(Note: This assumes you have already set your HEADAS environment variables with the
headas-init script, as you would if you were running XSPEC.)
To make sure your XSPEC installation is up to date with ALL listed patches:
1. If you don't already have the patch installer
tcl script (v4.7), download and place it in the XSPEC src directory. This directory
should be at heasoft-[ver]/Xspec/src from the source code distribution.
2. Download the latest patchfile into
the same directory. There is no need to unzip/untar the patchfile
since the installer will do that.
3. At the command line, launch the script by typing
'tclsh patch_install_[ver].tcl',
and that's all.
The script should detect which patches you've installed previously, copy
the new code files to the necessary directories, determine whether complete or only partial
rebuilds are necessary, and finally perform the rebuilds. Numbers listed in red indicate that the patch modifies the interface
to one or more of XSPEC's libraries. These patches will generally cause longer rebuilds. If you
have a local model library, it is recommended (though not always necessary) that you rebuild it
with initpackage after applying red patches.
| 12.9.0a |
This fixes a bug in the calculation of agauss/zagauss models. Our thanks to
Doug Burke for pointing this out.
Report added on Aug 05, 2015.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.17/Xspec/src/XSFunctions/
calcGaussianLine.cxx
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| 12.9.0b |
The (b)vvapec model calculation exits early with an "Unrecognized value of itype" error.
Our thanks to Doug Burke for pointing this out.
Report added on Aug 06, 2015.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.17/Xspec/src/XSFunctions/
smdem2.cxx
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| 12.9.0c |
If a link expression is entered during the parameter prompting stage
when initially defining a model, AND the link uses the new 'p' format
specifier AND the link is to a parameter within the same model and data group,
XSPEC will improperly reject the link as invalid. Note: This is mostly likely to
occur when reloading a model from an XSPEC save file, as save files
now use the 'p' format when storing link expressions. Our thanks to Kenji Hamaguchi
for pointing this out.
Report added on Aug 14, 2015.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.17/Xspec/src/XSModel/Parameter/
ParameterLink.cxx
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| 12.9.0d |
The lmod command is not working when called from an xspec.rc
start-up file. To load local models from the .rc file, XSPEC is requiring that
you use the Tcl 'load < /path/to/liblocalMod.so >' command rather than the lmod shortcut.
Our thanks to Eric Miller for pointing this out.
Report added on Aug 31, 2015.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.17/Xspec/src/XSUser/Handler/
xsLmod.cxx
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| 12.9.0e |
The 12.9.0 enhancements which allow the data and back
commands to handle files with multiple SPECTRUM extensions should not
be applied to OGIP type-II files. Otherwise this can cause loading difficulties
when the background is from another row within the same file as the spectrum.
Our thanks to Kim Page for pointing this out.
Report added on Oct 15, 2015.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.17/Xspec/src/XSUser/Handler/
xsBackgrnd.cxx
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| 12.9.0f |
The files used by NEI v2 models are not installed correctly. Note that if you
previously downloaded these files using the link at the bottom of the heasoft
downloads page you should discard them and use only the files included in the
distribution. Our thanks to Svet Zhekov for drawing this to our attention.
Report added on Nov 5, 2015.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.17/Xspec/src/spectral/modelData/
Makefile
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| 12.9.0g |
An error was introduced in v12.9.0 when interpreting levels given in the
plot contour command. This fix restores the old behavior. Our thanks
to Kim Page for spotting this.
Report added on Nov 5, 2015.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.17/Xspec/src/XSPlot/Commands/
ContourPlot.h, XSPlot/Plot/
CreateContourPlotGroups.cxx, and
.h
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| 12.9.0h |
This restores the ability to read in XFLT keywords whose values
are numbers encoded as strings. Previously 12.9.0 could only read
XFLT strings of format "< key> :< val> ". Our thanks to Nora Troja for bringing this to our attention.
Report added on Nov 19, 2015.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.17/Xspec/src/XSModel/Data/
OGIP-92aData.cxx
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| 12.9.0i |
Fix to the compPS additive model for the case of using
cylindrical geometry. The model was retrieving the H/R
value from parameter 10 rather than parameter 8. Our thanks to Yuki Yoshida for
bringing this to our attention.
Report added on Dec 17, 2015.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.17/Xspec/src/XSFunctions/
compps.f
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| 12.9.0j |
The renorm operation fails and may crash when performed on a
mixing model with one or more of its norms frozen. This can also
appear during fitting and the error command when performed in auto-renorm mode.
Our thanks to Alessandro Paggi for bringing this to our attention.
Report added on Feb 16, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.18/Xspec/src/XSFit/Fit/
StatMethod.cxx
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| 12.9.0k |
When using xsatbl or addTableCalc to access an additive table model the redshift is
restricted to greater than zero. This patch changes the behavior to allow
negative redshifts greater than minus one. Our thanks to Mike Nowak for bringing this to our attention.
