Re: [math] some debug features would be useful in optim package.

2013-07-10 Thread Gilles
Hi. Yes, indeed, great idea! A good way to do this is probably to build a wrapper (instead of a class the inherit ConvergenceChecker) ConvergenceTracker implemented very much like your proposal, except that can be wrapped around any ConvergenceChecker with a constructor like    ct = new Debug

Re: [math] some debug features would be useful in optim package.

2013-07-10 Thread François Laferrière
Yes, indeed, great idea! A good way to do this is probably to build a wrapper (instead of a class the inherit ConvergenceChecker) ConvergenceTracker implemented very much like your proposal, except that can be wrapped around any ConvergenceChecker with a constructor like    ct = new DebugCon

Re: [math] some debug features would be useful in optim package.

2013-07-09 Thread Gilles
Hello. I am trying to extends the optim package for my own needs, keeping in mind that I may possibly contribute to common-math. So I try to stick to the general design philosophy of common-math In my project, I do need to compare the performance of different algorithm. So I need to keep track

[math] some debug features would be useful in optim package.

2013-07-09 Thread François Laferrière
Hello I am trying to extends the optim package for my own needs, keeping in mind that I may possibly contribute to common-math. So I try to stick to the general design philosophy of common-math In my project, I do need to compare the performance of different algorithm. So I need to keep track no