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+# 0.4.12 (2020-12-30)
+
+- `eig` builtin: Eigenvalues and eigenvectors.
+
+- `det` builtin: Matrix determinant.
+
+- `gcd` builtin: Greatest common divisor.
+
+- `find` builtin: Find indices and values of nonzero elements.
+
+- `ishermitian` builtin: Checks if an matrix is hermitian or skew-hermitian.
+
+- `strcat` builtin: concatenate strings horizontally.
+
+- `append` builtin: combine strings horizontally.
+
+- `corrcoef` function: correlation coefficients.
+
+- `cov` function: covariance.
+
+- `var` builtin: variance.
+
+- `magic` function: magic square.
+
+- `mpower` builtin: matrix support added.
+
+- `fft` is faster: plan was not correctly cached.
+
+- `|`, `&`, `./` and `.^` operators are faster.
+
+- `inv` is faster.
+
+- extends `fullfile` compatibility with string type.
+
+- extends `assert_isequal`, `isequal` to manage missing type.
+
+- extends `issymmetric` to manage boolean type.
+
+## Bug Fixes:
+
+- [#364](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/364): `isinf`, `isnan`, `conj`, `double`, `single`, `real`, `imag` are faster.
+
+- [#361](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/361): `abs` is faster.
+
+- [#360](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/360): `ctranpose` and `transpose` are faster.
+
+- [#353](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/353): `N = i; N(1)` returned wrong value.
+
+- [#351](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/351): binary operators and empty matrix (behavior described in book of Carl de Boor in An Empty Exercise)
+
+## Compilation:
+
+- Qt 5.15.2 on Windows (AppVeyor CI).
+
+# 0.4.11 (2020-11-24)
+
+- Nelson Engine API for C (compatible with MEX Engine 100%).
+
+  - engSetVisible,
+  - engGetVisible,
+  - engEvalString,
+  - engOutputBuffer.
+
+- `sha256` builtin: get sha256 checksum of a file or a string.
+
+- `ipc` extended with `minimize` argument.
+
+- `fullfile` builtin: build full file name from parts.
+
+## Bug Fixes:
+
+- [#342](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/342): disable slicot on Macos CI.
+
+- [#341](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/341): extend `ipc(pid, 'post', cmd, scope)` to manage scope destination.
+
+- [#314](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/314): Nelson crashs randomly at exit with Qt 5.15.0
+
+## Compilation:
+
+- Qt 5.15.1 on Windows (AppVeyor CI).
+
+# 0.4.10 (2020-10-29)
+
+- [IN PROGRESS] Nelson Engine API for C (compatible with MEX Engine).
+
+  - engOpen,
+  - engOpenSingleUse,
+  - engClose,
+  - engEvalString,
+  - engPutVariable,
+  - engGetVariable.
+
+- extends `mex` function to generate also executable.
+
+- extends `dlgeneratemake` function to generate also executable.
+
+- `--minimize` command line argument added. minimize main GUI Window at startup.
+
+## Bug Fixes:
+
+- [#340](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/340): `evalin` did not restore correctly variables after call.
+
+- [#339](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/339): `cd`, `dir`, `ls` had some compatibility troubles.
+
+- [#332](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/332): removes connect(2) call to /dev/shm/jack-0/default/jack_0 failed (err=No such file or directory).
+
+- [#331](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/331): move ipc features to detected module
+
+## Compilation:
+
+- SEMAPHORE CI platform updated to Ubuntu 14.04 - GCC GNU 4.8.4 (supported until it is no more possible)
+
+- cmake binaries_directory supported (LGTM support).
+
+- fix some warnings detected with LGTM.
+
+- Eigen 3.3.8 stable on all platforms (mirror url also updated).
+
+# 0.4.9 (2020-09-27)
+
+- ipc builtin: Inter-process communication between Nelson's process
+
+- getpid('running') renamed getpid('available').
+
+- --noipc command line argument added. disable IPC features.
+
+- dark theme detected and used on Macos X.
+
+- test_run reworked (faster to start).
