Gauss to Matlab Via Perl

GTOML (Newest Version 1.02) Gauss to Matlab Perl script (text file) for converting a Gauss script or procedure (with one main function, and possibly several sub-functions) to a Matlab M-file. This version includes several bug fixes and extensions.

GTOMLMF (Newest Version 1.02) Gauss to Matlab Perl script (text file) for converting a file which contains multiple Gauss functions (with perhaps a common global declaration file) to several individual M-files, named after each function. This version includes several bug fixes and extensions.

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What GTOML and GTOMLMF Currently Do

• Scan the Gauss source code for key information and store it into temporary variables. The initial scan will look for proc( ) statements, retp() statements, any #include file, and the "new" command.
• Setup equivalent Matlab functions based on the information from the initial scan.
• Create an appropriate header file for main functions, which contains special notes relating to the translation. These notes include identifying function arguments which must be passed as strings, the name of the new Matlab declaration file, and directions for integrating the function into Matlab's help utility
• Seperate comments from the code, and identify line continuations.
• Translates code fragments into Matlab, using several search and replace arguments, and a large section which deals with simple as well as complicated matrix concatinations.
• Here is a detailed list of what exactly is currently translated.

Limitations: What GTOML and GTOMLMF Currently Do not do

• This is the first release of this program, and it only seeks to translate the most basic Gauss syntax to Matlab. Not all functions and notation are currently supported.
• Possible problems can occur if Gauss source code is broken up over more than one line at strange places. Try to avoid concatinating strings over more than one line, or having function names which are seperated by a line return.
• Currently has support (when combined with these M-files for binary Gauss data files. Does not support modules such as CO, MAXLIK, or OPTMUM. Has very limited support for graphics functions.

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