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 <h1 align="center"><font color="#00006A">Computing Health  <h1 align="center"><font color="#00006A">Computing Health
 Expectancies using IMaCh</font></h1>  Expectancies using IMaCh</font></h1>
 <h1 align="center"><font color="#00006A" size="5">(a Maximum  <h1 align="center"><font color="#00006A" size="5">(a Maximum
 Likelihood Computer Program using Interpolation of Markov Chains)</font></h1>  Likelihood Computer Program using Interpolation of Markov Chains)</font></h1>
   
 <p align="center"><a href="http://www.ined.fr/"><img  <p align="center"><a href="http://www.ined.fr/"><img
 src="doc/logo-ined.gif" border="0" width="151" height="76"></a><img  src="doc/logo-ined.gif" border="0" width="151" height="76"></a><img
 src="doc/euroreves2.gif" width="151" height="75"></p>  src="doc/euroreves2.gif" width="151" height="75"></p>
   
 <h3 align="center"><a href="http://www.ined.fr/"><font  <h3 align="center"><a href="http://www.ined.fr/"><font
 color="#00006A">INED</font></a><font color="#00006A"> and </font><a  color="#00006A">INED</font></a><font color="#00006A"> and </font><a
 href="http://euroreves.ined.fr"><font color="#00006A">EUROREVES</font></a></h3>  href="http://euroreves.ined.fr"><font color="#00006A">EUROREVES</font></a></h3>
   
 <p align="center"><font color="#00006A" size="4"><strong>March 2006</strong></font></p>  <p align="center"><font color="#00006A" size="4"><strong>July 2017</strong></font></p>
   
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 <h4 align="center"><font color="#00006A">Authors of the program: </font><a  <h4 align="center"><font color="#00006A">Authors of the program: </font><a
 href="http://sauvy.ined.fr/~brouard"><font color="#00006A">Nicolas  href="http://sauvy.ined.fr/~brouard"><font color="#00006A">Nicolas
 Brouard</font></a><font color="#00006A">, senior researcher at  Brouard</font></a><font color="#00006A">, senior researcher at
 the </font><a href="http://www.ined.fr"><font color="#00006A">Institut  the </font><a href="http://www.ined.fr"><font color="#00006A">Institut
 National d'Etudes Démographiques</font></a><font color="#00006A">  National d'Etudes Démographiques</font></a><font color="#00006A">
 (INED, Paris) in the "Mortality, Health and Epidemiology  (INED, Paris) in the "Mortality, Health and Epidemiology
 Research Unit" </font></h4>  Research Unit" </font></h4>
   
 <h4 align="center"><font color="#00006A">and Agnès Lièvre (PHD student at INED)</font></h4>  <h4 align="center"><font color="#00006A">with the collaboration of Agnès Lièvre (former PHD student at INED) until 2007</font></h4>
   
 <h4><font color="#00006A">Contribution to the mathematics: C. R.  <h4><font color="#00006A">Contribution to the mathematics: C. R.
 Heathcote </font><font color="#00006A" size="2">(Australian  Heathcote </font><font color="#00006A" size="2">(Australian
 National University, Canberra).</font></h4>  National University, Canberra).</font></h4>
   
 <h4><font color="#00006A">Contact: Agnès Lièvre (</font><a  <h4><font color="#00006A">Contact: Nicolas Brouard (</font><a
 href="mailto:lievre@ined.fr"><font color="#00006A"><i>lievre@ined.fr</i></font></a><font  href="mailto:brouard@ined.fr"><font color="#00006A"><i>brouard@ined.fr</i></font></a><font
 color="#00006A">) </font></h4>  color="#00006A">) </font></h4>
   
