some news for ape 3.0-8

[ape.git] / NEWS

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@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 
 NEW FEATURES
 
+    o The new function ewLasso whether tests an incomplete set of
+      distances uniquely determines the edge weights of a given
+      unrooted topology using the 'Lasso' method by Dress et
+      al. (2012, J. Math. Biol. 65:77).
+
     o ace() gains a new option 'use.expm' to use expm() from the
       package of the same name in place of matexpo().
 
@@ -24,7 +29,12 @@ BUG FIXES
 OTHER CHANGES
 
     o The files CDAM.global.R and CDAM.post.R have been renamed
-      CADM.global.R and CADM.post.R
+      CADM.global.R and CADM.post.R.
+
+    o ace() has a new default for its option 'method': this is "REML"
+      for continuous characters and "ML" for discrete ones.
+
+    o ape now imports the package expm so this one must be installed.