Complete docs for SipOK change

ast.news

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 AST Library
 -----------
-   A new release (V8.6.0) of the Starlink AST (astrometry) library is
+   A new release (V8.6.2) of the Starlink AST (astrometry) library is
 now available.
 
    AST provides a comprehensive range of facilities for attaching
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ environment-independent.
 Main Changes in this Version
 ----------------------------
 
+- The astWrite method of the FitsChan class can now create FITS-WCS headers
+that include keyords describing focal plane distortion using the
+conventions of the Spitzer SIP scheme. This is however only possible if
+the SipOK attribute of the FitsChan is set to a non-zero value (which is
+the default), and the FrameSet being written out contains an appropriate
+PolyMap that conforms to the requirements of the SIP convention.
+
+
+
+Main Changes in V8.6.1
+----------------------
+
 - A new function call astCreatedAt is now available that returns the function
 name, file path and line number at which an AST object was first created.
 

component.xml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <!DOCTYPE component SYSTEM "componentinfo.dtd">
 
 <component id="ast" support="S">
-  <version>8.6.1</version>
+  <version>8.6.2</version>
   <path>libext/ast</path>
   <description>WCS library</description>
   <abstract>

configure.ac

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dnl   1.5.  It should work with autoconf versions 2.50 or better, and
 dnl   automake 1.6 or better.
 
 dnl   Initialisation: package name and version number
-AC_INIT([ast],[8.6.1],[[email protected]])
+AC_INIT([ast],[8.6.2],[[email protected]])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])
 
 dnl   Require autoconf-2.50 at least

sun_master.tex

@@ -21838,11 +21838,18 @@ \subsection{Changes Introduced in V8.5}
 \subsection{\xlabel{changes}\xlabel{list_of_most_recent_changes}Changes
 Introduced in V8.6}
 The following describes the most significant changes which have
-occurred in the AST library between versions V8.5.1 and V8.6.0 (the
+occurred in the AST library between versions V8.5.1 and V8.6.2 (the
 current version):
 
 \begin{enumerate}
 
+\item The astWrite method of the FitsChan class can now create FITS-WCS headers
+that include keyords describing focal plane distortion using the
+conventions of the Spitzer SIP scheme. This is however only possible if
+the SipOK attribute of the FitsChan is set to a non-zero value (which is
+the default), and the FrameSet being written out contains an appropriate
+PolyMap that conforms to the requirements of the SIP convention.
+
 \item A new function call astCreatedAt is now available that returns the
 function name, file path and line number at which an AST object was first
 created. Note, there is no Fortran equivalent to this new C function.