******************************************************************************** RELEASE NOTES FOR HEASOFT 6.33.2 April 22, 2024 ******************************************************************************** The HEASoft 6.33.2 patch release contains updates required for building the source code with GCC 14.x as distributed with for example, the Fedora 40 operating system. Additionally, it includes fixes for a couple of NICER mission tasks and updates Xspec to patch level 12.14.00h. A patch installer is available for users who only want the NICER updates. To apply the latest Xspec patches please visit the Xspec issues page. ******************************************************************************** NICER ******************************************************************************** NICERDAS v12a: - nicerl2: Fixed ignored 'gtifiles' parameter: nicerl2 was silently ignoring the 'gtifiles' parameter, which is used to merge user-defined GTI files with those done by nimaketime. - niscorpspect: Removed SYS_ERR column if added by newer versions of Xspec (v12.14.0d and newer) HEASoft / FTOOLS Help Desk If FTOOLS has been useful in your research, please reference this site (https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/ftools) and use the ASCL reference for HEASoft [ascl:1408.004] or the ASCL reference for the original FTOOLs paper [ascl:9912.002]: Blackburn, J. K. 1995, in ASP Conf. Ser., Vol. 77, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems IV, ed. R. A. Shaw, H. E. Payne, and J. J. E. Hayes (San Francisco: ASP), 367. Web page maintained by: Bryan K. Irby HEASARC Home | Observatories | Archive | Calibration | Software | Tools | Students/Teachers/Public Last modified: Monday, 22-Apr-2024 14:09:36 EDT |