+
+- test_run extended with '-stoponfail' option.
+
+- jsonencode faster for string encoding.
+
+- rework timeout thread.
+
+## Bug Fixes:
+
+- [#330](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/330): removes ALSA errors and warnings on linux.
+
+## Compilation:
+
+- [#322](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/322): fix build with gcc 4.8 (ubuntu 14.04).
+
+  Nelson 0.4.9 will be last to support gcc 4.8
+
+- libsndfile 1.0.30 on Windows.
+
+# 0.4.8 (2020-08-26)
+
+- multiplatforms files association based on Inter-process communication.
+  open, load, execute files in latest created Nelson's process.
+
+- event loop and command queue updated.
+
+- fix play, playblocking, resume builtin.
+
+- getpid() returns current process identificator.
+
+- getpid('running') returns all nelson processes identificators currently running for current user.
+
+- hostname() returns current host name of your computer.
+
+- username() returns current user name used on your computer.
+
+- isvector checks if input is an vector.
+
+## Compilation:
+
+- libffi 3.3 was not detected on Macos X.
+
+- libicu4c 67.1 was not detected on Macos X.
+
+- Qt 5.15 official package was not detected on Macos X.
+
+- libsndfile 1.0.29 on Windows.
+
+- libcurl 7.72.0 on Windows.
+
+- libbost 1.74.0 on Windows.
+
+- CMake 3.18.1 used on Windows.
+
+- GitHub CI MacOS x Catalina.
+
+# 0.4.7 (2020-07-31)
+
+- [#311](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/311): betainc builtin: Incomplete beta function.
+
+- add icon to figure
+
+- some doxygen comments about mex functions.
+
+- [#299](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/299): extends "complex" to manage sparse matrix.
+
+## Bug Fixes:
+
+- [#300](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/300): nmm returns wrong error.
+
+## Compilation:
+
+- Qt 5.14.2 on Windows
+
+# 0.4.6 (2020-06-27)
+
+- [IN PROGRESS] C MEX API:
+
+  - extends mex function to manage interleaved complex option and c flags.
+
+  - all C MEX API implemented, full API documentation and examples in progress.
+
+  - mxMakeArrayReal, mxMakeArrayComplex functions.
+
+  - mxGetImagData, mxSetImagData functions.
+
+  - mxGetLogicals, mxIsLogicalScalar, mxIsLogicalScalarTrue functions.
+
+  - mxGetInt8s, mxSetInt8s, mxGetComplexInt8s, mxSetComplexInt8s, mxGetUint8s, mxSetUint8s, mxGetComplexUint8s
+    mxSetComplexUint8s, mxGetInt16s, mxSetInt16s, mxGetComplexInt16s, mxSetComplexInt16s, mxGetUint16s, mxGetComplexUint16s
+    mxSetComplexUint16s, mxGetInt32s, mxSetInt32s, mxGetComplexInt32s, mxSetComplexInt32s, mxGetUint32s, mxSetUint32s
+    mxGetComplexUint32s, mxSetComplexUint32s, mxSetUint16s, mxGetInt64s, mxSetInt64s, mxGetComplexInt64s, mxSetComplexInt64s
+    mxGetUint64s, mxSetUint64s, mxGetComplexUint64s, mxSetComplexUint64s functions.
+
+  - mxIsObject, mxIsFunctionHandle, mxIsOpaque functions.
+
+  - mxIsInt8, mxIsInt16, mxIsInt32, mxIsInt64, mxIsUint8, mxIsUint16, mxIsUint32, mxIsUint64 functions.
+
+  - mxCreateStringFromNChars, mxGetNChars
+
+  - mxRemoveField, mxAddField, mxSetField, mxSetFieldByNumber, mxGetFieldNumber, mxGetFieldNameByNumber functions.
+
+  - mexGetVariable, mexGetVariablePtr, mexPutVariable functions.
+
+  - mexMakeArrayPersistent, mexMakeMemoryPersistent functions.
+
+## Compilation:
+
+- boost 1.73.0 on Windows.
