supernovas upstream update -- needs sponsor
Dear DebianAstro,
I have updated the proposed 'supernovas' package to use the 1.0.1-2 tag
from the upstream GitHub repository. The newer upstream is the same ABI
as before, but unlike the original 1.0.1 it eliminates the need for a
long series of patches to build a Debian package. The updated package
passes the salsa CI (except the test-crossbuild-arm64 job, which cannot
to install the gcc build dependency).
Please review the package, and consider sponsoring it for inclusion.
Thanks,
-- Attila
P.S. Here is a recap description of the package:
SuperNOVAS is a C/C++ astronomy library, providing high-precision
astronomical calculations such as one might need for running an
observatory or a precise planetarium program. It is a fork of the Naval
Observatory Vector Astrometry Software (NOVAS) C version 3.1, providing
bug fixes and making it easier to use overall.
The main goals of SuperNOVAS are to improve usability, add new features,
promote best practices, and provide accessible documentation -- all
while retaining 100% API compatibility with NOVAS C 3.1. Thus, if you
have written code for NOVAS C 3.1, it should readily work with
SuperNOVAS also.
SuperNOVAS is entirely free to use without licensing restrictions. Its
source code is compatible with the C90 standard, and hence should be
suitable for old and new platforms alike. It is light-weight and easy to
use, with full support for the IAU 2000/2006 standards for
sub-microarcsecond position calculations.
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