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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
2012-10-29 Uwe Schulzweida <Uwe.Schulzweida@zmaw.de>
* stream_cgribex.c: do not check fraction of xinc/yinc" stream_cgribex.c
- * gridGenXvals/gridGenYvals: recheck xinc/yinc if (xfirst+(size-1)*inc) > last
+ * gridGenXvals/gridGenYvals: recheck xinc/yinc if (first+(size-1)*inc) > last
2012-10-26 Uwe Schulzweida <Uwe.Schulzweida@zmaw.de>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
2012-10-16 Uwe Schulzweida <Uwe.Schulzweida@zmaw.de>
- * grib2: change packingType from grid_jpeg to grid_simple if nmiss > 0 (bug fix)
+ * grib2: changed packingType from grid_jpeg to grid_simple if nmiss > 0 (bug fix)
2012-10-18 Uwe Schulzweida <Uwe.Schulzweida@zmaw.de>
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
* cdfInqContents: make ncid local to varid
* cdfInqContents: group reading of global attribute to read_global_attributtes()
* cdfInqContents: set ntsteps to 0 if no data variable found
- * netCDF: set 1D arrays to coordiante variables if axis attribute is available
+ * netCDF: set 1D arrays to coordinate variables if axis attribute is available
2012-09-10 Uwe Schulzweida <Uwe.Schulzweida@zmaw.de>
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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CDI NEWS
--------
+Version 1.5.8 (30 October 2012):
+
+ New features:
+ * grib2: added stepType support for absolute time axis
+ * netCDF: set 1D arrays to coordinate variables if axis attribute is available
+
+ Fixed bugs:
+ * grib2: changed packingType from grid_jpeg to grid_simple if nmiss > 0
+
+Version 1.5.7 (27 August 2012):
+
+ New features:
+ * Merge of branch cdo-pio into trunk cdi
+
Version 1.5.6 (27 July 2012):
New features: