SOFA Library Issue 2017-04-20 for Fortran 77

This is the master page for the SOFA Library Issue 2017-04-20 for Fortran 77. From here you can find your way to all the resources comprising this Issue, including notes and source download pages.

  Summary

Issue 2017-04-20 is the thirteenth release of the SOFA Library for Fortran 77.

  Downloads

The complete SOFA Library source set is available in a single download bundle for Unix (including macOS) or Windows systems. This is the preferred method of obtaining the SOFA Library. The Fortran SOFA Library Issue 2017-04-20 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. (1778400 bytes)
• compressed (.Z) tarball. (2770493 bytes)
• A zip file: long name, short name. (2305602 bytes)

Structure created by unpacking the Fortran 77 release tar / zip files:

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---- sofa
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       ---- 20170420 (issue date) ---- ... any other (sub-)releases ---- ...
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                ---- f77 (00READ.ME)                ---- f77 (00READ.ME)  
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                      ---- doc (*.lis, *.pdf)             ---- doc (*.lis, *.pdf)
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                      ---- src (*.for, makefile)          ---- src (*.for, makefile)

  Additional Information - Compiler Issue

Testing indicates that some Fortran compilers on some platforms may not comply fully with the parenthesis integrity stipulations of the ANSI standard. This problem may manifest itself when running the Fortran test program t_sofa_f.for by reporting the failure of a particular routine, usually with a discrepancy of the order of 10^-13, which results in a "Validation failed" message. Rather than relaxing the standards of the testing process, we are bringing this finding to the attention of users of the SOFA Fortran Library. If you do experience this issue, please i) recompile both the test software and the library of routines without optimization (e.g. using options of the form -O0 rather than relying on the default state of optimization of the compiler) and try again and ii) contact the SOFA Board providing information on your compiler, operating system, hardware and which optimization options were set, if any, including those used by default.

This problem does not affect the ANSI C library.

  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.

PLEASE NOTE: Any updates, improvements or corrections to the documentation for this release will be posted here.

• Complete manual [pdf (412627 bytes), ASCII].

Sections (in order):

• Title page [pdf (1359 bytes), ASCII].
• Introduction [pdf (6988 bytes), ASCII].
• Vector/Matrix library [pdf (7034 bytes), ASCII].
• Astronomy Library [pdf (13864 bytes), ASCII].
• Routine descriptions (Complete manual only).
• Copyright notice [pdf (3651 bytes), ASCII].
• Constants [pdf (1706 bytes), ASCII].
• Review Board [pdf (1802 bytes), ASCII].

• Changes [pdf (2647 bytes), ASCII] since the previous release.

  Cookbooks

• SOFA Tools for Earth Attitude (521103 bytes)
• SOFA Time Scale and Calendar Tools (140588 bytes)
• SOFA Astrometry Tools (241152 bytes) and SOFA Astrometry Tools at a Glance (63625 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 Validation Routines - Source code for validating SOFA routines and functions.