From e1b0997e7498f8c13cae81f499d7b25a42b59b50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tammo Jan Dijkema <dijkema@astron.nl> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2023 13:14:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] AST-1253 Add changelog --- CHANGELOG.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 CHANGELOG.md diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e773afd2b --- /dev/null +++ b/CHANGELOG.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# DP3 Changelog + +## [6.0] - 2023-08-11 + +### New features + +- Optional support for Sagecal (libdirac), if that is installed. +- Re-using model visibilities in multiple steps (e.g. ddecal steps) is now possible through the 'extradata' feature. +- Python bindings are thoroughly refactored; entire DP3 pipelines can now be constructed from Python. +- DP3 now has some steps with increased performance specifically for the AARTFAAC instrument. + +### Improvements + +- Under the hood some casacore structures were replaced by xtensor structures, which may reduce memory usage. +- Deprecate the use of `FULL_RES_FLAGS`. These are not written anymore. +- DP3 now requires EveryBeam v0.5.1 +- Experimental use of AVX and XSIMD features to speed up various operations. + +### Bug fixes + +- Fix predicting sky components with negative n-value (further than 90 degrees from phase centre) - note that this bug did not affect the demix step. -- GitLab