Release v1.13.0 · nelson-lang/nelson

1.13.0 - (2025-03-29)

This release introduces performance improvements and new graphical capabilities while deprecating support for 32-bit Windows versions.

Windows x64 Compatibility: Now requires the AVX2 instruction set.
Windows 32-bit Support: Official distribution of 32-bit Windows binary versions has been discontinued.
macOS Optimization: Builds for macOS with M-series chips now leverage native optimizations for improved performance.
Plot Performance: Optimized plot and plot3 functions for increased speed. Example:
```
tic(); plot(rand(300,300), rand(300,300)); toc();
```
Dependencies Updated:
- Upgraded fmtlib to version 11.1.3.
- Intel Math Kernel Library (MKL) updated to 2025.0.1 on Windows.
Internal Enhancements:
- OpenMP multithreading macros have been reworked for better efficiency.
SLICOT module incorporates SLICOT library 5.9, which is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause license.
- SLICOT module available on all platforms by default.
python 3.13.2 embedded on Windows

Double Buffering for Plots:
- Implemented double buffering to enhance the smoothness and responsiveness of graphical plots.
- Significantly reduces flickering during graphical updates.
New Graphics Functions:
- getframe: Captures an axes or figure as a movie frame.
- movie: Plays recorded movie frames.
- im2frame: Converts an image to a movie frame.
- frame2im: Returns image data associated with a movie frame.
- DevicePixelRatio: New figure property to handle display scaling.
Graphics IO module:
- imwrite: create gif animations.
- imwrite, imread: pcx, tiff file formats managed.
- imformats: Manage image file format registry.

New Example:

Added an example for connecting ollama with Nelson:

edit([modulepath('webtools'), '/examples/ollama/readme.md'])

CMake Enhancement:
- Introduced ENABLE_AVX2 CMake option for systems that support AVX2.
- CMake dependencies reworked.