+
+- ninja-build used with github actions CI.
+
+# 0.4.5 (2020-05-23)
+
+- graphic object type added.
+
+- figure builtin: creates figure.
+
+- gcf builtin: get current figure.
+
+- groot builtin: returns graphic root object.
+
+- get, set, isvalid, class, fieldnames, delete, disp builtin overloaded to manage graphic objects.
+
+- test_run: tests are sorted on all platforms.
+
+- [IN PROGRESS] C MEX API:
+
+  - C MEX supports build with MinGW compiler.
+
+  - mxArray and ArrayOf conversion optimized.
+
+  - C MEX interleaved complex support.
+
+  - C MEX Sparse type fully supported.
+
+  - mxGetClassName, mxSetClassName fully supported.
+
+  - mxGetProperty, mxSetProperty fully supported (handle, graphic object, ...).
+
+## Bug Fixes:
+
+- [#295](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/295): sort did not return an wrong error message for struct.
+
+## Compilation:
+
+- libcurl 7.70.0 on Windows.
+
+- cmake 3.17.2 on Windows.
+
+- CA certificate (Wed Jan 1 04:12:10 2020 GMT)
+
+# 0.4.4 (2020-04-29)
+
+- lookandfeel builtin: default current application look and feel.
+
+- clear builtin extended to clear mex functions.
+
+- mex function used to build MEX files.
+
+- [IN PROGRESS] MEX C API allows to access Nelson, GNU Octave and commercial software functions.
+
+  documentation and tests will be extended in next version.
+
+  Feedback and external tests are welcome.
+
+## Compilation:
+
+- MacOs X Catalina fully working.
+
+- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS supported.
+
+# 0.4.3 (2020-03-30)
+
+- mean builtin: Mean elements of an array with nanflag and 'all' support.
+
+- sum and prod optimized.
+
+- save and load with .mat, .nh5 files support unicode filename on all platforms.
+
+- simplify builtin default prototype (breaking change). Evaluator is no more required for builtin.
+
+- NelsonPrint internal function added.
+
+## Bug Fixes:
+
+- [#287](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/287): Parser error message are not localized.
+
+- [#286](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/286): [end] = sin(1) did not return an syntax error.
+
+- [#284](http://github.com/Nelson-numerical-software/nelson/issues/284): Nth dimensions assignation of an empty array with 2d matrix did not work.
+
+## Compilation:
+
+- MATIO 1.5.17 with unicode support
+
+- HDF5 1.12.0 support
+
+- BISON 3.5.0
+
+# 0.4.2 (2020-02-25)
+
+- min, max builtin: Minimum/Maximum elements of an array with nanflag and 'all' support.
+
+- flipud: Flip array up to down.
+
+- fliplr: Flip array left to right.
+
+- flip: Flip order of elements.
+
+- flipdim: Flip array along specified dimension.
+
+- log2 builtin: Base 2 logarithm and floating-point number dissection.
+
+- colon operator optimized.
+
+- faster algorithm to convert variable to different data type.
+
+- replaces hashmap used for functions and variables.
+
+- some few speed optimization about evaluator.
+
+# 0.4.1 (2020-01-27)
+
+- rework and speed optimization for times, divide, addition, subtraction operators.
+
+- sum builtin: sum of array elements.
+
+- linspace builtin: linearly spaced vector constructor.
+
+- logspace builtin: logarithmically spaced vectors constructor.
+
+- log10 builtin: Common logarithm (base 10).
+
+- log1p builtin: log(1+x) accurately for small values of x.
+
+- replaces dot animation by percent display about help indexing.
+
+- html style about table simplified.
+
+## Compilation:
+
+- uses ASIO C++ library in place of BOOST ASIO.
+
+- Add Qt 5.14.0 support.
+
+- OPEN MP support added.
+
+## Previous changelog:
+
+[Changelog v0.3.x](CHANGELOG-0.3.x.md)
+
+[Changelog v0.2.x](CHANGELOG-0.2.x.md)
+
+[Changelog v0.1.x](CHANGELOG-0.1.x.md)