Re: [Gretl-users] model numbering

On Sat, 11 Mar 2017, Allin Cottrell wrote: > Hello all, > > As you know, gretl automatically gives sequential numbers to models > estimated in a given session. I think this is at least marginally useful, > but it seems to me the details could be improved. [...] > In short, my proposal is that automatic numbering be applied only to > "visible" models in the "main" portion of a gretl script. In many cases > this will be the same as current behavior, but in more complex cases I > think it would be an improvement. > > Any thoughts or objections? If I understand correctly, this would amount to switching off model numbering inside functions, right? Or would this also apply to loops? I'm asking this because model-generating commands such as ols could conceivalbly be used as computational devices in the context of algorithms like (for example) EM. In a case like loop while criterion<1.0e-7 ... ... ols y 0 x --quiet ... ... endloop it wouldn't make very much sense to number those models, would it?