Release Note for patch to SAS 16.0
                     ==================================

                     Carlos Gabriel & Eduardo Ojero
                              XMM-Newton SOC


This Patch to SAS 16.0.0 includes fixes to problems encountered in a small
number of tasks and minor changes to the parameter space and documentation for others.

This is the list of the changes introduced:

  -  eimageget-0.6.1 includes minor documentation enhancements.
  -  epchain-8.76.1 activates the parameter "applyfilter" [epnoise].
  -  epexposure-0.14.1 fixes run-time segmentation faults when running on macOS Sierra.
  -  epicproc-2.21.1 adds parameter "applyfilter" to the epproc parameter space.
  -  epnoise-0.7.4 includes minor documentation enhancements.
  -  rgsproc-1.34.8 changes to "yes" the default value of parameter "includeinputfifofull".
Package eimageget: version 0.6.1 [was 0.6] 

ChangeLog

Version 0.6.1 - 2017-01-21 (mjf)
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- (doc/eimageget_description.tex): minor editorial changes
- (doc/eimageget_description.tex): adapted link to new cosmos web structure
  (SPR-7416)

Version 0.6 - 2014-09-01 (rsturm)
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- (src/eimageget): new parameters (withfwcimages,withwindowmode)
Package epchain: version 8.76.1 [was 8.76] 

ChangeLog

Version 8.76.1 - 2017-01-16 (MJF)
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- (src/epchain): activated parameter "applyfilter" [epnoise]
closed SPRs:
- SCR-7415: epnoise parameter "applyfilter" not activated in epchain

Version 8.76 - 2016-07-15 (MJF)
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- (src/epchain): added parameter "withxrlimage" (task "epxrlcorr", default "N")
   that controls creation of a diagnostic X-ray loading image image (SCR-7114)
- (config/epchain.*): as above
- (doc/epchain_description.tex): as above
- (DEPEND): needs `epxrlcorr-1.0'
Package epexposure: version 0.14.1 [was 0.14] 

ChangeLog

Version 0.14.1 - 2017-01-23 (AI)
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- (src/epexposure_mod.f90) Initialization to null of pointer that is passed
	  to C++ (Dope vectors). If we do not initizialize the pointers,
	  we get seg fault at run-time with gcc-6.2 (gfortran).
	
Version 0.14 - 2016-09-16 (MJF)
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- (src/epexposure_mod.f90): take care of empty input EVENTS extension
Package epicproc: version 2.21.1 [was 2.21] 

ChangeLog

Version 2.21.1 - 2017-01-23 (AI)
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	+ epnoise parameter "applyfilter" added to epproc param interface.
	
Version 2.21 - 2016-08-26 (RDS)
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	+ DEPEND - updated
Package epnoise: version 0.7.4 [was 0.7.3] 

ChangeLog

Version 0.7.4 - 2017-01-16 (MJF)
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- (doc/epnoise_description.tex): minor editorial changes

Version 0.7.3 - 2012-07-10 (AI)
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- Debug lines removed
Package rgsproc: version 1.34.8 [was 1.34.7] 

ChangeLog

Version 1.34.8 - 2017-01-23 (AI)
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	+ Default value for parameter "includeinputfifofull"
	set to "yes"
	
Version 1.34.7 - 2017-01-09 (AI)
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	+ Doc updated to include the choice parameter "badpixalgo".
	This parameter enables the option "embadpixalgo" that
	calls to "embadpixfind" task algorithm to filter
	hot pixels and columns.