Re: [Help-gsl] a bit off topic: replacement for Num. Rec. routines

[walter harms]

Hi Andrew,
i am not the right person but i would be clever for GSL to add a sections
"How to replace NRiC Code". Just some glue to create a drop-in replacement.

Just a place to store that code, i am sure that will help people and help them
to release more code as GPL.

re,
 wh


Andrew W. Steiner schrieb:
> Walter, and all,
>
>      This is indeed a common problem. The GSL fitting functions should be very
> capable in replacing the NR fitting code. It may not be "drop-in", because the
> interfaces are different, but it should be relatively quick to adapt
> one for the
> other. Although I don't know about "matrix deconvolution" per se, I'm pretty
> sure that NR matrix manipulations are not particularly magical either.
>
> HTH,
> - Andrew Steiner (c.f. O2scl at http://o2scl.sourceforge.net)
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 7:03 AM, walter harms <address@hidden> wrote:
> > Hello list,
> > we plan to release our program to analyze gamma spectra as GPL.
> > Unfortunately
> > there are two Numerical Recipies codes that are marquardt fitting and
> > matrix deconvolution. (Problem: see here http://www.nr.com/licenses/)
> > Before we start to replace these functions i would like to know: Are there
> > any drop-in replacements ?
> >
> > I am asking here because i can imagine that this is a bit common problem.
> >
> > re,
> >  walter
> >
> > note:
> >  i am not the principal author but if you need more details i can give you
> > more
> >  informations.
> >
> >
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