 <p> Main publication concerning the method is  <p> Main publication concerning the method is 
 <a href=http://taylorandfrancis.metapress.com/app/home/contribution.asp?wasp=1f99bwtvmk5yrb7hlhw3&referrer=parent&backto=issue,1,2;journal,2,5;linkingpublicationresults,1:300265,1  <a href=http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/713644739>Lièvre A., Brouard N. and Heathcote Ch. (2003) Estimating Health Expectancies 
 >Lièvre A., Brouard N. and Heathcote Ch. (2003) Estimating Health Expectancies  from Cross-longitudinal surveys. <em>Mathematical Population Studies</em>.- 10(4), pp. 211-248. DOI 10.1080/713644739</a>
 from Cross-longitudinal surveys. <em>Mathematical Population Studies</em>.- 10(4), pp. 211-248</a>  </p>
 </p>  
   <h2><font color="#EC5E5E"><strong>Download and instructions for installation</strong></font></h2>
 <h2><font color="#EC5E5E"><strong>Download and instructions for installation</strong></font></h2>  
   <h3> Current versions July 2017 </h3>
 <h3>On Windows (win9X, 2000, XP)</h3>  <ul>
 <p> Until June 2004 the installation did consist in a zip file which  <li>On Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10): 0.99r14</li>
 had to be extracted in the directory of your choice. But with version  <li>On MacOS/X Leopard: 0.99r14</li>
 0.98d IMaCh we are using a windows installer (Inno setup).  Both  <li>On Linux, ask for the CVS version </li>
 executables <tt>imach.exe</tt> and <tt>gnuplot.exe</tt> (the grapher  </ul>
 that we are using) have to be on the same directory.  The grapher that IMaCh uses is gnuplot
   from <a href="http://www.gnuplot.info/">http://www.gnuplot.info/</a>.
 <br> In order to facilitate the use of IMaCh we associated the .imach  Gnuplot has evolved since version IMaCh 0.98k and therefore you need
 extension to two features: editing and running. Thus by right clicking  at least Gnuplot 5. Otherwise you need to adapt the .gp file
 on a foo.imach file you can either 'edit'the file (default) with  produced in order to run with your old gnuplot.
 the notepad editor or 'run' it with gnuplot (you need a recent version).<br>  
   With the installer provided for OS/X and Windows, a recent gnuplot
       But we discovered that on some computers, people are not allowed  binary is provided and will be installed on the same directory that
       to modify the windows registry and need to have Administrator privileges.  the IMaCh binary.  It is better to use your own Gnuplot installation
   and IMaCh will test the command '''gnuplot''' but if the binary in not
      <br>  in your path, it will make a error but will use the binary provided by
       Thus we built two windows installer: a standard setup which will install  the installers. Using recent gnuplot installations, there is usually a
       the progam (usually in <tt>\Program Files\imach</tt> and will  possibility to add the gnuplot binary in your path.
       modify the registry to associate <tt>.imach</tt> extension to notepad and imach, and a  
       second which will not alter the registry. With this second installer you  <h3>On Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10)</h3>
       will be able to install the programs in your home directory and  <p> Until June 2004 the installation did consist in a zip file which
       run it by clicking on the imach.exe icon. But you won't be able  had to be extracted in the directory of your choice. But with version
       to use the facility of the right clicking.  0.98d and above IMaCh we are using a windows installer (Inno setup 5.5.5).
 </p>  
   <br> In order to facilitate the use of IMaCh we associated the .imach
 <ul>  extension to two features: editing and running. Thus by right clicking
     <li>Download latest <font size="2" face="Courier New"><strong>imach-0.98f-1-setup.exe</strong></font>  on a foo.imach file you can either 'edit'the file (default) with
         and execute it .</li>  the notepad editor or 'run' it with gnuplot (you need a recent version).<br>
     <li>Different sub-directories are created:  
           <ul>  <br> You need to have the Administrator privileges to install the
             <li>doc: most of the documentation. The main document  software. We don't propose anymore an installation which does not
                 is <a href="doc/imach.htm">doc/imach.htm</a> .</li>  alter registry because we think that you all have access, even
                 <ul> Here are also two data files:<font size="4"  temporarly, to Administrator privileges (usally by right clicking the
                 face="Times New Roman"> </font><ul>  .exe you can choose "Install with Administrators privileges".
