NEWS

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pedFamilias 0.3.0

• writeFam() can now write files compatible with the DVI module of Familias.

• Added example DVI file planecrash.fam, available as system.file("extdata", "planecrash.fam", package = "pedFamilias").

• readFam() is better at parsing the sex of missing persons (in DVI files).

• readFam() is noticeably faster due to various optimisations here and in pedtools.

pedFamilias 0.2.6 (2026-09-11)

• readFam() gains argument convert, allowing the parsed Familias data to be returned without conversion to pedsuite objects.

• readFam() now explicitly rejects files made with the 'Familial searching' module.

• writeFam() now harmonises marker data across pedigree components before writing the file.

• writeFam() detects and stops with an error if the data contains unnamed markers.

• Fixed a bug causing URLs to be rejected when verbose = FALSE.

• Fixed parsing of parameters written in scientific notation.

pedFamilias 0.2.5 (2026-05-17)

This is a maintenance release fixing a few minor bugs and typos.

pedFamilias 0.2.4 (2024-09-06)

• In readFam() allow path to be an URL.
• Minor doc improvements.

pedFamilias 0.2.2 (2024-04-03)

• Fix parsing of 'extra' individuals.
• Use fallback mutation model if stabilization fails.

pedFamilias 0.2.0 (2023-11-05)

• In readFam(..., includeParams = T), store version and dvi in list of parameters.
• Use cat() instead of message() for verbose info in the console.
• readFam() gains new parameter deduplicate, for removing redundant pedigrees in files created with the dvi module.

pedFamilias 0.1.1 (2023-10-25)

• Initial CRAN submission.