ChangeLog for dsplot
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Version 1.27 - 2018-02-13 (EO)
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Version 1.26.3 - 2009-04-08 (AI)
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+ Debug line removed
Version 1.26.2 - 2009-04-02 (AI)
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+ Support to multixmmselect added
Version 1.26.1 - 2009-08-31 (AI)
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+ Modifications is several source files to make dsplot gcc 4.3 compliant
Version 1.26 - 2008-09-29 (CG)
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+ (config/dsplot.par)+(src/dstoplot.cc)
Adding parameters tofile / file for directly dump of output contents
Version 1.25.2 - 2007-07-03 (CG)
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+ (src/dstoplot.cc) Ignoring NaN values for plotting.
Subsequent work around for MacOSX (Panther) due to use of "isnan".
(Same) SOC-SPR-2530 fixed
Version 1.25.1 - 2007-07-02 (CG)
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+ (src/dstoplot.cc) Ignoring NaN values for plotting.
SOC-SPR-2530 fixed
Version 1.25 - 2006-11-24 (AI)
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+ (src/dstoplot.cc) New keywords added to the xmgrace output file.
SOC-SPR-2536 fixed
Version 1.24.1 - 2004-03-15 (AI)
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+ Fixed error related to the VERSION number.
Version 1.24 - 2004-03-15 (AI)
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+ Documentation updated: parameters overhauled.
Version 1.23 - 2003-10-30 (AI)
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+ changed USEDLIBS in lib/grace/Makefile for static builds.
Open SPRs/SCRs:
*none*
Version 1.22 - 2003-08-06 (UL)
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+ launch Grace subprocess now always explicitely with -nosafe opttion
to enable local file modification in batch mode (needed by
1-D region import from xmmselect); this closes SPR 2466: "xmmselect"
should start Grace with the `-nosafe' option
Version 1.21 - 2003-07-02 (UL)
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+ fixed problem of SPR 2456: Test harnbess fails on Mac OS X
[test harnesses run with Verbosity>0 cause diagnostic messages to
get intermixed with Grace commands when dstoplot writes to stdout]
Version 1.20 - 2003-06-16 (GV)
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+ Misc. fixes to make gcc-3.3 happy: include <cassert> and/or
proper initialization of base classes.
Version 1.19 - 2003-03-14 (UL)
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+ added boolean parameter "withalltablesafter" + "subtitle" in view of
supporting visualization of hkgtigen diagnostic mode output
+ documentation updated; parameter and layout files overhauled
Version 1.18 - 2003-01-21 (UL)
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+ several stdc++ compliance fixes enforced by gcc-3.2
Version 1.17 - 2003-01-17 (UL)
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+ extended functionality to plot abscissa data ranges separately or
overlaid onto normal plot (e.g. GTIs onto time-series plot); needed
for implementing SCR 102 but also otherwise useful
Version 1.16 - 2002-07-12 (UL)
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+ now depends on package sas
+ strstream -> stringstream
Version 1.15 - 2002-05-27 (UL)
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+ made param-2.0 compliant
Version 1.14.6 - 2002-03-13 (UL)
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+ fixed couple of minor doc problems
Version 1.14.5 - 2002-02-20 (UL)
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+ small adjustmens to test harness to account for gracebat/grbatch
differences
Version 1.14.4 - 2002-03-15 (UL)
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+ small fix to make optmized compilation succeed
Version 1.14.3 - 2002-02-14 (UL)
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+ meliorated robustness against invalid row-ranges in vector column
specifiers
+ closed SPR 2271: Does not build statically
Version 1.14.2 - 2002-02-07 (UL)
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+ grbatch -> gracebat in several tests
Version 1.14.1 - 2002-01-30 (UL)
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+ closed SPR 1921: documentation for dstoplot not visible
(combined task description for dsplot/dstoplot has been split into
two separate ones)
Version 1.14 - 2002-01-24 (UL)
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+ implemented SCR 41: add support for error bars
+ minor mods to enhance standard conformance (std:: in .h etc.)
