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****** Version 4.6.0 Realeased ??? November 2003
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has been modified so it updates the NEWS.html file.
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atlc/examples directory.
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Have removed the following files from the distribution:
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atlc/examples/100-Ohm-201b.bmp \
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atlc/examples/100-Ohm-401b.bmp \
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atlc/examples/200-Ohm-201b.E.bmp \
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atlc/examples/200-Ohm-201b.Er.bmp \
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atlc/examples/200-Ohm-201b.Ex.bmp \
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atlc/examples/200-Ohm-201b.Ey.bmp \
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atlc/examples/200-Ohm-201b.U.bmp \
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atlc/examples/200-Ohm-201b.V.bmp \
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atlc/examples/200-Ohm-201b.bmp \
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atlc/examples/200-Ohm-401b.bmp \
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atlc/examples/200-Ohm-801b.bmp \
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atlc/examples/25-Ohm-201b.bmp \
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atlc/examples/25-Ohm-401b.bmp \
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atlc/examples/25-Ohm-401h.bmp \
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atlc/examples/25-Ohm-801h.bmp \
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atlc/examples/50-Ohm-201h.bmp \
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atlc/examples/50-Ohm-401h.bmp
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I'm not sure they were that usful, given there are plenty of
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files like 50ohm-201h.bmp etc.
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Remove atlc/examples/13inner_22outer_coax.bmp.txt too, as there was
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no 13inner_22outer_coax.bmp to match up with it.
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atlc/docs/html-docs/accuracy.html
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Completed updated all results to those obtained with ver 4.6.0
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Put into 4 sections detailing:
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Section 1. Two conductor Transmission Lines with a Uniform Dielectric
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Section 2. Two-conductor Transmission Lines with a non-uniform dielectric
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Section 3. Accuracy of atlc with coupled lines
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Section 4. Conclusions about the accuracy of atlc
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Added a completly new section:
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2.1 Comparision of atlc and a dual dielectric coaxial cable
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atlc/src/non_gui/create_bmp_for_symmetrical_stripline.c
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This no longer computes the theretical impedance if the
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structure is too narrow. Only computes if the -v option
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atlc/src/create_bmp_for_circ_in_circ.c
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Will now print sensible error messages if the inner conductor is too big
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or if the inner and outer will touch since the offset is too large
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atlc/src/set_oddity_value.c
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This sets a global array unsigned char **oddity; to a value describing
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if the pixel is matallic, has conductors to the right/left etc.
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cell_type was not adequate for this, since once you had set one cell,
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you did not know the result for those around it. #
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atlc/src/non_gui/print_data_for_directional_couplers.c
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No longer fails to print intermediate values of impedance if
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verbose is >2 as it did before.
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atlc/src/non_gui/write_fields_for_two_conductor_lines.c
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This can now write the oddity values from set_oddity_value()
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to a bitmap file, although this has been commented out by default.
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A huge number of changes were made to this release. Not every
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one is fully documented, as to do so I would have spent as long
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documenting the code as writing it.
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****** Version 4.5.1 Released 16th October 2003 ****
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A problem with multiple dielectrics has been discoved, and aslo with
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multi-threaded operating. As such, both have been disabled. This affects
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changed version to 4.5.1
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No longer accepts the option --with-threads, since I have some
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suspicions about threaded code.
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docs/html-docs/examples.html
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Removed the example of multi-dielectrics, as that is not working
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docs/html-docs/FAQ.html
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Changed the answer to 'No' about the qestion of multi-dielectrics
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docs/html-docs/multi-processing.html
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Mentioned this has been disabled.
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docs/html-docs/accuracy.html
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Pointed out multiple dielectrics are not working properly
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src/non_gui/definitions.h
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Removed two duplicate function definitions for
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free_cmatrix and ustring, whilst removing the #define
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around the #ifdef ENABLE_MPI so there is only one
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definition of do_columns now.
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Added the variable 'size' to several functions -
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do_fd_calculation.c, write_fields_for_directional_couplers.c,
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write_fields_for_two_conductor_lines.c
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src/non_gui/do_fd_calculation.c
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Added variable 'size' as a command line argument to stop
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it needing to be declared global.
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src/non_gui/do_fd_calculation.c
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Added variable 'size' as a command line argument to stop
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it needing to be declared global.
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src/non_gui/write_fields_for_two_conductor_lines.c
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Added variable 'size' as a command line argument to stop
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it needing to be declared global.
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size_t size is no longer global but local to main. This would at first
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checking appear to stop the issue with all (which was one or two)
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test failures on AIX 5.2. Later I found this is not so and there
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is a problem in the multi-threaded code for atlc.
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tests/WARNING--The-next-test+benchmark-takes-a-long-while.test
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return 0 (pass), as previously it did multi-dielectrics.
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Removed 2[b-h]* from the tests. 2a-create_bmp_for_rect_in_rect.bmp.test
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****** Version 4.5.0 Released 13th September 2003 ****
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The ChangeLog shows version 4.5.0 being released on
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the 13th September, when it fact it was the 11th of
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****** Version 4.5.0 Released 13th September 2003 ****
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mention lattest news - mainly correction of a few errors
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and the fact its no longer necessary to link in gsl.
