Release Notes for fastNLO_reader version 2.1.0 revision 1273: ============================================================= - Pre-release of the fastNLO_reader package for the fastNLO tutorial at the PDF school 2012 "Proton Structure in the LHC Era" at DESY - Updates: - C++ reader: Automated cache filling for alpha_s and PDFs - C++ reader: Added interface to CRunDec alpha_s evolution - C++ reader: Improved interface to LHAPDF - C++ reader: First implementation of verbosity levels - Reactivated asymmetric mu_r/mu_f scale settings in Fortran reader - Small inconsistency in asymmetric mu_r/mu_f scale variations between Fotran and C++ code fixed - C++ reader: Made interface to set mu_r/mu_f scales more user-friendly and less error prone (SetScaleFactorsMuRMuF(xmur, xmuf)) - Default alpha_s(M_Z) value updated to PDG2012 value - Numerous further code improvements - Code documentation improved