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Re: Nautical Almanac Method Reduction
From: Richard B. Emerson
Date: 2000 Nov 03, 5:47 PM
From: Richard B. Emerson
Date: 2000 Nov 03, 5:47 PM
Dan Allen writes: [...] > The datafiles must be processed by programs before they are useful. The > source code to these programs are on the CD. However, the programs provided > are written in FORTRAN. You must have a FORTRAN compiler on your machine in > order to use DE200. There are some versions that have been translated into > C as well, but they are not definitive. If you are not a programmer fluent > in these languages, then use of DE200 or DE405 directly is IMPOSSIBLE! Although FORTRAN is not for the faint of heart (we could, I suppose, discuss the joys of COBOL, PL/1, or that paragon of incomprehensibility, APL) there is a pre-compiler for FORTRAN included in Linux systems. While setting up a Linux system solely access the ephemerides strikes me as building a steel mill to get a paper clip, there is that option for those so inclined. Rick S/V One With The Wind, Baba 35