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changed, as the old version was accidently deleted and
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I could not be bothered to read from tape. Might not be
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100% okay, but it is not needed for use of atlc - only
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'update' added to CVS tree
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Added a file called 'update' that generates docs/html-docs/*.1.html
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and docs/html-docs/BUGS.html This uses header and footer for the
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generation of docs/html-docs/BUGS.html
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'header' and 'footer'' added to CVS tree
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used with 'update' to generate docs/html-docs/BUGS.html
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Removed, as information is out of date.
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tests/find-zero-length.test
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Added a file to check for the existance on zero length
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files in the source distribution.
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Incremented version to 4.5.0
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Removed tests for gsl and all that involved.
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Removed tets for the sizeof short, int and long
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as they are not needed.
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man/man1/create_bmp_for_stripline_coupler.1
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changed email address to make it less easy for spammers to grab.
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man/man1/man-pages.html
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Added a new man page for design_coupler.1.html
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src/calculate_Zodd_and_Zeven.c:
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Added #include gsl_types.h and #include "gsl_definitions.h"
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src/non_gui/usage_create_bmp_for_symmetrical_stripline
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made it print the fact the -v option computes the
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theoeretical impedance. Before the binary did it, but
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the usage message did not say so.
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docs/html-docs/jpgs/home-email.jpg
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Added new file with my email address, that is not easy to
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Removed all occurance of my email address from the html
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files, so that those published on the web are less likely
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All the following had my email address removed
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usage_create_bmp_for_stripline_coupler.c
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usage_create_bmp_for_rect_in_rect.c
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usage_create_bmp_for_rect_in_circ.c
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usage_create_bmp_for_rect_cen_in_rect_coupler.c
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usage_create_bmp_for_rect_cen_in_rect.c
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usage_create_bmp_for_microstrip_coupler.c
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usage_create_bmp_for_circ_in_rect.c
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usage_create_bmp_for_circ_in_circ.c
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usage_atlc.c swap_conductor_voltages.c setup_arrays.c
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read_bitmap_file_headers.c
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print_data_for_two_conductor_lines.c
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print_data_for_directional_couplers.c
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get_file_pointer_with_right_filename.c
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get_Er1_and_Er2_colours.c
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finite_difference_single_threaded.c
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finite_difference_multi_threaded.c
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finite_difference_mpi.c
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find_maximum_values.c
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find_energy_per_metre.c
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find_electric_fields.c
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exit_with_msg_and_exit_code.c
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create_bmp_for_rect_in_rect.c
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create_bmp_for_rect_in_circ.c
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create_bmp_for_rect_cen_in_rect_coupler.c
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tests/8a-design_coupler.bmp.test
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Removed the test for gsl library and so to exit with 77 if not present.
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Added a second checksum:
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aebd9a6d1c1db548d39723edec454640
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that is acceptable, as this will be produced on
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tests/6e-create_50ohm_401Pixel_high_symmetrical_stripline.test
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tests/7n-create_bmp_for_stripline_coupler.bmp.pre-atlc.txt.test
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Removed the test for gsl library and so to exit with 77 if not present.
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tests/10b-create-lots-of-examples-check-last-one.test
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Removed the test for gsl library and so to exit with 77 if not present.
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tests/10a-create-lots-of-examples-check-last-one.test
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Removed the test for gsl library and so to exit with 77 if not present.
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src/non_gui/gsl_sf_ellint_Kcomp.c
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Added new file that basically has the gsl_sf_ellint_Kcomp
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function for computing the elliptic integral. This requires
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several functions for it to opperate, as it calls several
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functions. These are all in the same file gsl_sf_ellint_Kcomp.c
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src/non_gui/definitions.h
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Added quite a few function definitions, #defines etc to allow
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the gsl_sf_ellint_Kcomp function to work. It needed several
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other functions added.
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****** Version 4.4.4 Released 13th September 2003 ****
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Version incremented to 4.4.4
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mention made of the fact the sources have been
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changed primarily so it should build under Windoze.
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docs/html-docs/jpgs/Makefile.am
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added bluefish.jpg properly to the file - it was
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missing partically before, so bluefish.jpg was
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not included in the distribution.
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docs/html-docs/create_bmp_for_symmetrical_stripline.1.html
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Autogenerated, reflecting changes in man page, which
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was a change in the warning information about the
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inability of man pages to fully describe the atlc
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docs/html-docs/create_bmp_for_symmetrical_stripline.1.html
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Autogenerated, reflecting changes in man page, which
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was a change in the warning information about the
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inability of man pages to fully describe the atlc
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Removed text saying man page is not a full set of
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docs, since in the case of the simple sysdata.1, the
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man page adequately describes the function. This is
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no so really with some of the other man pages, because
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your can't really describe fully how to use such
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programs with man pages.