                     <li><font face="Courier New">data1.txt</font>  </p>
                         which is the main data file on which the  
                         program has been run as the example in  <ul>
                         the main documentation.</li>      <li>Download latest <font size="2" face="Courier
                     <li><font face="Courier New">mydata.txt </font>a          New"><strong>imach-0.99r14-ilc-setup.exe</strong></font> and
                         smaller data file which you can use for        execute it .</li>
                         your own trial.</li>      <li> Gnuplot is installed by default on Windows. But if you are using another Operating system:
                 </ul>        <ul>
                </ul>      <li> Download <font size="2" face="Courier
             <li>bin: <ul> <li><font face="Courier">imach.exe</font>      New"><strong>gnuplot</strong></font> 5
             the executable for Windows 95/98/NT compiled with gcc from      at <a href="http://www.gnuplot.info/">http://www.gnuplot.info/</a>
             cygwin.</li> <li> gnuplot, the grapher use by IMaCh.  Its      ; at the end of the install it is asked if you want to have the
             reference manual and sources can be accessed from <a        gnuplot binary in your path, say yes.</li>
             href="http://www.gnuplot.info/">http://www.gnuplot.info/</a>.      </ul>
                 </ul>      <li>Different sub-directories are created:
             </li>            <ul>
             <li>src: This subdirectory contains the source of the              <li>doc: most of the documentation. The main document
                 program. It can be obtained by asking us by mail brouard at ined pointfr                  is <a href="wiki/index.php/Documentation">http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation</a>
                 and lievre at ined pointfr                  .</li>
                  .</li>                  <ul> Here are also two data files (which are unfortunately the best examples for recent features of IMaCh):<font size="4"
         </ul>                  face="Times New Roman"> </font><ul>
     </li>                      <li><font face="Courier New">data1.txt</font>
     <li>Right click on the .imach to either edit it or execute it with Imach.</li>                          which is the main data file on which the
     <li>Read the file README.txt or, better, click on <a                          program has been run as the example in
         href="doc/imach.htm">doc/imach.htm</a></li>                          the main documentation.</li>
 </ul>                      <li><font face="Courier New">mydata.txt </font>a
                           smaller data file which you can use for
 <br>                          your own trial.</li>
 Imach version 0.98f of March 2006 can be downloaded as a setup.exe file                  </ul>
 <a href="imach-0.98f-1-setup.exe">                 </ul>
 http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/imach-0.98e-1-setup.exe</a>. The IMaCh              <li>bin: <ul> 
 program and gnuplot will be installed in the directory that you want                  <li><font face="Courier">imach.exe</font></li> 
 (usually in Program Files). Please check the md5sum which is                  <li> gnuplot, the grapher used by IMaCh.  Its
 13a291b3ea21a0a69fe31367920dea4f  imach-0.98f-1-setup.exe              reference manual and sources can be accessed from <a
               href="http://www.gnuplot.info/">http://www.gnuplot.info/</a>.
 <br>We also changed the wordpad editor to notepad which is less useful                  </ul>
 but exists on most Windows installation.  <br> For people who are not              </li>
 allowed to modify the registry of their Windows installation here is a              <li>src: This subdirectory contains the source of the
 second setup <a                  program. It can be obtained by asking us by mail brouard at ined pointfr
 href="imach-0.98f-1-noreg-setup.exe">imach-0.98f-1-noreg-setup.exe</a>.                   .</li>
 <br>          </ul>
 6cddd143bdb46b368164350bb6fbbcfa  imach-0.98f-1-noreg-setup.exe      </li>
       <li>Right click on the .imach to either edit it or execute it with
       IMaCh. At the end of the program, IMaCh uses gnuplot to produce
 <p><a href="oldversions.html">Old Windows versions are accessible here.</a>      the graphs, then you can open your browser to read the main .htm
 <h3>On Mac OS/X Panther only (october 2005)</h3>      file with all results and graphs. If gnuplot is not installed or
       not in your path, you have to run gnuplot on the ".gp" source file
