V2.10.4 Parameter Changes

The following tables summarize all changes to task parameters which might affect user scripts which call these tasks. If you have a script which calls one of these tasks you might want to review it to see if any changes need to be made.

The tables show the package, task name, the type of change, the parameter names, and comments. The types of changes listed are:

added           parameter is new in this version
deleted         parameter was removed
moved           parameter has been moved to a pset
new default     default value of parameter changed
new option      new options are allowed -- prompt and limits may have changed 
new prompt      type or text of prompt was changed
renamed         parameter has been renamed
These lists are actually much smaller than they may first appear. In many cases modifications were made to tasks that appear in several different packages, thus duplicating the change several times. The lists are intended to serve as a reference for users wanting to upgrade scripts to the latest IRAF version. This is NOT a full revisions summary, our intent here is only to summarize changes to the IRAF task-level interface which could affect user scripts. For example, parameters in new tasks are not listed since there no user scripts will be affected by these new tasks.

The following changes occurred between IRAF V2.10.3 and V2.10.4:

PACKAGE.TASK			HOW MODIFIED	PARAMETER(S)

argus.params (doargus)		added		threshold

astutil.observatory 		new option	timezone(non-integer timezones)

ctioslit.calibrate 		added		airmass, exptime
ctioslit.sparams (doslit)	added		threshold
ctioslit.standard 		added		airmass, exptime

echelle.calibrate 		added		airmass, exptime
echelle.sparams (doecslit)	added		threshold
echelle.standard 		added		airmass, exptime

hydra.params(dohydra) 		added		threshold

iids.calibrate 			added		airmass, exptime
iids.standard 			added		airmass, exptime

images.xregister 		added		databasefmt

irs.calibrate 			added		airmass, exptime
irs.standard 			added		airmass, exptime

kpnocoude.calibrate 		added		airmass, exptime
kpnocoude.params (do3fiber)	added		threshold
kpnocoude.sparams (doslit)	added		threshold
kpnocoude.standard 		added		airmass, exptime

kpnoslit.calibrate 		added		airmass, exptime
kpnoslit.sparams (doslit)	added		threshold
kpnoslit.standard 		added		airmass, exptime
 
onedspec.calibrate 		added		airmass, exptime
onedspec.standard 		added		airmass, exptime

photcal.apfile 			new prompt	obsparams
photcal.apfile			new default	obscolumns ("2" -> "2 3 4 5")

specred.params (dofibers)	added		threshold
specred.sparams (doslit)	added		threshold

system.rename 			new default	field (new "all")



The following changes occurred between IRAF V2.10.2 and V2.10.3:

Comments after the parameter name may indicate:	
(3D):	   Prompts were changed, dispaxis was extended to include 3, and nsum 
	   parameter was change to a string to specify one or two values.
(median):  Prompt was changed and value may be negative to specify median.


PACKAGE.TASK			HOW MODIFIED	PARAMETER(S)

apextract (package)		added 		dispaxis
apextract.apall			new option 	nsum (median)
apextract.apall			deleted 	dispaxis
apextract.apdefault		deleted		dispaxis
apextract.apedit		new option	nsum (median)
apextract.apfind		new option	nsum (median)
apextract.apfit			new option	nsum (median)
apextract.apflatten		new option	nsum (median)
apextract.apmask		new option	nsum (median)
apextract.apnormalize		new option	nsum (median)
apextract.aprecenter		new option	nsum (median)
apextract.apresize		new option	nsum (median)
apextract.apscatter		new option	nsum (median)
apextract.apsum			new option	nsum (median)
apextract.aptrace		new option	nsum (median)

