Package: wnpp Owner: Ole Streicher <oleb...@debian.org> Severity: wishlist X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-de...@lists.debian.org,debian-as...@lists.debian.org,debian-scie...@lists.debian.org
* Package name : mpfits Version : 1.82 Upstream Author : Craig Markwardt * URL : http://cow.physics.wisc.edu/~craigm/idl/fitting.html * License : ISC-alike Programming Lang: GDL (IDL) Description : Robust non-linear least squares curve fitting for GDL These GDL routines provide a robust and relatively fast way to perform least-squares curve and surface fitting. The algorithms are translated from MINPACK-1, which is a rugged minimization routine found on Netlib, and distributed with permission. This algorithm is more desirable than CURVEFIT because it is generally more stable and less likely to crash than the brute-force approach taken by CURVEFIT, which is based upon Numerical Recipes. . MPFIT has additional capabilities not found in CURVEFIT. Model parameters can be "frozen" (that is, held constant during the fitting process). Simple boundary constraints can be imposed on parameter values, which can be helpful to keep parameters from becoming negative, for example. Please see the documentation for the PARINFO keyword if you wish to use this facility. The software is written for the commercial language "IDL", but works in large parts with GDL as well. Since I don't have much experience with GDL/IDL, any input, help, co-maintenance or even taking over the packaging is appreciated. The software will be maintained within te Debian Astronomy Team. A git repository will be created on alioth at https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/debian-astro/packages/mpfit.git The package will *require* gnudatalanguage. Feel free to start a discussion if this is a good idea and or if and how the commercial package (IDL) should be supported. Best regards Ole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-wnpp-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/557f1be3.4040...@debian.org
