Re: GDL 0.8.6 is out [message #41715] |
Mon, 22 November 2004 02:44 |
maarten
Messages: 30 Registered: April 2002
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what does this mean?
Marc Schellens wrote:
> GDL - GNU Data Language, an IDL 6.0 compatible incremental compiler.
> Version: 0.8.6
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> NEWS:
> Very fast CONVOL function.
> Logging of complete GDL sessions with the JOURNAL procedure (thanks to
> Christopher Lee).
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> GDL FEATURES:
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> *FULL* syntax compatibility with IDL 6.0
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> *ALL* IDL language elements are supported, including:
> _EXRA, _REF_EXTRA and _STRICT_EXTRA keywords,
> Objects, Pointers, Structs,
> Common blocks, Assoc variables,
> Arrays, System variables,
> All operators, All data types...
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> Compiles on Linux and Mac OS X (10.2, 10.3, with g++ 3.3)
>
> The file input output system is fully implemented
> (Exception: For formatted I/O the C() sub-codes are not supported yet)
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> Most image file formats (jpeg, tiff, ...) are supported.
>
> netCDF files are fully supported.
> HDF file support.
> Basic HDF5 file support.
> READFITS and WRITEFITS from the IDL-Astrolib are working.
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> More than 220 library routines are implemented (among them the
> EXECUTE function). For a list enter HELP,/LIB at the command prompt.
>
> Graphical output is partially implemented. The PLOT and TV commands
> (along with
> WINDOW, WDELETE, SET_PLOT, WSET, TVLCT) works (important keywords,
> some !P system variable tags and multi-plots are supported)
> for X windows and postscript output.
>
> A GUI (widgets) is not implemeted yet.
>
>
> HOMEPAGE:
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> http://gnudatalanguage.sourceforge.net
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>
> DOWNLOAD:
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> http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnudatalanguage/
>
> Gaurav Khanna provides binaries for Mac OS X on his HPC page:
> http://hpc.sourceforge.net
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>
> Check it out!
>
> marc
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