RooFit

New tutorial macros available

A completely new set of 70(!) tutorial macros is now available in $ROOTSYS/tutorials/roofit These macros are divided in several subjects and are all referenced as iluustrations of concepts explained in the forthcoming edition on RooFit Users Manual. All macros are extensively documented and each is fully functional standalone. The accompanying update of the Manual is expected mid-September.
BASIC FUNCTIONALITY
ADDITION AND CONVOLUTION
MULTIDIMENSIONAL MODELS
DATA AND CATEGORIES
ORGANIZATION AND SIMULTANEOUS FITS
LIKELIHOOD AND MINIMIZATION
SPECIAL PDFS
VALIDATION AND MC STUDIES

Miscellaneous small improvements

A very large number of small fixes and interface improvements have been made in the context of the systematic review of all methods for the new tutorial macros and updated Users Manual. Listed below are the most significant functionality upgrades that were introduced in the process.