NEWS

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spsurv 1.0.2

• Handlers: Removed handlers.R; validation and setup logic inlined in spbp.default.
• vcov: Block-wise inversion of the Hessian (regression vs Bernstein polynomial blocks) in vcov.spbp.
• Stan (AFT): No clamping of u to avoid boundary bias; minimum feasible divisor (min_range) only when range is degenerate.
• MLE: Initial values for the optimizer drawn from prior distributions; retries limited to 3 attempts.
• Examples: data("veteran", package = "survival") in docs and examples.
• pkgdown: Reference index updated to match current package; Bootstrap 5 / default template; logo size and alt-text; README aligned with site style; itsamp removed from index.
• Git: .gitignore updated (rj/, .Rcheck, etc.); GitHub Action for pkgdown deploy to gh-pages.

spsurv 1.0.1

• pkgdown reference manual https://rvpanaro.github.io/spsurv/reference/index.html.

spsurv 1.0.0 (2020-03-31)

• This is the first release of spsurv.