Changes in version 2.0.0 (2026-04-29)                  

  - Removed CXX_STD = CXX11 from src/Makevars; the package now builds
    with the default C++17 standard.
  - Added Format 5 binary dosage files, a new format using per-SNP gzip
    compression and a companion RDS metadata file (.bdinfo).
      - vcftobd5() — convert a bgzipped VCF file to Format 5.
      - getbd5info() — load and validate a Format 5 file pair.
      - getbd5snp() — read a single SNP from a Format 5 file by index or
        ID.
  - Added vcftobd() as the new recommended function for converting VCF
    files to binary dosage format (requires the vcfppR package). The
    previous vcftobd() has been renamed to vcftobdlegacy() and emits a
    deprecation message.
  - Added updatebd() to convert any legacy binary dosage file
    (formats 1–4) to Format 5.
  - Added subsetbd() to create a new Format 5 file containing a subset
    of SNPs and/or subjects from any binary dosage file (formats 1–5).
    Filtering options: minimum MAF, SNP location vector, SNP location
    range, and subject ID vector.
  - Added mergebd() to merge two or more Format 5 files into a single
    Format 5 file. Automatically performs a subject merge (unique
    subjects, common SNPs) or a SNP merge (unique SNPs, common subjects)
    depending on the input files.
  - Extended getsnp() and bdapply() to support Format 5 files.

                 Changes in version 1.0.0 (2020-01-13)                  

First release version.

                     Changes in version 0.0.0.9000                      

  - Added a NEWS.md file to track changes to the package.