Update: octave forge packages

[Marco Atzeri]

Versions of forge packages

	octave-ltfat-2.6.0-1
	octave-statistics-1.6.4-1

are available in the Cygwin distribution:

CHANGES
Latest upstream  release.
https://octave.org/news/release/2023/11/05/octave-8.4.0-released.html

GENERAL NOTE
there are 2 octave main binaries with multiple graphic properties

   octave          command line with full plotting capabilities

   octave --gui    graphical interface

   octave-cli      command line inteface with plotting
                   restricted to fltk and gnuplot toolkits

Of the 3 graphics toolkit fltk, gnuplot and qt

   fltk is the worst performing on cygwin
   gnuplot the lightest
   qt the most graphic rich

OCTAVE-FORGE NOTE
You need to install with setup the specific forge package
you are looking for.

The update of the global pkg database is managed
by cygwin setup during the postinstall phase.
A semaphore system is in place to update the database only when needed
and just one time, also when multiple forge packages are added or removed.

DESCRIPTION
Octave language is "Scientific Programming Language" with:
- Powerful mathematics-oriented syntax with built-in 2D/3D
   plotting and visualization tools
- Drop-in compatible with many Matlab scripts
- Solve systems of equations with linear algebra operations on
   vectors and matrices.
- Visualize data with high-level plot commands in 2D and 3D.

The Octave syntax is largely compatible with Matlab. The Octave
interpreter can be run in GUI mode, as a console, or invoked as
part of a shell script. More Octave examples can be found in the
Octave wiki.

HOMEPAGE
https://octave.org

Marco Atzeri

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