 IMaCh can be easily compiled with gcc 3.3 on MacIntosh as soon as      generated by imach. Using wgnuplot you have to "open" it. </li>
 XCode (free download from Apple) is intalled on your MaCIntosh.<p>      <li>Read the file README.txt
   </ul>
 It take a litle more time to get latest version of Gnuplot 4.0 for Mac  
 OS/X and to compile it on a MaC (sources tar.gz can be also accessed on our site from <a href=gnuplot-4.0.0.tar.gz>here</a>. The main problem resides in finding  <br>
 the png library. Gif images are patented now and the replacement is  Imach version 0.99r14 of July 2017 can
 png, but the development of the png library is growing on its own and  be <a href="#Download">downloaded below</a> as a setup.exe file
 you just have to find on Google where it is hosted now.  imach-0.99?-#-setup.exe. The ? corresponds to a version number while
   the # corresponds to same program but compiled differently.
 <br>  <br>
 Gnuplot can be easily compiled on a MaC, but I don't know yet (July  After having tested crosscompilations from a Unix box we moved to native versions
 2004) which is default screen terminal driver for gnuplot.  compiled with Visual Studio Express compiler 2013 32 and 64bit
 As already said you need libpng (to be included in terms) which itself needs zlib on the same directory level. Boths sources can be acessed on the Web but here you can get the sources used on the MacOS/X Panther version (<a href- libpng-1.2.5.tgz>libpng-1.2.5.tgz</a> and <a href=zlib-1.2.1.tar.gz>zlib-1.2.1.tar.gz</a>.  bits)</a> and, better, Intel C/C++ compiler from the package <a href="https://software.intel.com/en-us/c-compilers">Intel® Parallel Studio 2015</a>
   <ul>
 If X11 is already installed on your MaC (it is included on your installation CD  <li> On Windows 64bits, this Intel Compiler gives clearly quicker results because public domain C compilers, gcc, are not optimized for 64 bits OS yet.
 or you can download it from the WEB), then you can do <tt>set ter  <li> On OS/X we use the native Apple C compiler derived from gcc because it gives better results.
 X11</tt> and <tt>plot sin(x)</tt> to get a nice sin curve on an X11  <li> On Linux, we use standard gcc.
 window of your Mac.  </ul>
   <!-- <s>If MSVCR100.dll is missing (version -1) on your windows -->
 <br> Let me add that for running IMaCh with all of its features, you don't  <!-- system (32 or 64 bits) please download the library from Microsoft.com -->
 need X11; the gnuplot program included in the distribution needs only  <!-- by installing -->
 to have the png terminal driver to output graphs and these graphs will  <!-- the <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8328">32Bit: -->
 be viewed by your browser.<br>  <!-- Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package -->
   <!-- (x86)</a></s>. The <code>/MT</code> option of the Visual Studio -->
 You need X11 only if you want to modify and test the gnuplot code output by  <!-- compiler creates a bigger binary but includes the former missing -->
 ImaCh, because it might be a more convenient way to view the graphs  <!-- MSVCR100.dll (version -2) . -->
 directly on the screen than writing images on a file and viewing them  
 with a browser,  The IMaCh program and gnuplot will be
   installed in the directory of your choice (usually in Program or Program
 <p>  Files). Please check the corresponding md5sum, if the download is corrupted.
 You can download a .pkg.pax file at <a  
         href="imach097b.pkg.pax">imach097b.pkg.pax</a>. Stuffit  <br>After installation, a right click on a .imach file lets you edit with
       Expander will expand the compressed file into a imach097b.pkg directory. Just  the notepad text editor (which is less useful than other text editor
       clicking on the directory will let you install IMaCh in a local  like workpad but which have the advantage to be installed on any Windows).  
       directory of your own (you have to create a new folder name IMaCh097b or whatever). Two sub-directories are created  <br>
       <tt>bin</tt> and <tt>html</tt> . In the bin subdirectory you  <!-- <p> The executable for Windows cross-compiled on OS/X with -->
       will find two executables <tt>imach</tt> itself and  <!-- i386-mingw32-gcc doesn't produce efficient binary compared to native -->
       <tt>gnuplot</tt>.  <!-- Visual Studio 2010 (used here). imach-0.98nV-1-setup.exe is compiled -->
 <p>You can also download a dmg file (octobre 2005) still for Panther only (we do not have a Tiger version at INED yet) at <a href=imach-0.98panther.dmg>imach-0.98panther.dmg</a>.  <!-- with i386-mingw32-gcc . -->
   
