Prepare ngspice-33

FAQ

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-  Ngspice F.A.Q.Version 2.4 (ngspice-32 release)
+  Ngspice F.A.Q.Version 2.5 (ngspice-33 release)
 
   Maintained by Holger Vogt
   Last update: 04-27-2020
@@ -249,43 +249,41 @@
 
   The latest version released is:
 
-  * ngspice-32 (released on 01/05/2020)
+  * ngspice-33 (released on 18/10/2020)
 
 
  2.2.  What are the latest features in the current release?
 
 - New features:
-    + Add resource info on memory used and available for macOS
+    + try first storing the temporary file in user directory,
-    + redesign of memory monitoring
+      only then in current directory.
-    + Replace B source pwl by XSPICE PWL Controlled Source that has smooth rounded and 
+    + Add adding the ngspice icon to the MINGW executable.
-      stepless differentiable corners.
+    + Do not print tansient initial conditions, if uic is selected.
-    + Get a variable directly from an input file with i/o redirection
+    + Enable node names with special characters like '/'.
-    + Make 64 bit compilation the standard
+    + Do not print "Units" on a graph, if unknown type or settype notype is given.
-    + On Windows VisualStudio compilation we support only VS2019
+    + Unify batch mode and control mode raw file output.
-    + Add function 'conj'
+    + Make PPerror message more verbose.
-    + Improved error messages for 'meas' command
+    + Make the pwl parameter r adjustable by .param.
-    + Improved PSPICE compatibility
+    + Enable flags xdelta, ydelta for 'gnuplot' command.
-    + VDMOS model now allows electro-thermal simulation
+    + Enable special characters for cpl model names and parameters.
-      Optionally (instance flag 'thermal') 2 thermal nodes tj and tcase are added
+    + New command 'cutout': Cut out part of each vector of the current tran plot
-      to the device instance
+      and copy into a new plot
-    + Enable utf-8 and UNICODE for string handling (maybe switch off by --disable-utf8)
+    + Compatibility switches KiCad 'ki', and Spectre 'spe'
-    + Vastly redisigned plotting capability: vertical text for labeling y axis,
+    + Remove vceo= and icrating= from bjt model cards.
-      independent color selection for background, grid/text and graphs,
+    + The tests of cmaths function will be done only on request.
-      independent width selection for grid and graph, access to UNICODE fonts,
+    + Add alternative temperature model for certain jfet parameters.
-      characters may become ticmarks (variable 'ticchar'), RGB color tables included,
+    + Add BJT Kull Quasi-Saturation model.
-      variable 'nolegend' switches off the legend
+    + Improve self heating tempaerature handling in VDMOS model.
-    + Add variables 'oscompiled'
+    + Use W/nf for selecting binning model.
-    + Command 'let' to allow default low and high indices
+    + Add wnflag as an instance parameter.
-    + Upon calculating the operating point, true gmin stepping added
+    + Add PSPICE compatible ISWITCH.
-    + Free the internal control structure memory by sending ngSpice_Command(NULL)
+    + Add a limit capability to the code model aswitch.
-    + No interrupt handling (SIGINT) in shared ngspice
+    + Add a new code model pswitch.
-    + Limit the exp function to exp(14)
-    + Event simulation output data may be selected by command 'setplot'
     + Many conde updates not visible to the user, but enhancing stability
       and efficiency
 
 - Bug fixes:
-    + many bugs fixed and code improvements (see bugs 427 and up)
+    + many bugs fixed and code improvements (see bugs 484 and up)
     + memory leaks removed
 
 

NEWS

@@ -1,3 +1,38 @@
+Ngspice-33, Oct 18th, 2020
+============
+- New features:
+    + try first storing the temporary file in user directory,
+      only then in current directory.
+    + Add adding the ngspice icon to the MINGW executable.
+    + Do not print tansient initial conditions, if uic is selected.
+    + Enable node names with special characters like '/'.
+    + Do not print "Units" on a graph, if unknown type or settype notype is given.
+    + Unify batch mode and control mode raw file output.
+    + Make PPerror message more verbose.
+    + Make the pwl parameter r adjustable by .param.
+    + Enable flags xdelta, ydelta for 'gnuplot' command.
+    + Enable special characters for cpl model names and parameters.
+    + New command 'cutout': Cut out part of each vector of the current tran plot
+      and copy into a new plot
+    + Compatibility switches KiCad 'ki', and Spectre 'spe'
+    + Remove vceo= and icrating= from bjt model cards.
+    + The tests of cmaths function will be done only on request.
+    + Add alternative temperature model for certain jfet parameters.
+    + Add BJT Kull Quasi-Saturation model.
+    + Improve self heating tempaerature handling in VDMOS model.
+    + Use W/nf for selecting binning model.
+    + Add wnflag as an instance parameter.
+    + Add PSPICE compatible ISWITCH.
+    + Add a limit capability to the code model aswitch.
+    + Add a new code model pswitch.
+    + Many conde updates not visible to the user, but enhancing stability
+      and efficiency
+
+- Bug fixes:
+    + many bugs fixed and code improvements (see bugs 484 and up)
+    + memory leaks removed
+
+
 Ngspice-32, Apr 25th, 2020
 ============
 

configure.ac

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # ---------------
 
 # Initialisation of configure
-AC_INIT([ngspice], [32+], [http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/bugrep.html])
+AC_INIT([ngspice], [33], [http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/bugrep.html])
 
 # Unique file in the source directory
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/ngspice.c])

src/sharedspice.c

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 /*******************/
 
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
-#define SHAREDSPICE_version "32.0"
+#define SHAREDSPICE_version "33.0"
 #define STDIN_FILENO    0
 #define STDOUT_FILENO   1
 #define STDERR_FILENO   2

visualc/src/include/ngspice/config.h

@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
 #define PACKAGE "ngspice"
 
 /* Version number of package */
-#define VERSION "32+" //" Built on " __DATE__ " at " __TIME__
+#define VERSION "33" //" Built on " __DATE__ " at " __TIME__
 
 /* Define to the address where bug reports for this package should be sent. */
 #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/bugrep.html"