kepler is now supported under Microsoft Windows. Install MinGW for your flavor of Windows and then follow the instructions for Linux in the README file.
It is now possible to call the routines in kepler from Python. The implementation of this feature in the `pykepler' Python package uses the ctypes library available in Python since version 2.5.5.
kepler now has the ability to parse the orbital elements for minor planets and comets that are published as a series of text files by the Minor Planet Center.
The relevant functions can be found in mpc_file.c. kepler_test.c shows one way these functions may be used.
You can download the export files from http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/Ephemerides/Soft00.html
As always, let me know if you have any comments or questions.
Best wishes,
Shiva
Version 1.0 of kepler, a library of C routines for astronomical calculations, is now available for download. You can download the source archive using the "Download" link above.
Alternatively, you can use git to checkout the source files using the following command from a Terminal window:
git clone git://git.savannah.nongnu.org/kepler.git
I hope you will find this library useful and I would be very grateful for comments, criticisms and suggestions. I may be reached by email or you could file bug reports using Savannah's bug tracker.
Many thanks,
Shiva Iyer