 <p>  <p><a href="oldversions.html">Very old (historical) Windows versions are accessible here.</a>
 You need to click on <tt>imach</tt> and IMaCh will be launched in a  
 Terminal window, asking you to enter a <tt>parameter</tt> file. A  <h3>On Mac OS/X Lion and higher (July 2017)</h3>
 parameter file is text file with an extension <tt>.imach</tt> (but you  
 can use a <tt>.txt</tt> extension if you want. Among the parameters  IMaCh can be easily compiled with gcc on MacIntosh as soon as
 required, a data file name has to be entered. It can be a relative  XCode (free download from Apple) is intalled on your MaCIntosh.<p>
 file name like <tt>../../data/data1.txt</tt>. <br> If you open a new  
 finder you can drag an IMaCh parameter file into the terminal IMaCh  It take a litle more time to get version of Gnuplot 5+ for Mac OS/X
 Window that you just created.  and to compile it on a MaC.  Currently graphs are output as svg
 <p>  because the svg format is scalable and thus figures are easier to
 At the end of the run, and it order for the terminal window not to  improve and to insert in other documents. Sometimes the svg file is to
       disappear, the program will prompt for a command like "<tt>e</tt>" for  big and is replaced by a png binary file. But you can get any other
       edit or "<tt>q</tt>" for quit. The edit command might not work  format with gnuplot (for example, on Emacs with gnuplot-mode, just
       on a MaC, or on Unix or even on recent Windows, because the program should know which  edit the .gp file, send the first "cd " line to change to current
       browser you are using and becauee the BROWSER environment  directory, move to corresponding line of the plot, send the plot line
       doesn't seem to be standard on a Mac and on some other OS too.  to gnuplot, visualize on the screen, change the terminal as well as
   plot file names).
 <br> The consequence for you is just that you have to use your finder  
       or browser (there is no more difference now) and click on the  
       <tt>.html</tt> (or .htm) file created. The filename of this html  <p>
       file is the same name as your parameter file, only the extension  You can <a href="#Download">download below</a> a dmg file, for example imach0.99X.dmg and install
       .imach is changed to .html.          it. Like on Windows, two sub-directories are created
         <tt>bin</tt> and <tt>html</tt> . In the bin subdirectory you
 <h3>On Linux</h3> There are various versions of Linux, gnuplot is        will find two executables <tt>imach</tt> itself and
 distributed on most distributions. Just verify that your version of        <tt>gnuplot</tt>. With recent versions, this tree is embedded in
 gnuplot is more recent than version 0.38i . I haven't had time to make        an Application. 
 a rpm yet, just ask us for the CVS tree location (not completely GPL  <p>
 today), and compile the sources. Remarks concerning the Linux versions  You need to click on <tt>imach</tt> application and IMaCh will be
 are similar to the Mac OS/X version. A binary rpm will be given as  launched in a Terminal window, asking you to enter the name of
 soon as a src rpm will be given which means that the whole program  a <tt>parameter</tt> file. A parameter file is a text file with an
 will be GPL licensed.  extension <tt>.imach</tt> (but you can use a <tt>.txt</tt> extension
   if you want.  Among the parameters required, a data file name has to
 <p><a href="doc/imach.htm"><font color="#FF0000" size="6">Click  be entered. It can be a relative file name
 here to access to the detailed documentation</font></a></p>  like <tt>../../data/data1.txt</tt>. <br> If you open a new finder you
   can drag an IMaCh parameter file into the terminal IMaCh Window that
 <p>This software have been partly granted by <a  you just created.
 href="http://euroreves.ined.fr">Euro-REVES</a>, a concerted action  <p>
 from the European Union. In 2003-2004 it has been granted by the  At the end of the run, and it order for the terminal window not to
 French Institute on Longevity. Our work is copyrighted as a GNU  disappear, the program will prompt for a command like "<tt>e</tt>" for
 software product, i.e. program and software can be distributed freely  editing/viewing the results (with your browser) or "<tt>q</tt>" for quit.
 for non commercial use, but actually some sources are not widely  
 distributed today because they borrow some codes from the book  <br> You can use the finder
 "Numerical Recipes in C" which is copyrighted. If you are an owner of        or browser (there is no more difference now) and click on the main
 theses sources you can get our sources by asking us with a simple        <tt>.html</tt> (or .htm) file created. The name of this main
 justification (name, email, Institute) <a        html file is the same name as your parameter file, only the
 href="mailto:imach-dev@listes.ined.fr">mailto:imach-dev@listes.ined.fr</a>        extension .imach is changed to .html. If you slightly change the
 </p>        parameters, you just have to give another name and the new
         results will not override the former.
 <p>Today we are two developpers only but we already use a private CVS  
 server. The CVS server will be freely accessible as soon as we have  <h3>On Linux</h3> There are various versions of Linux, gnuplot is
 replaced "Numerical Recipes in C maximization routines" with  distributed on most distributions. Just verify that your version of
 equivalent routines from the new GNU scientific library.  gnuplot is version 5+ . If I haven't had time to make
   a rpm yet, just ask us for the CVS tree location (not completely GPL
 <p>Latest documentation can be accessed at <a  today), and compile the sources. Remarks concerning the Linux versions
 href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach">http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach</a><br>  are similar to the Mac OS/X version.
 </p>  <p>
   <font color="#FF0000" size="3"><tt>New (July 2017)</tt></font> You
 <p> There is a public mailing list of IMaCh's users.  You can  can <a href="#Download">download below</a> a binary rpm file for a 64
 subscribe by sending a mail to <a  bits Linux, for example: imach-0.99r14-1.x86-64.rpm
 href=mailto:imach-users-subscribe@listes.ined.fr>imach-users-subscribe@listes.ined.fr</a>  
 (and unsubscribe with <a  <p> The Windows binaries have been compiled with native Intel Compiler
 href=mailto:imach-users-unsubscribe@listes.ined.fr>imach-users-unsubscribe@listes.ined.fr</a>  on my OS/X Mac using Virtual Box and a Windows 8.  Each binary
 </p>  contains two directories <tt>bin</tt> and <tt>html/doc</tt> . In the
   bin subdirectory you will find the <tt>imach</tt> executable and
 <h2>IMaCh Wiki</h2>  in <tt>html/doc</tt> the <tt>biaspar.imach</tt> test parameter file
 As discussed at the last REVES meeting in <a href="http://www.prw.le.ac.uk/cgi-bin/reves/2005.cgi">Beijing</a>, we created a Wiki for IMaCh were people having used IMaCh (or having not been able to used it because of obscure or unadequate features) can add tips and discuss various aspects of IMaCh and interface with other statistical softwares. In many aspects, our "official documentation" is not accurate enough.  and its corresponding data file <tt>data1.txt</tt>. In order to run
   the test the command is <tt>./bin/imach
 <p> Wikis are a very promising way to give information closer to your expectations. It also a very dynamic movement if you consider the first <a href="http://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">International Wikimedia Conference in Francfurt</a> (August 2005), where most Wikis were represented and in particular <a href="http://wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a>.  ./html/doc/biaspar.imach</tt> <p>
         <tt>gnuplot</tt> should be installed otherwise at the end of the
 <p><a href="wiki"><font color="#FF0000" size="6">Access to the new (August 2005) IMaCh Wiki</font></a></p>        run (optimization and calculations last at least 7 minutes on
         today most efficient hardwares) the command <tt>gnuplot
         biaspar.gp</tt> will fail. If successful, typing <tt>e</tt> will
         open <tt>biaspar.htm</tt> with your browser and all the results
         including graphs generated by gnuplot will appear.
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                           <TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>0.98q0</TD>
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                           <TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>0.98q0</TD>
                           <TD STYLE="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" ALIGN=LEFT>gcc-4.8.1-for-linux32</TD>
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   <p><a href="Download"><font color="#FF0000"
         size="6">Download</font></a> (<a href="Download-old">Old
         download</a>) and <a href="wiki/#Bugs"><font color="#FF0000"
         size="3">bugs reported</font></a> <p>
   
