From 551b1651252fcd3870c9169b57247685e12b65d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Berry Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 10:46:11 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update docs for v8.6.3 --- ast.news | 16 +++++++++++++++- sun_master.tex | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/ast.news b/ast.news index c500c2ad..f9d4cc92 100644 --- a/ast.news +++ b/ast.news @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ AST Library ----------- - A new release (V8.6.2) of the Starlink AST (astrometry) library is + A new release (V8.6.3) of the Starlink AST (astrometry) library is now available. AST provides a comprehensive range of facilities for attaching @@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ environment-independent. Main Changes in this Version ---------------------------- +- Small memory leaks in Region and FitsChan classes have been fixed. + +- A bug that could cause an internal buffer overrun within the FitsChan class +has been fixed. + +- The test that a Mapping conforms to the requirements of the SIP FITS +distortion scheme has been improved. + +- The astRebinSeq method of the Mapping class can now use a different +weight when pasting each separate input data array into the output mosaic. + +Main Changes in V8.6.2 +---------------------- + - 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 diff --git a/sun_master.tex b/sun_master.tex index baa01894..d65d9d05 100644 --- a/sun_master.tex +++ b/sun_master.tex @@ -21837,11 +21837,9 @@ \subsection{Changes Introduced in V8.5} \end{enumerate} -\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 V8.6.2 (the -current version): +\subsection{Changes Introduced in V8.6.2} +The following describes the most significant changes which +occurred in the AST library between versions V8.5.1 and V8.6.2: \begin{enumerate} @@ -21881,6 +21879,28 @@ \subsection{\xlabel{changes}\xlabel{list_of_most_recent_changes}Changes \end{enumerate} +\subsection{\xlabel{changes}\xlabel{list_of_most_recent_changes}Changes +Introduced in V8.6.3} +The following describes the most significant changes which have +occurred in the AST library between versions V8.6.2 and V8.6.3 (the +current version): + +\begin{enumerate} + +\item Small memory leaks in Region and FitsChan classes have been fixed. + +\item A bug that could cause an internal buffer overrun within the FitsChan +class when writing out a FITS-WCS spectral axis with the ``-LOG'' algorithm +has been fixed. + +\item The test that a Mapping conforms to the requirements of the SIP FITS +distortion scheme has been improved. + +\item The astRebinSeq method of the Mapping class can now use a different +weight when pasting each separate input data array into the output mosaic. + +\end{enumerate} + Programs which are statically linked will need to be re-linked in order to take advantage of these new facilities.