This file contains the release notes for the ELPA 2018.11.001.rc1 version

What is new?
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For detailed information about changes since release ELPA 2018.05 please have a look at the Changelog file

- improved autotuning
- improved performance of generalized problem via Cannon's algorithm
- check pointing functionality of elpa objects
- store/read/resume of autotuning
- Python interface for ELPA

ABI change
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Since release 2018.11.001 the ABI has changed.

Any incompatibilities to previous version?
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As mentioned before, the ABI of ELPA was changed; 
Some new functions (for the generalized eigenvalue problem) have been added