs better test to determine if the OOM comes from known sparse indexing issue or something else.
#43717 rats LEN Matlab incompatibility riks states wouldn't bother to fix this as Octave's solution seems better, but points out that default length has changed and Octave should perhaps follow that change.
#45404 Breakpoints cannot be set in classdef methods or +package function files package part fixed. classdef part remains. jwe suggest closing either this or #46451 and tracking classdef on the one that remains, or close both and make a new report. changed to Need Info for someone familiar to decide what would be best for tracking the issue after 2 yrs of dormancy.
#48088 document that issquare, iscolumn, isempty, etc operate on cell arrays documentation patch candidate submitted and needs review.
#49091 MinGW std::acosh less accurate than Linux versions rik5 states This and #48312 were supposed to be closed at the same time. mmuetzel notes that these tests are still failing on windows and should remain open.
#49360 odeset lacks documentation for solver options Needs someone to review and make a to-do list.
#54679 datenum accepts a matrix, which is undocumented apjanke provided a patch. patch updated to current default tip and nrjank suggests ready to push.
#55065 Implement uiopen and uisave rik states they would be easy to implement
#58530 missing functions: xline() and yline() rik states I can dust them off and add them to Octave - updated unimplemented_functions list but has postponed attention until after v7.1.

The equivalent suggestions for patches.

patch patch title status
#7537 Handle matlab way to store cell arrays in hdf5 files. nrjank states otherwise close bug as a 'won't fix'
#9693 [octave forge] (signal) sos2ss: new function mtmiller states on 2018.09.26 feel free to ping or push if it gets to be the end of October

A list of patch reports with attachments not marked "Done or Cancelled" can be viewed in the SavannaAPI, sorted by oldest first or sorted by "longest since last comment" first. While some of these older submissions may still be viable and just need a patch refresh to the current code base, many will have become out of date or rendered inapplicable due to code or function changes, and could be closed as 'Wont Fix'.

See also

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