The workspace spectra are now modified directly.
Refs #9435

...with setting of detector ID directly in ISpectrum.

The Algorithms package is now free of any mention of the SpectraDetectorMap.

by using the ADS::retrieveWS<Type>() method.

Add pointer to physical instrument as a member (not used in vast majority of cases) of Instrument. Show this 'physical instrument' in the instrument view, if it exists. Re #1944.
P.S. This again lead to a const change which accounts for most of the changes.

Replace uses of the SpectraDetectorMap with the new interface. Note that mutableSpectraMap has now gone in favour of using MatrixWorkspace::replaceSpectraMap with a brand new implentation. Re #3067

Revert a change from some time back regarding how grouped detector positions are calculated in Absorption corrections routines. Small change in numerical result (for the better), big change in speed. Also a small refactoring in detector code that was less small in its impact on tests. Re #2276.

Tell scons to build the new TestHelpers package so that ISIS buildservers are still happy with moving the test helpers while the CMake transition is still in progress. Refs #2196 and #1881

Rename Framework code directory to just that. Also delete Main and VS & Eclipse project file. Re #1881.

Fix tests which contained references to API::Instrument. Not sure why they ran when I tried them... Re #1212

Tidy up a few files after tests have been run and a couple of minor changes for the new linux buildserver. Re #1090

WBVMedianTest is a more descriptive name and so it replaces FindProblemDetectors detectors.  Here are some bug fixes and tests.  If this check in works I'll close the ticket re #598

When finding dead detectors it is now possible to use just some of the spectrum, e.g. to ignore an initial large pulse of neutrons to refs #597

Eliminated the variant of Workspace2D::setX/setData that takes a const reference to a vector and then copies it inside. This is inefficient since the vectors already exist once the workspace is initialized. The correct way is to take a reference to the MantidVec and assign directly to that. Re #558.

re #351. A change to the workspace hierarchy. What used to be Workspace is now called MatrixWorkspace. New Workspace is a base class for MatrixWorkspace and TableWorkspace. TableWorkspace can be stored in AnalysisDataService and passed to algorithms as a property.

Modified Integration so that the user can specify an X range to integrate over instead of bin indices. Re #264.

Added FindDeadDetectors