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diff --git a/sci-astronomy/sofa_c/metadata.xml b/sci-astronomy/sofa_c/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..17260472bb98 --- /dev/null +++ b/sci-astronomy/sofa_c/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> +<pkgmetadata> +<herd>sci-astronomy</herd> +<longdescription lang="en"> + This is a suite of vector/matrix routines and various utilities that + underpin the astronomy algorithms, which include routines for the + following: + * Calendars + * Time Scales + * Earth rotation and sidereal time + * Ephemerides (medium precision) + * Geocentric/geodetic transformations + * Precession, nutation, polar motion + * Star space motion + * Star catalogue conversion + This is the ANSI C version of the library. + The International Astronomical Union's SOFA service has the task of + establishing and maintaining an accessible and authoritative set of + algorithms and procedures that implement standard models used in + fundamental astronomy. +</longdescription> +</pkgmetadata> |