Re: supernovas upstream update -- needs sponsor
Hi Attila,
I am ready to sponsor, however I am a bit busy in the moment, so it may
take a few days to review. If anyone wants to review+sponsor before,
please just do so.
Cheers
Ole
Attila Kovacs <attipaci@gmail.com> writes:
> 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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