Release v0.1.6

NEWS.md

@@ -1,19 +1,22 @@
-# DSGE.jl v0.1.5 Release Notes
+# ModelConstructors.jl v0.1.6 Release Notes
+- Resolve package compatibility issues, so as to be backwards-compatible with Julia 0.7.
+
+# ModelConstructors.jl v0.1.5 Release Notes
 Update tests
 - Generalize to permit Real types (e.g. allows integration for ForwardDiff)
 - Gradients of parameter transformations
 - Fix package loading for v1.1
 - Add function to initialize DegenerateMvNormal object (needed in the DSGE.jl package)
 
-# DSGE.jl v0.1.4 Release Notes
+# ModelConstructors.jl v0.1.4 Release Notes
 Update tests
 Bug fixes and cleanup
 
-# DSGE.jl v0.1.3 Release Notes
+# ModelConstructors.jl v0.1.3 Release Notes
 Bug fixes and cleanup
 
-# DSGE.jl v0.1.2 Release Notes
+# ModelConstructors.jl v0.1.2 Release Notes
 Bug fixes and cleanup
 
-# DSGE.jl v0.1.1 Release Notes
+# ModelConstructors.jl v0.1.1 Release Notes
 Bug fixes and cleanup

Project.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name = "ModelConstructors"
 uuid = "e47e5152-bd14-11e9-1b46-c951f0a7041d"
 authors = ["William Chen <william.chen@ny.frb.org", "Ethan Matlin <ethanmatlin@gmail.com>", "Reca Sarfati <rebecca.sarfati@ny.frb.org"]
-version = "0.1.5"
+version = "0.1.6"
 
 [deps]
 DataFrames = "a93c6f00-e57d-5684-b7b6-d8193f3e46c0"

README.md

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 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/FRBNY-DSGE/ModelConstructors.jl.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/FRBNY-DSGE/ModelConstructors.jl)
 [![](https://img.shields.io/badge/docs-latest-blue.svg)](https://frbny-dsge.github.io/ModelConstructors.jl/latest)
 
-This package contains the building blocks of model objects used for both DSGE.jl and SMC.jl, including Parameter, Observable, Setting, State, etc. types. You can define a model of any type as long as it has parameters.
+This package contains the building blocks of model objects, such as `Parameter`, `Observable`, `Setting`, and `State` types. You may define any custom model, so long as it has parameters. The model object is used in both [DSGE.jl](https://github.com/FRBNY-DSGE/DSGE.jl) and [SMC.jl](https://github.com/FRBNY-DSGE/SMC.jl).
 
-See /docs/examples for examples of how to construct your custom model, then use SMC.jl to estimate it (any type of model) and DSGE.jl to forecast, construct forecast decompositions, impulse responses, etc. (if it's a DSGE model).
+See `/docs/examples` for examples of how to construct your custom model, then use [SMC.jl](https://github.com/FRBNY-DSGE/SMC.jl) to estimate it (available for any type of model) and [DSGE.jl](https://github.com/FRBNY-DSGE/DSGE.jl) to construct forecasts, shock decompositions, impulse responses, etc. (available for DSGE models).
 
+## Installation
+`ModelConstructors.jl` is a registered Julia package in the [`General`](https://github.com/JuliaRegistries/General) registry.  To install, open your Julia REPL, type `]` (enter package manager), and run
 
-Disclaimer
-------
+```julia
+pkg> add ModelConstructors
+```
+
+## Versioning
+`ModelConstructors.jl` is currently compatible with Julia `v0.7`, `v1.0`, and `v1.1`.
+
+## Disclaimer
 Copyright Federal Reserve Bank of New York. You may reproduce, use, modify, make derivative works of, and distribute and this code in whole or in part so long as you keep this notice in the documentation associated with any distributed works. Neither the name of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) nor the names of any of the authors may be used to endorse or promote works derived from this code without prior written permission. Portions of the code attributed to third parties are subject to applicable third party licenses and rights. By your use of this code you accept this license and any applicable third party license.
 
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