+1.
Nathan and I have been talking about this for quite a while. Note that this is
the first of several updates that we will have for the MCA param system -- we
have a roadmap that can be easily described as two groups of things:
1. Changes that are intended for v1.7.x: everything to support M
What: Introduce the MCA variable system. This system is meant as a replacement
for the MCA parameter system. It offers a number of improvements over the old
system including:
- Cleaner, expandable API. Instead of providing multiple variable
registration functions (reg_int, reg_int_name, reg_s