apphot.centerpars 		added		cthreshold
apphot.daofind 			renamed		convolution -> starmap
apphot.daofind			added		skymap, findpars
apphot.daofind			moved 		nsigma, ratio, theta, sharplo,
apphot.daofind			moved		sharphi, roundlo, roundhi, 
apphot.daofind			moved		mkdetections (all moved to
apphot.daofind			moved		              findpars pset)
apphot.datapars 		moved  		threshold (to findpars pset)
apphot.datapars			moved		cthreshold (to centerpars pset)
apphot.fitskypars 		added		sloclip, shislip, sloreject,
apphot.fitskypars		added		shireject
apphot.fitskypars		deleted 	skreject

argus (package)			new option	dispaxis, nsum (3D)
argus.doargus			deleted		dispaxis
argus.doargus			added		datamax
argus.doargus			added		scattered
argus.params (doargus)		new option	nsum (median)
argus.params (doargus)		added		apscat1
argus.params (doargus)		added		apscat2
argus.params (doargus)		added		buffer

artdata.mk1dspec 		deleted 	format

astutil.ccdtime 		added 		time, snr, database, telescope,
astutil.ccdtime			added		detector, sum, airmass, phase,
astutil.ccdtime	 		added		f1, f2, f3, f4, f5 
astutil.ccdtime			deleted		precision, aperture, fraction,
astutil.ccdtime			deleted		dark, isum, chip

ccdred.cosmicrays 		added 		objects, savefile, train
ccdred.cosmicrays		new prompt	answer

ctioslit (package)		new option	dispaxis, nsum (3D)
ctioslit.params (doslit)	new option	nsum (median)
ctioslit.sensfunc		added		colors
ctioslit.sensfunc		new prompt	marks

daophot.allstar 		added 		rejfile
daophot.centerpars 		added 		cthreshold
daophot.daofind 		renamed		convolution -> starmap
daophot.daofind			added		skymap, findpars
daophot.daofind			moved 		nsigma, ratio, theta, sharplo,
daophot.daofind			moved		sharphi, roundlo, roundhi, 
daophot.daofind			moved		mkdetections (all moved to
daophot.daofind			moved		              findpars pset)
daophot.daopars			added		function, varoder, nclean,
daophot.daopars			added		fitsky, groupsky, sannulus,
daophot.daopars			added		wsannulus, flaterr, proferr
daophot.daopars			deleted		varpsf
daophot.datapars 		moved  		threshold (to findpars pset)
daophot.datapars		moved 		cthreshold (to centerpars pset)
daophot.fitskypars 		added 		sloclip, shislip, sloreject, 
daophot.fitskypars		added		shireject
daophot.fitskypars		deleted		skreject
daophot.nstar 			added 		rejfile
daophot.peak 			added 		rejfile
daophot.psf 			added 		pstfile, opstfile, matchbyid,
daophot.psf			added		interactive
daophot.substar 		added 		exfile

dataio.rtextimage 		added 		pixels
dataio.wtextimage 		added 		pixels

echelle	(package)		new option	dispaxis, nsum (3D)
echelle.doecslit		deleted		dispaxis
echelle.doecslit		added		datamax
echelle.sparams (doecslit)	new option	nsum (median)
echelle.sparams (doecslit)	new default 	coordlist (now thar.dat)
echelle.dofoe			deleted		dispaxis
echelle.dofoe			added		datamax
echelle.params (dofoe)		new option	nsum (median)
echelle.params (dofoe)		added		threshold
echelle.params (dofoe)		new default 	coordlist (now thar.dat)
echelle.sensfunc		added		colors
echelle.sensfunc		new prompt	marks

generic.cosmicrays 		added 		objects, savefile, train
generic.flatten 		new default	keeplog, logfile

hydra (package)			new option	dispaxis, nsum (3D)
hydra.dohydra			deleted		dispaxis
hydra.dohydra			added		datamax, scattered
hydra.params(dohydra)		new option	nsum (median)
hydra.params(dohydra)		added		apscat1, apscat2, buffer

iids (package)			new option	dispaxis, nsum (3D)
iids.identify			new option	nsum (3D)
iids.reidentify			new option	nsum, shift, step (3D)
iids.sensfunc			added		colors
iids.sensfunc			new prompt	marks

