ChangeLog for hkstrip
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Version 3.13.1 - 2024-10-32 (AI)
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	+ SUM.ASC file updated to take into account the variability alert flag (SPR-7787)

Version 3.13 - 2018-02-13 (EO)
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	+ This is a new major version of this package including a new GNU
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Version 3.12 - 2002-08-02 (DH)
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	- Update DEPEND file to latest param version.

Version 3.11 - 2002-08-02 (DH)
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	- Update for new parameter interface.

Version 3.10 - 11-10-2001 (DH)
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	- Change MJD reference time and include a complete set of timing keywords
	  in hkstrip output files where the input file has ascii times.  Closes
	  SSC-SPR-2083.

Version 3.9 - 11-10-2001 (DH)
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	- Change test harness bourne shell script so that queried keyword values
	  are returned correctly on all systems.  Fixes SSC-SPR-2395.

Version 3.8 - 09-10-2000 (DH)
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	- Incorporate all changes from patch 3.7.1 .

Version 3.7.1 - 20-05-00 (DH)
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	- Update date in the task description.  Closes SPR 1422.

Version 3.7 - 18-05-00 (DH)
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	- Yet another fix to the test harness to make it
	  compatible with DAL changes.  Note that current
	  test harness will not work with ftools 5.0 .

Version 3.6 - 08-02-00 (DH)
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	- Fix test harness for changes in ODFs

Version 3.5 - 01-12-99 (DH)
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	- Change version number of documentation
	- Update DISTRIBUTION file.
	- Change SAS_ODFDIR to SAS_ODF in test harness.
	- Fix SPR 1364, "Fails during integration at SOC".

Version 3.4 - 08-09-99 (DH)
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	- Update to documentation macros and error section.

Version 3.3 - 25-08-99 (DH)
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	- Change test harness so it is not so sensitive to changes in testodf.

Version 3.2 - 10-08-99 (DH)
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	- Change test harness reference file to reflect new version of 
	  testodf/scisimsimple.

Version 3.1 - 05-08-99 (DH)
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	- Fix SPR 1033, hkstrip does not convert the TIME column.  Did
	  this by clarifying the documentation on the TIME column conversion
	  and also gave more details on reading in ODF files.

Version 3.0 - 18-06-99 (DH)
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	- New parameter names
	- Updated code to use latest DAL features
	- Can now use OAL ODF file specification for an input HK file
	- Converts TIME column of ODF files from string format to seconds
          since the XMM reference time.

Version 2.1 - 08-10-98 (DH)
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	-fixed parameter file for new parameter system (SPR 576)
	
Version 2.0 - 07-08-98
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	- fixed problem in DEPEND file (UL)

Version 1.9 - 06-08-98
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	- Fixed SPRs:
		381, Remove the mode parameter
		382, Use type f for files
		383, Remove the trailing . from the parameter labels
		384, Move the bibliography items into central DAL library 
		385, Use lowercase Fortran 
		386, Move get_free_io_unit into library 
		387, Do not implement the @ sign convention 
		388, Use a smaller test file which is more easy to check 
		498, Test harness fails after DAL upgrade

Version 1.8
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	- Updated DEPEND file, closes SPR 189


Version 1.7
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	- Change to more robust test harness.
	- Update documentation to new format.
	- Add this ChangeLog file.