Report added on Feb 25, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.18/Xspec/src/XSModel/Model/Component/OGIPTable/
TableModel.cxx
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| 12.9.0l |
A crash may occur when running the xset
command with a model loaded but no data. Our thanks to Maxim Markevitch
for bringing this to our attention.
Report added on Mar 21, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.18/Xspec/src/XSModel/GlobalContainer/
DataContainer.cxx
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| 12.9.0m |
PyXspec enhancement. This adds 2 new attributes to the Chain
class: Chain.walkers and Chain.algorithm. The first is for
setting the walkers value for Goodman-Weare chains. The second is to
allow toggling between chain algorithm types: 'gw' (Goodman-Weare, the default) and
'mh' (Metropolis-Hastings).
As with other Chain attributes, the default values for these are set
through their corresponding attributes in the AllChains chain container:
AllChains.defWalkers, AllChains.defAlgorithm. They may also be reset for
new chains individually by passing them as arguments to the Chain object constructor:
c1 = Chain("chain.fits", runLength=48, walkers=6) # Creates a G-W chain using 6 walkers
c2 = Chain("chain.fits", algorithm="mh") # Creates a chain using Metropolis-Hastings.
This patch also fixes a bug which was preventing the resetting of the Metropolis-Hastings temperature
parameter. Report added on Mar 29, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.18/Xspec/src/XSUser/Python/xspec/
PyFit.cxx and
chain.py
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| 12.9.0n |
PyXspec enhancement. This adds a new tclLoad method to
the AllModels container. It provides a lower-level alternative to the lmod
method for loading local model libraries. It is intended to be the equivalent
of doing a "load /path/to/lib_your_mod.so" call from standard Xspec. The proper
usage is:
AllModels.tclLoad("/path/to/lib_your_mod.so").
Our thanks to Roderick
Johnstone for this suggestion.
Report added on Apr 27, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.18/Xspec/src/XSUser/Handler/
XSinterface.h,
xsLmod.cxx, XSUser/Python/xspec/
PyModel.cxx,
.h and
model.py
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| 12.9.0o |
The various apec models have incorrect normalization dependence on redshift in v12.9.0
(the fitted normalization is a factor ~(1+z) too small). In v12.8.1 and 12.8.2
(but not in 12.9.0) there is also an incorrect abundance dependence on redshift
(the fitted abundance is a factor ~(1+z) too small). Versions earlier than v12.8.1 had the correct
redshift dependence for both normalization and abundance. These problems are solely in the XSPEC
code and are not due to anything in AtomDB. Our thanks to Keita Miyaoka and Adam Mantz for noticing this.
Report added on Jun 15, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.19/Xspec/src/XSFunctions/
Aped.cxx
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| 12.9.0p |
It is not currently possible to unlink an already linked parameter
in a Python-coded local model in PyXspec. This patch
is needed to add that functionality. Our thanks to Christian Schneider for bringing this to our attention.
Report added on Jul 27, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.19/Xspec/src/XSModel/Parameter/
Parameter.cxx
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| 12.9.0q |
There is a subtle problem in simftest which could cause parameters used in the simulations to random
walk away from those of the best fit rather than be distributed around it. This
became notable when running many simulations when the model moved into an
invalid region of parameter space. Our thanks to Simone Lotti for bringing this to our attention.
Report added on Aug 19, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.19/Xspec/src/scripts/
lrt.tcl and
simftest.tcl
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| 12.9.0r |
When using the GW method for MCMC the initial walkers can be incorrect if the hard limits for a
parameter are very restrictive. Our thanks to Mariano Mendez for reporting this.
Report added on Aug 19, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.19/Xspec/src/XSFit/Fit/
Fit.cxx
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| 12.9.0s |
When making a 2-D contour plot in the same session from which an earlier 1-D contour
plot was run, Xspec still attempts to draw the 1-D plot's horizontal bar showing the
minimum statistic. Our thanks to Laura Brenneman for bringing this to our attention.
Report added on Aug 19, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.19/Xspec/src/XSPlot/Commands/
ContourPlot.h
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| 12.9.0t |
This patch adds support for AtomDB NEI files with version numbers 3.x.y.
Report added on Nov 01, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.19/Xspec/src/XSFunctions/
Aped.cxx and
IonBalNei.cxx
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| 12.9.0u |
This restores the apec fix of 12.9.0o that was unintentionally removed in
12.9.0t. Our thanks to Gerrit Schellenberger for bringing this to our attention.
Report added on Nov 10, 2016.
This patch modifies heasoft-6.19/Xspec/src/XSFunctions/
Aped.cxx
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