   <p><a href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation"><font color="#FF0000" size="6">Click
   here to access to the detailed documentation</font></a></p>
   
   <h1> Grants </h1>
   <p>In addition to INED, this software have been partly granted
     <ul>
       <li> by <a href="http://euroreves.ined.fr">Euro-REVES</a>, a concerted
         action from the European Union.
       <li>In 2003-2004 it has been granted by
         the French Institute on Longevity.
       <li> In January 2014, it has been
         granted by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
         (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 25293121.
       <li> In 2015 by Intel Software by providing free licences for C/C++ on the three OS.
       <li> In 2016 by Intel Software extended the free licences for
       C/C++ on the three OS for three yars.
     </ul> 
     
   <p>
   Our work is copyrighted as a GNU software product, i.e. program and
   software can be distributed freely for non commercial use. We used
   some codes from the first book "Numerical Recipes in C" (Press et al,
   1992) which is copyrighted. Today, the code of the optimization
   programme has been so altered and many bugs have been fixed,
   see <a href="singapore-Brouard-Heathcote-2015.pdf">communication</a>
   at the 2015 REVES meeting in Singapore) that we consider that we are
   only in debt of the algorithm which has been published. If you want to
   get our sources, please ask us with a simple justification (name,
   email,
   Institute) <a href="mailto:imach-dev@listes.ined.fr">mailto:imach-dev@listes.ined.fr</a>
   </p>
   
