Am 08.01.2021 um 05:54 schrieb Allin Cottrell:

> Why did the original version "work" with the --dynamic option and only
> complain about missing values if that option was not given? A bug: with
> --dynamic, gretl fell back on using actual y in place of the missing
> forecast lag (so in fact giving a static forecast) but in the "auto"
> case that didn't happen -- which is probably the reverse of what should
> occur.

Aha, good to have discovered that.


> Stuff needs fixing here, but note that the problem is specific to the
> case where there's a temporal gap between the estimation sample and the
> start of the dynamic "fcast" range.

Understood - so the purpose of giving the starting period of the
forecast is to make it possible to start before the end of the
estimation sample, if I understand correctly?

So Burak, please take note that your seemingly working latest script
version needs an update.

cheers
sven