Version 1.13 - 2000-12-21 (UL)
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+ implemented SCR 20: Specification of boundaries (it still does
not work due to an unresolved Grace problem)
+ new parameters 'xlog'/'ylog' to get logarithmic axes
+ trivial change to make optimizer happy
Version 1.12.2 - 2000-11-16 (UL)
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+ fixed SPR 1853: Cannot plot RGS net spectral files
Version 1.12.1 - 2000-10-27 (UL)
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+ modified GROUPS entry in task info file
Version 1.12 - 2000-09-25 (UL)
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+ fixed "make dist" error in parameter files
Version 1.11 - 2000-07-21 (UL)
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+ fixed bug introduced in 1.10 (causes seg-faults under certain
circumstances)
+ reimplement pre-1.10-behavior: if table contains only one numerical
column this is plotted as Y against index as X
Version 1.10 - 2000-07-14 (UL)
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+ closed SPR 950: Dsplot should support vector columns
+ added support for boolean columns
Version 1.9.4 - 2000-07-10 (UL)
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+ tested with grace-5.1.1
+ fixed problem with occasional SIGPIPE exceptions in xmmselect
(caused by user closing Grace window explicitely)
Version 1.9.3 - 2000-06-30 (UL)
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+ fixed SPR 1647: missing link to ds9
Version 1.9.2 - 2000-06-22 (UL)
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+ fixed another small documentation problem
Version 1.9.1 - 2000-06-20 (UL)
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+ fixed SPR SPR 1547: DOC::broken links
Version 1.9 - 2000-05-09 (UL)
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+ added task info file
+ write value of x-axis offset to parameter
Version 1.8 - 2000-04-25 (GV)
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+ ({src,test}/Makefile) put dstoplot in USEDLIBS instead of
putting dstoplot.o in the dsplot_OBJS. This change is dictated by
the new taskmain objects. To be decided whether this is a bug or a
feature.
Version 1.7 - 2000-02-24 (UL)
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+ changes enforced by dal-1.104
Version 1.6 - 2000-02-08 (UL)
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+ Grace::toRegion() does now recognize all Grace region types
(fixes xmmselect SPR 1086 : task crashes when trying to read in 1D reg.)
Version 1.5 - 2000-01-07 (UL)
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+ fixed SPR 1064: static build fails
+ fixed SPR 1030: xmgrace incompatible
Version 1.4 - 1999-12-17 (UL)
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+ brought in line with selectlib-4.23 (Region->GeoRegion)
Version 1.3.1 - 1999-11-09 (UL)
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+ fixed SPR 936: grbatch does not exist any longer ?
Version 1.3 - 1999-11-03 (UL)
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+ fixed SPR 841 : test harness fails on linux
(was due to faulty test harness `pipedstoplot' which called
dstoplot with non-existing argument `set=test.dat' and
relied on piped-command chain to fail of any of the commands
within in the pipe failed)
Version 1.2 - 1999-10-29 (UL)
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+ updated documentation (in line with 1.0 changes - see below)
Version 1.1 - 1999-10-26 (UL)
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+ generate coordinate grid lines in scatter plots by default
Version 1.0 - 1999-10-25 (UL)
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+ first official version after task approval
+ fixed SPR 641 : dsplot does not handle vector columns
(now a warning is printed and task bails out on vector columns)
+ added support for scatter plots
+ added "withoffsetx" parameter (for rate curves with large time tags)
+ various upgrades to Grace class
Version 0.19 - 1999-10-24 (UL)
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+ write data points as doubles (this _really_ fixes SPR 760 (see below))
Version 0.18 - 1999-10-11 (UL)
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+ brought in line with dal-1.74
+ fixed SPR 760 : insufficient precsision in dstoplot output
Version 0.17 1999-09-24 (MB)
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+ added layout file
Version 0.16 1999-08-31 (UL)
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+ lib/grace/Grace.cc: commented out check for existence of parameter
file containing made region definitions; this is a temporary
workaround for an apparent synchronisation problem in the
grace library.
Version 0.15 1999-08-31 (HS)
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+ modified dsplot/dstoplot such that if no table is specified
by the parameter --table (which is in set:table notation)
the first table in set is used.
Version 0.14 1999-08-26 (MB)
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+ proper metatask
+ fixed index problem
+ updated to more modern parameter interface
Version 0.13 1999-08-20 (MB)
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+ fixed problems with x axis
+ added test harness for running twice
+ no longer assigns to cout
Version 0.12 1999-05-13 (GV)
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+ bring in line with new error
Version 0.11 1999-03-02 (MB)
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+ fixed mandatory parameters
Version 0.10 - 1999-02-19 (UL)
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- lib/grace/Grace.cc: added ACEgrFlush() after ACEgrPrintf() in
Grace::regionSelection() + removal of temp file
Version 0.9 (MB)
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- added missing package utils in grace test harness.
Version 0.8 (MB)
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- fixed egcs problems.
- added EXTERNALS
Version 0.7 (MB)
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- added writeSet to CurvePlotter interface.
Version 0.6 (MB)
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- disabled part of test harness that requires an X server.
Version 0.5 (MB)
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- added Grace object that encapsulates talking to a running xmgr.
- added output file specification to ds(to)plot.
Version 0.4 (MB)
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- fixed problem in parameter files.
Version 0.3 (MB)
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- Can now also read data file with 1 column.
- Upgraded the parameter file.
- Fixed the examples in the documentation.
Version 0.2 (MB)
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- Changed task name to dstoplot, added task dsplot that kicks off xmgr.
Version 0.1 (MB)
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- Initial delivery.