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src/non_gui/create_bmp_for_rect_in_rect.c
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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src/non_gui/find_optimal_dimensions_for_microstrip_coupler.c
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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src/non_gui/create_bmp_for_symmetrical_stripline.c
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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src/non_gui/create_bmp_for_rect_in_circ.c
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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src/non_gui/create_bmp_for_rect_cen_in_rect_coupler.c
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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src/non_gui/create_bmp_for_rect_cen_in_rect.c
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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src/non_gui/create_bmp_for_microstrip_coupler.c
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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src/non_gui/create_bmp_for_circ_in_rect.c
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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tests/8a-design_coupler.bmp.test
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Changed so the temporary storage is no longer in /tmp
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but instead in $top_builddir/tmp/results. This should be
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compatible with Windoze, but I don't know for sure if it is
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yet. I don't build Windoze binaries.
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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tools/src/myfilelength.c
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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tools/src/locatediff.c
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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Changed fopen to open in binary mode, to make it work
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****** Version 4.4.3 Released 11th September 2003 ****
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Replace 'kb' and 'Mb' with 'kB and MB, as I was advised the lower
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case is used for bit and the upper case for byte. These required
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changes in tests/benchmarks.test
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Added a man page for the program sysdata in man/man1/sysdata.1
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This has about 11 examples, which are there more for my own use
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that anyones elses. When possible I'll try to expand the files
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that gather data about the hardware.
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Corrected many typo, spelling errors etc in all the man pages.
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more significantly, the
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docs/html-docs/accuracy.html
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Corrected a few typos and made the page a bit clearer
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I hope. Any HTML that did not strictly follow the stanard has
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been corrected, so it should pass the test at
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http://validator.w3.org/check/referer
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hence an W3C logo has been added at the bottom of the page.
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docs/html-docs/accuracy.html
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A bluefish logo has been added too.
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The spamtrap on the page has been changed a bit, which is a bit
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annoying as it is now visable. But the code was not strict
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HTML before, so there were problems in making it valid
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References to the gsl library have been removed, so the
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thread tests will pass if the gsl library is not present.
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This was changed just in case someone runs a binary
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in pkgadd format on a Sun without having the gsl library
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installed. Some binaries will break, but Test_threads_a
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and Test_threads_b should now still pass, even if
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the gsl library is not present. No functions from gsl
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are needed on these two files, so it was sensless linking
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them against the library.
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The code has been changed a bit so it should now (I hope)
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compile under Windoze too. Someone has done a Windoze port
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but found a bug in the code, which has been corrected.
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Added code to make it cleaner and so no variables
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get declared if not needed.
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****** Version 4.4.2 Released September 6th 2003 ****
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src/non_gui/readbin.c
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swapped the second (size) and third (number) arguments around
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on an fread, as were the wrong wary around - not that I think
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it will make any difference.
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swapped the second (size) and third (number) arguments around
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on an fread, as were the wrong way around - not that I think
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it will make any difference.
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src/non_gui/check_for_boundaries.c
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put a check in for j=0 which could cause a progrom on the
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Digital UNIX (spe145.testdrive.compaq.com) system on
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the HP testdrive site. A real bug found at least!!!!
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put some checks for NGROUPS, including a couple more
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header files if NGROUPS is not defined. This causes a
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problems on OpenBSD 3.2 for SPARC (my SS20), so was
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Added a call to get the number of CPUs. Appears not to be
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documented, so a bit risky and gives the number of processors
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configured, rather than online, but its is better than nothing.
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****** Version 4.4.1 Released September 4th 2003 ****
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Changed version to 4.4.1
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Added sys/sysctl.h and sysctl as these are used on BSD try_bsd.c
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to gather information on a BSD UNIX system.
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docs/html-docs/index2.html
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Changed a typo or two. Added an entry for Unixware, as someone emailed
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me to say iversion 4.0.0 works on UnixWare.
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tools/src/locatediff.c
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Corrected an error so this now works. A change recently caused this to
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break. It now reads both files.
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Much improved, finds information about cache and main ram on IRIX now
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Also speed of CPU, and type of CPU and FPU, although the latter are not
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decoded into a sensible number like R10000.
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information now prints the fact the IRIX information is good, not
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poor as in prior versions.
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Added new testers and thanks the cray site's administrators.
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Now informs the amount of RAM on Linux and BSD systems is a little
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larger than the value reported.
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Added a new binary sysdata, which prints data in this format.
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Hardware provider: Sun_Microsystems
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Hardware platform: SUNW,Ultra-80
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Version: Generic_112233-06
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L1 data cache unknown kb
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L1 instruction cache: unknown kb
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src/non_gui/finite_difference_multi_threaded.c
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removed the argument 'number_of_iterations' as not used
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src/non_gui/write_bitmap_out.c
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added checks for the return value of fwrite
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src/non_gui/write_fields_for_two_conductor_lines.c
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added checks for the return value of fwrite
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removed all unneeded functions from this file
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src/non_gui/convert_create_bmp_for_rect_in_rect_dimensions_to_integers.c
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removed extern variables Ers, colours and names, as these are defined
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in the header files definitions.h, Ers.h and Erdata.h
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src/non_gui/man_functions...
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Tidied up, to keep Sun's lint happier
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Removed bug about linking with old versions of gsl.
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Corrected the fact hardware data is gathered on IRIX
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okay and its only Linux and BSD it fails on.
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****** Version 4.4.0 Released August 30th 2003 ****
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