images.geomap	 		added 		verbose
images.imcombine	 	new option 	outtype (added ushort)

irs (package)			new option	dispaxis, nsum (3D)
irs.identify			new option	nsum (3D)
irs.reidentify			new option	nsum, shift, step (3D)
irs.sensfunc			added		colors
irs.sensfunc			new prompt	marks

kpnocoude (package)		new option	dispaxis, nsum (3D)
kpnocoude.do3fiber		deleted		dispaxis
kpnocoude.do3fiber		added		datamax, scattered
kpnocoude.identify		new option	nsum (3D)
kpnocoude.identify		new default 	coordlist (now thar.dat)
kpnocoude.reidentify		new option	nsum, shift, step (3D)
kpnocoude.reidentify		new default	coordlist (now thar.dat)
kpnocoude.params (do3fiber)	new option	nsum (median)
kpnocoude.params (do3fiber)	added		apscat1, apscat2, buffer
kpnocoude.params (do3fiber)	new default 	coordlist (now thar.dat)
kpnocoude.params (doslit) 	new option	nsum (median)
kpnocoude.params (doslit)	new default	coordlist (now thar.dat)
kpnocoude.sensfunc		added		colors
kpnocoude.sensfunc		new prompt	marks

kpnoslit.(package)		new option	dispaxis, nsum (3D)
kpnoslit.sensfunc		added		colors
kpnoslit.sensfunc		new prompt	marks
kpnoslit.sparams (doslit)	new option	nsum (median)

longslit (package)		added		caldir, extinction, interp,
longslit (package)		added		nsum, records
longslit (package)		new option	dispaxis (3D)
longslit.reidentify		new option	nsum, shift, step (3D)

onedspec (package)		new option	dispaxis, nsum (3D)
onedspec.continuum  	 	added		bands
onedspec.deredden	 	added		uncorrect
onedspec.dopcor			added		add
onedspec.ecidentify		new default	coordlist (now thar.dat)
onedspec.fitprofs		new option	nsum (3D)
onedspec.fitprofs		added		bands, invgain, sigma0
onedspec.identify		new option	nsum (3D)
onedspec.reidentify		new option	nsum, shift, step (3D)
onedspec.sapertures		added		aphigh, aplow, beam, dtype, dw
onedspec.sapertures		added		title, w1, wcsreset, z
onedspec.sapertures		new prompt	apertures, apidtable
onedspec.sarith			added		bands
onedspec.sarith			new prompt	apertures
onedspec.scombine		new option	scale, weight, zero (keyword 
onedspec.scombine		new option                    and file input)
onedspec.scombine		added		nkeep, snoise, bands
onedspec.scopy			new prompt	apertures
onedspec.sensfunc		added		colors
onedspec.sensfunc		new prompt	marks
onedspec.sfit			added		bands
onedspec.specplot		new default	units ("angstroms" -> "")
onedspec.splot			added		invgain, sigma0
onedspec.splot			new prompt	boxsize, wavelength, band, line
onedspec.splot			new option 	options (additional options)
onedspec.splot			new default	units ("angstroms" -> "")

photcal.mknsobsfile 		added 		minmagerr
photcal.mkobsfile 		added 		minmagerr
photcal.obsfile 		added 		minmagerr

ptools.pdump 			added 		expr
ptools.prenumber 		added 		idoffset
ptools.tbdump 			added 		expr
ptools.tbrenumber 		added 		idoffset

plot.implot 			added 		step
 
rv (package) 			added 		dispaxis, nsum, line_color, 
rv (package) 			added		text_color, observatory
rv.keywpars			deleted		w0, wpc
rv.rvdebug 			new option	other (new noise algorithms)

specred	(package)		new option	dispaxis, nsum (3D)
specred.params (dofibers)	new option	nsum (median)
specred.params (dofibers)	added		apscat1, apscat2, buffer
specred.sparams (doslit)	new option	nsum (median)