| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/xephem.git (read-only, click to copy) |
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| Package Base: | xephem |
| Description: | The Serious Interactive Astronomical Software Ephemeris |
| Upstream URL: | https://github.com/XEphem/XEphem |
| Keywords: | astronomy ephemeris xephem |
| Licenses: | MIT |
| Submitter: | None |
| Maintainer: | envolution |
| Last Packager: | envolution |
| Votes: | 35 |
| Popularity: | 0.000000 |
| First Submitted: | 2006-04-06 08:58 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2025-05-15 08:02 (UTC) |
If you have errors related to or are just missing fonts in the interface, try the following:
sudo pacman -S xorg-fonts-75dpi xorg-xlsfonts xorg-mkfontscale
sudo mkfontscale /usr/share/fonts/75dpi
sudo mkfontdir /usr/share/fonts/75dpi
xset +fp /usr/share/fonts/75dpi
xset fp rehash
Regarding v4.2.0-1: You will probably get a compiler error/warning about implicit declaration of function ‘strptime’ in the file GUI/xephem/sunmenu.c .
This was fixed after release by adding the line
#define _XOPEN_SOURCE
in GUI/xephem/sunmenu.c .
The corresponding commit is here:
https://github.com/XEphem/XEphem/commit/30e14f685ede015fcd8985cd83ee6510f93f0073
Why doesn't the package contain a "desktop" file? Without it, it doesn't show up in the apps menu.
I still have to add -j1 to make to get this to build on an 8-core machine.
Thanks for the link, but I will follow the github side for now.
4.0.1 is on the clearskyinstitute site, via the LHS "Free download" link: not sure which version you are tracking though now! https://www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem/download.html direct link - https://www.clearskyinstitute.com/xephem/xephem-4.0.1.tgz
Cheers Paul
I found no version 4.0.1 yet, so I just adjusted the PKGBUILD to 4.0.0-4.
Thank you for maintaining xephem @haawda
For the (hopefully) next release PKGINFO might be adapted since xephem changed it's license to MIT and is now hosted on https://github.com/XEphem/XEphem I am not sure if further downloads will be offered at Clearsky Institute anymore.
As posted today in the xephem group at groups.io xephem changed it's license to MIT and therefore bumped to version 4.0.0
Hello all,
After seeing so much interest in packaging XEphem for the future, I am moved to release it under the MIT Open Source license. To clearly delineate the heritage, I have bumped the version to 4.0.0. You can download it from my usual XEphem home page at https://clearskyinstitute.com/xephem. I only changed four files from 3.7.7 to reflect the change in terms:
Copyright INSTALL README versionmenu.c
XEphem needs your help. In particular note I have not incorporated the recent patches by Lutz Mändle in the contrib section. That would be a good place to start. In general, I can think of at least the following that need attention.
Jupiter and Saturn moons ephemerides polynomials expired in 2020 and will now rapidly grow inaccurate. Pluto's osculating elements Magnetic declination model Delta T model external access to data and images updated field stars databases browser help connections
Finally, let me say Thank You to everyone who has used XEphem. I look forward to seeing where others can take it in the future.
Best wishes to all,
Elwood Downey
@pczero type xephem into the terminal
Pinned Comments
envolution commented on 2025-05-15 07:59 (UTC) (edited on 2025-05-15 08:00 (UTC) by envolution)
If you have errors related to or are just missing fonts in the interface, try the following: