Hello,
2012/11/28 Sébastien Brisard <sebastien.bris...@m4x.org> > Hi, > > > 2012/11/28 Phil Steitz <p...@steitz.com> > >> On 11/27/12 3:43 PM, er...@apache.org wrote: >> > Author: erans >> > Date: Tue Nov 27 23:43:06 2012 >> > New Revision: 1414470 >> > >> > URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=1414470&view=rev >> > Log: >> > Contents for the release notes. >> > >> > Modified: >> > commons/proper/math/trunk/src/changes/changes.xml >> > >> > Modified: commons/proper/math/trunk/src/changes/changes.xml >> > URL: >> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/math/trunk/src/changes/changes.xml?rev=1414470&r1=1414469&r2=1414470&view=diff >> > >> ============================================================================== >> > --- commons/proper/math/trunk/src/changes/changes.xml (original) >> > +++ commons/proper/math/trunk/src/changes/changes.xml Tue Nov 27 >> 23:43:06 2012 >> > @@ -51,6 +51,31 @@ If the output is not quite correct, chec >> > </properties> >> > <body> >> > <release version="3.1" date="TBD" description=" >> > +This is a minor release: It combines bug fixes and new features. >> > + Changes to existing features were made in a backwards-compatible >> > + way such as to allow drop-in replacement of the v3.0 JAR file. >> > + >> > + Most notable among the new features are: Framework for automatic >> > + differentiation, multivariate mixture model distribution, >> quaternions, >> > + Gauss integration framework, Hermite polynomial interpolation, >> > + eigenvalue decomposition of non-symmetric matrices. >> > + Most notable among the changes are: Greatly improved precision in >> > + the implementation of Gamma and Beta special functions, optimizers >> > + API, deprecation of the sparse vector implementation. >> > Actually, Beta has been improved on my computer only ;). Would you like me > to change that? > Sébastien > I've done it in r1414529. Sébastien > > + >> > + The minimal version of the Java platform required to compile and use >> > + Commons Math is Java 5. >> > + Users are encouraged to upgrade to this version as this release not >> > + only includes bug fixes but also deprecates numerous classes and >> > + methods that will be deleted from the next major release (4.0). >> > + >> > + Caveat: >> > + 1. The implementation of the BOBYQA optimization algorithm is in >> alpha >> > + state (cf. MATH-621): Many code paths are untested, and we are >> looking >> > + for volunteers to improve the code readability, robustness and >> performance >> > + and to extend the unit tests suite. >> > + 2. A few methods in the FastMath class are in fact slower that their >> > + counterpart in either Math or StrictMath (cf. MATH-740 and MATH-901). >> > "> >> > <action dev="erans" type="add" issue="MATH-910"> >> > Added element-by-element addition, subtraction, multiplication >> and division >> > >> > >> > >> Nice work! Definitely past time for a release :) >> >> Phil >> >> -- >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> >> >
