ChangeLog for rgsbadpix
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Version 2.20 - 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 2.19.1 - 2017-01-09 (AI)
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	+ Doc updated to include the parameter "embadpixalgo". This parameter
	enables the call to "embadpixfind" task algorithm to filter 
	hot pixels and columns.
	
Version 2.19 - 2015-11-18 (AI)
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        + embadpixfind optional usage to filter hot pixel and columns
	+ New parameter to chose the badpixel filter algorithm (SOC-SPR-6862)
	
Version 2.18.3 - 2009-09-03 (AI)
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	+ Fixes to make rgsbadpix gcc-4.3 compliant

Version 2.18.2 - 2006-05-19 (CG)
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	+ minor docu fix

Version 2.18.1 - 2006-04-06 (CG)
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	+ "cool" columns through call to function calCPDS (using new CCF files
	RGS COOLPIX)

Version 2.18 - 2006-03-10 (CG)
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	+ "cool" columns can now be also flagged as bad, new parameter
	"keepcool" 

Version 2.17 - 2003-02-24 (CG)
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	+ new version necessary because of problems with upload of former one.

Version 2.16 - 2003-02-19 (CG)
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	+ a small change to avoid C++ non compliance ( > error in gcc 3.2 )

Version 2.15 - 2002-08-19 (UL)
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	+ a few transparent changes to improve C++ standard compliance

Version 2.14 - 2002-05-09 (JDR)
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- requires param-2.0

Version 2.13 - 2002-04-12 (JDR)
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- implements hot column finding in HTR mode

Version 2.12 - 2002-03-21 (JDR)
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- updated for htrframes-0.7, requires rgslib-1.28

Version 2.11.1 - 2002-01-29 (JDR)
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- fixed a problem with generating the HTML documentation

Version 2.11 - 2002-01-24 (JDR)
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- updated the task description

Version 2.10 - 2002-01-16 (JDR)
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- requires rgslib-1.24
- added limited support for HTR mode (no hot pixel finding)

Version 2.9 - 2001-11-29 (JDR)
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- requires rgslib-1.23

Version 2.8 - 2001-10-10 (JDR)
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- changed parameter name --set to --ccdset

Version 2.7 - 2001-04-20 (JDR)
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- task description updated

Version 2.6 - 2001-04-06 (JDR)
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- requires EXPOSURE table from rgsframes-3.1

Version 2.5 - 2001-03-29 (JDR)
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- requires cal-3.105

Version 2.4 - 2001-03-09 (JDR)
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- requires cal-3.99 and rgslib-1.8

Version 2.2 - 2001-02-16 (JDR)
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- fixed a bug that was responsible for a lot of false positives
- bad pixels located at the node boundary are written to both tables

Version 2.1 - 2001-02-07 (JDR)
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- a fresh start with a new design, two node-specific BADPIX tables
- John Peterson's hot pixel finding algorithm