From 2da310e6a127d6fe802fd68dab53ac3bb8445488 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?S=C3=A9bastien=20Villemot?= Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 14:22:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Release announcement for 4.6.1 --- .../2020-03-13-dynare-4.6.1-released.markdown | 53 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2020-03-13-dynare-4.6.1-released.markdown diff --git a/_posts/2020-03-13-dynare-4.6.1-released.markdown b/_posts/2020-03-13-dynare-4.6.1-released.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000..71887f2 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2020-03-13-dynare-4.6.1-released.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +--- +layout: posts +title: "Dynare 4.6.1 Released" +date: 2020-03-13 +related: true +categories: + - new-dynare-release +tags: + - release notes +--- + +We are pleased to announce the release of Dynare 4.6.1. + +This maintenance release fixes various bugs. + +The Windows, macOS and source packages are already available for download at +[the Dynare website](https://www.dynare.org/download/). + +All users are strongly encouraged to upgrade. + +This release is compatible with MATLAB versions ranging from 7.9 (R2009b) to +9.7 (R2019b), and with GNU Octave versions 5.2.0 (under Windows) and 4.4.1 +(under macOS). + +Here is a list of the problems identified in version 4.6.0 and that have been +fixed in version 4.6.1: + +* Installation on macOS would fail if the GCC compiler was supposed to be + installed and `www.google.com` was not reachable or blocked +* Dynare++ was missing the `dynare_simul.m` file +* The parameter vector `M_.params` would not be correctly updated after calls + to `stoch_simul` and `discretionary_policy` if parameters had been modified + in a steady state file +* The `stoch_simul` command with both the `nograph` and `TeX` options would + crash +* The `stoch_simul` command with the `noprint` option would crash +* The `prior moments` command would crash if the used parameter vector + triggered an error code +* In case of problem, the `discretionary_policy` command would crash instead of + aborting with a proper error code +* Computing of prior/posterior statistics would not work in parallel +* Closing of parallel estimation on GNU/Linux could crash +* The `histval` command would not work in combination with the + `predetermined_variables` command +* Ramsey optimal policy with multiple instruments would crash if a steady state + file returned complex values, instead of providing an error message +* The `model_diagnostics` command would not correctly update the parameter + vector if the latter was set in a steady state file +* The `model_diagnostics` command would ignore the `nocheck` steady state flag + +As a reminder, the list of new features introduced in versions 4.6.x can be +found in the [release notes for +4.6.0](https://www.dynare.org/new-dynare-release/dynare-4.6.0-released/). -- 2.26.2