Question about the -es option of mspms and compatibility with other flags

[uvkxu]

In the changelog entry from 2016-02-17 and in the documentation of mspms, it is stated that:

"[...], except for the -es option which is currently limited in scope."
“The implementation of the -es option is limited, and has restrictions on how it may be combined with other options.”

Is this still the case?
If so, could you clarify what exactly these restrictions are — i.e., with which options the -es flag cannot be used?

More generally, I’d like to know whether there are other flags that require special caution, or whether certain combinations of flags should also be used carefully.
(I’m already aware of the issue with negative growth rates in exponential form combined with -eG.)

My goal is to ensure that I can safely run ms, msms and mspms with the same set of parameters and expect similar results.

[jeromekelleher]

The mspms code should be entirely safe to run @uvkxu; some options are partially implemented or can't be used in combination with others, but it should always raise an error rather than producing incorrect answers. So, if mspms runs with your parameters, then I think you should be able to trust it. If it runs and produces incorrect answers, then this is a bug and we would like to fix it (so please do raise a report if you encounter such behaviour).

I'm afraid I don't remember which options specifically, as it's been a long time since I looked at the code. It's probably quickest to just try out your simulation and see if it raises an error.