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diff --git a/funtools/README b/funtools/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..973e6b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/funtools/README @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +Funtools is a "minimal buy-in" FITS library and utility package +originally developed at the the High Energy Astrophysics Division of +SAO. Although no longer actively supported at SAO, it is still widely +used within the astronomical community, especially among X-ray astronomers. + +The Funtools library provides simplified access to a wide array +of file types: standard astronomical FITS images and binary tables, +raw arrays and binary event lists, and even tables of ASCII column +data. A sophisticated region filtering library (compatible with ds9) +filters images and tables using Boolean operations between geometric +shapes, support world coordinates, etc. Funtools also supports +advanced capabilities such as optimized data searching using index files. + +Because Funtools consists of a library and a set of user programs, it +is most appropriately built from source. Funtools has been ported to +Solaris, Linux, Mac OSX (Darwin) and Windows 98/NT/2000/XP. Once the +source code tar file is retrieved, Funtools can be built and installed +easily using standard commands: + + ./mkconfigure # generate all configure scripts + ./configure --prefix=[installdir] # configuration + make # build the software + make install # install in [installdir] + +See the INSTALL instructions (which are based on standard instructions +for building software using GNU configure) for more information about +building Funtools. |