SOFA Library Issue 2010-12-01 for ANSI C

This is the master page for the SOFA Library Issue 2010-12-01 for ANSI C. From here you can find your way to all the resources comprising this Issue, including notes and source download pages.

  Summary

Issue 2010-12-01 is the third release of the SOFA Library for ANSI C.

  Downloads

The complete SOFA Library source set is available in a single download bundle for Unix, Macintosh or Windows systems. This is the preferred method of obtaining the SOFA Library. The ANSI C SOFA Library Issue 2010-12-01 is available to download in various formats.

Please note: Tarballs contain files with Unix line-terminations and Zip archives contain files with DOS line-terminations. Please download the appropriate file for your operating system.

• gzipped (.gz) tarball. (1278035 bytes)
• compressed (.Z) tarball. (2116065 bytes)
• A zip file: long name, short name. (1686804 bytes)

Structure created by unpacking the ANSI C release tar / zip files:

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---- sofa
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       ---- 20101201 (issue date) ---- ... any other (sub-)releases ---- ...
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                ---- c (00READ.ME)                  ---- c (00READ.ME)  
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                     ---- doc (*.lis, *.pdf)             ---- doc (*.lis, *.pdf)
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                     ---- src (*.c, *.h, makefile)       ---- src (*.c, *.h, makefile)

  Documentation

The SOFA product documentation is available in Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf) or plain ASCII text files to guarantee platform independence.The manual may be downloaded as a single file or in sections if you prefer.

• Complete manual [pdf (353264 bytes), ASCII].

Sections (in order):

• Title page [pdf (1518 bytes), ASCII].
• Introduction [pdf (7362 bytes), ASCII].
• Vector/Matrix library [pdf (7663 bytes), ASCII].
• Astronomy Library [pdf (11706 bytes), ASCII].
• Routine descriptions (Complete manual only).
• Copyright notice [pdf (3838 bytes), ASCII].
• Constants [pdf (1726 bytes), ASCII].
• Review Board [pdf (1743 bytes), ASCII].

• Changes [pdf (1599 bytes), ASCII] since the previous release.

  Cookbooks

• SOFA Tools for Earth Attitude (531368 bytes)
• SOFA Time Scale and Calendar Tools (185166 bytes)

  Source

The source for the SOFA Library may be viewed from the complete list index. In addition the routines are indexed by section and subsection:

• The SOFA Astronomy Library - A library of subroutines and functions implementing astronomical algorithms.
• The SOFA Vector/Matrix Library - A library of subroutines and functions that supports the Astronomy Library.
• SOFA Header Files - Header Files for SOFA routines and functions.
• SOFA Validation Routines - Source code for validating SOFA routines and functions.