This message announces the release of FreeSnell-1b7.
FreeSnell is a program which computes optical properties of multilayer
thin-film coatings. Dielectric, metallic, and granular metallic films
are supported. The FreeSnell package includes a SCM script (program)
"nk" to create, manage, and query a refractive-index spectral
database.
FreeSnell is an application of the SCM Scheme implementation and the
WB B-tree database package.
FreeSnell is free software. It is released under the GNU General
Public License (GPL).
The FreeSnell home page details installation and links to
distributions, documentation, and examples:
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/~jaffer/FreeSnell
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FreeSnell-1b7 news:
* MS-Windows installer.
* Colorful new logo.
* Interactive nk-shell.
* freesnell-discuss email group
http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/FreeSnell-discuss
* Makefile: Always put - between FreeSnell and version.
(mfiles): Added.
(pinstall): Added usercat; removed FreeSnell.nsi.
(install): test -d is not needed with mkdir -p.
(nk.rwb): Depends on nk.scm.
(infoz): mkdir -p.
(doszip): Do it like Jacal.
(tagfiles): Added FreeSnell.nsi.
(pubfiles, upfiles): Removed FreeSnell.lnk and nk.lnk.
(FreeSnell.html, w32install): Added targets.
(FreeSnell_toc.html): Add icons.
(pinstall pubfiles): Added FreeSnell.nsi.
(images): Added FS96.png and FS.ico.
(FS96.png, FS.ico): Create from FreeSnell_96x64.ps.
(upfiles, pubfiles): Added nk.lnk.
(release): cvs tag the files.
* index.html (Volunteer opportunities): Added section.
(FreeSnell Development): Link to freesnell-discuss email list.
(Running): Corrected directory path.
* nk.scm (load-spectrum.nk!): Read non-SOPRA files by line.
(nk:error): Removed.
(load-spectrum.nk!): Fail gracefully if first line is bad.
(nk:open-database!): Handle locked or missing databases.
(add-nk-spectra, del-nk-spectra): use nk:open-database!.
(nk.script): With no argument, run nk-shell.
(nki.usage): Split from nk.usage.
Force-output to make sure message appears.
(nki): Added interactive command mode.
(graph-spectrum): Fixed for Ghostgum on MS-Windows.
* FreeSnell.texi (Supported nk Formats): Added.
(Specifying Designs): Links to validation-suite
pages need .html to avoid contention with .scm files.
(Installation): Added nk.lnk.
(The nk script): Updated plot options. Described nki.
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The FreeSnell package is available from
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/FreeSnell-1b7.zip
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/FreeSnell-1b7.zip
Also available as MS-Windows installer:
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/FreeSnell-1b7-1.exe
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/FreeSnell-1b7-1.exe
SLIB is the portable scheme library which FreeSnell requires:
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/slib-3b1.zip
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/slib-3b1.zip
Also available as RPM:
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/slib-3b1-1.noarch.rpm
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/slib-3b1-1.noarch.rpm
Also available as MS-Windows installer:
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/slib-3b1-1.exe
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/slib-3b1-1.exe
SCM is the Scheme implementation under which FreeSnell runs.
SCM source is available from:
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/scm-5e5.zip
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/scm-5e5.zip
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/scm-5e5-1.src.rpm
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/scm-5e5-1.src.rpm
Also available as i386 binary RPM:
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/scm-5e5-1.i386.rpm
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/scm-5e5-1.i386.rpm
Also available as i386 MS-Windows installer:
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/slib-3b1-1.exe
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/slib-3b1-1.exe
WB databases are used via SCM.
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/wb-2a2.zip
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/wb-2a2.zip
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/wb-2a2-1.src.rpm
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/wb-2a2-1.src.rpm
Also available as i386 binary RPM:
http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/ftpdir/scm/wb-2a2-1.i386.rpm
swiss.csail.mit.edu:/pub/scm/wb-2a2-1.i386.rpm
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