   <p>Latest documentation can be accessed on the wiki at <a
   href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation">http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki/index.php/Documentation</a><br>
   
   <p> There is a public mailing list of IMaCh's users.  You can
   subscribe by sending a mail to <a
   href=mailto:imach-users-subscribe@listes.ined.fr>imach-users-subscribe@listes.ined.fr</a>
   (and unsubscribe with <a
   href=mailto:imach-users-unsubscribe@listes.ined.fr>imach-users-unsubscribe@listes.ined.fr</a>)
    for help, comments and
         reports on the performance (see the Performance section of
     the <a href="http://euroreves.ined.fr/imach/wiki">wiki</a>). Archives can be accessed at <a href="https://listes.ined.fr/arc/imach-users">https://listes.ined.fr/arc/imach-users</a>
     <p> If you ask for help, it is usually easier to send the parameter file, the .log file as well as some records of the datafile.
   
   <h2>IMaCh Wiki</h2> As discussed at the REVES meeting
   in <a href="http://www.prw.le.ac.uk/cgi-bin/reves/2005.cgi">Beijing</a>,
   we created a Wiki for IMaCh were people having used IMaCh (or having
   not been able to use it because of obscure or unadequate features) can
   add tips and discuss various aspects of IMaCh and interface with other
   statistical softwares. In many aspects, our "official documentation"
   is not accurate enough.
   
   <p> Wikis are a promising way to give information closer to your
   expectations. It also a very dynamic movement if you consider the
   first <a href="http://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page">International
   Wikimedia Conference in Francfurt</a> (August 2005), where most Wikis
   were represented and in
   particular <a href="http://wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a>.
   
   <p><a href="wiki"><font color="#FF0000" size="6">Access to the IMaCh Wiki</font></a></p>. Please ask for a username and password.
   
   
   
   
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