User`s guide

2 MATLAB 6.1 Release Notes
2-20
Platform Limitations
Note The Release 12.0 platform limitations for MATLAB for the HP and IBM
platforms still apply to Release 12.1, with the exception of the specific
differences highlighted below.
The MATLAB functionality described in these Release Notes and in the
MATLAB documentation applies to MATLAB 6.0 with the exception of the
limitations listed below for the HP and IBM platform. For background
information, see “Platform Limitations” on page 1-17:
•“Patch Required for HP-UX 11.0” on page 2-20
•“Mathematics Limitations” on page 2-20
•“Graphics and Printing Limitations” on page 2-21
•“GUIDE Limitations” on page 2-21
Another platform limitation involves the use BLAS on certain processors. See
“You May Need to Overwrite the MATLAB Default Choice of BLAS” on
page 2-22 for details.
Patch Required for HP-UX 11.0
To run MATLAB on HP-UX 11.0, you must install a patch available from
Hewlett-Packard. To get the patch, go to
www.itrc.hp.com, the IT Resource
Center page. The patch is available to registered customers from the individual
patches link. The patch name is below.
PHSS_21959 1.0 X/Motif 32 bit
Runtime 2000 Periodic Patch.
Mathematics Limitations
The Basic Fitting interface is not supported. Instead, use curve fitting
functions such as
polyfit and spline. See also “Data Analysis and Statistics”
in the MATLAB documentation for more information.