NEST 2.20.1
NEST 2.20.1 is the result of 105 commits by 12 developers since NEST 2.20.0 which was released on 2020-01-28.
This release contains mainly bug fixes and backports. Most notably it fixes issue #1394, which lead to incorrect simulation results under certain circumstances.
Fixed bugs
- Use vector of integer for per-thread bool indicators (backport)
- Switch from bisection method to regula falsi method in precise models (backport)
- Improve BlockVector to fix issues when sorting with recent versions of Boost (backport)
- Fix GetConnections to not include erroneous connections when using multiple threads (backport)
- Fix misuse of outdated variable that led to an impossible condition (backport)
- Use proper delete[] and atomic read in CompletedChecker (backport)
- Updated CMakeLists and iterator_pair for MyModule compatibility in 2.20.1
- Add missing initialiser in copy constructor for stdp_nn_pre-centered_connection (backport)
Maintenance
- Final updates in documentation and the debian package for v2.20.1
- Add "Acknowledgements" section to v2.20.1 welcome page
- Refactor SendBufferPosition, fail on query with rank outside of range (backport)
- Autodetect Python include path and library file instead of hardcoding them and bump Python version (backport)
- Deprecate CGConnect in SLI and PyNEST and CG interface functions in PyNEST