From ecbfb7d08371eeb19f86beeb45283112bc7ad022 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Pfeifer Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:33:19 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Manual: clarify potential naming issues in steady state files --- doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst b/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst index 738448c7a..638572709 100644 --- a/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst +++ b/doc/manual/source/the-model-file.rst @@ -112,10 +112,9 @@ parameters must not have the same name as Dynare commands or built-in functions. In this respect, Dynare is not case-sensitive. For example, do not use ``Ln`` or ``Sigma_e`` to name your variable. Not conforming to this rule might yield hard-to-debug error messages or -crashes. Second, to minimize interference with MATLAB or Octave -functions that may be called by Dynare or user-defined steady state -files, it is recommended to avoid using the name of MATLAB -functions. In particular when working with steady state files, do not +crashes. Second, when employing user-defined steady state files it is +recommended to avoid using the name of MATLAB functions as this may cause +conflicts. In particular, when working with user-defined steady state files, do not use correctly-spelled greek names like `alpha`, because there are MATLAB functions of the same name. Rather go for ``alppha`` or ``alph``. Lastly, please do not name a variable or parameter