Bug#336255: ITP: slang-gsl -- GNU Scientific Library binding for S-Lang

[Rafael Laboissiere]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Rafael Laboissiere <rafael at debian.org>


* Package name    : slang-gsl
  Version         : 0.5.2
  Upstream Author : John E. Davis <davis at space.mit.edu>
* URL             : http://space.mit.edu/cxc/software/slang/modules/gsl/
* License         : MIT [*]
  Description     : GNU Scientific Library binding for S-Lang

 The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a vast collection of robust and
 well documented numerical functions. It includes support for many
 special functions, random numbers, interpolation and integration
 routines, and much more.
 .
 Many of the routines in the GSL may be made available to the S-lang
 interpreter via the GSL modules included in this package.
 .
 The following GSL modules are available:
 .
  * gslsf: The GSL special function module. Currently, this module
    provides an interface to nearly 200 GSL special functions.
  * gslconst: The GSL constants module. This module defines many
    constants such as CONST_MKSA_SPEED_OF_LIGHT, CONST_CGSM_BOLTZMANN,
    etc.
  * gslinterp: The GSL interpolation module, which includes routines
    for linear interpolation, cubic splines, etc.
  * gslrand: The GSL random number module.  This module supports most
    of GSL's random number generators and distributions.
  * gslcdf: The GSL cumulative distribution function module.
  * gslfft: The GSL fast-fourier transform module.
  * gslcore: This is a module that must be loaded before any of the
    above modules can be loaded.  Its main purpose is to provide support
    functions for the other GSL modules.

A preliminary version of the package is available at the apt-getable
repository:

   http://people.debian.org/~rafael/slgsl

The package will be collectively maintained by the Debian JED Group
(http://pkg-jed.alioth.debian.org/).

[*] Details of the licensing terms:

  Copyright (c) 2003-2005 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  This software was developed by the MIT Center for Space Research
  under contract SV1-61010 from the Smithsonian Institution.

  Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software
  and its documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee,
  provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
  that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
  the supporting documentation, and that the name of the Massachusetts
  Institute of Technology not be used in advertising or publicity
  pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, written
  prior permission.  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology makes
  no representations about the suitability of this software for any
  purpose.  It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

  THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
  WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE MASSACHUSETTS
  INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
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-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-686
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1)