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+;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
+;;; Copyright © 2016 John Darrington <jmd@gnu.org>
+;;;
+;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+;;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at
+;;; your option) any later version.
+;;;
+;;; GNU Guix is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+;;; WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+;;; along with GNU Guix.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+(define-module (gnu packages astronomy)
+  #:use-module (guix packages)
+  #:use-module (guix licenses)
+  #:use-module (guix download)
+  #:use-module (guix build-system gnu))
+
+(define-public cfitsio
+  (package
+    (name "cfitsio")
+    (version "3390")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (string-append
+             "http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/software/fitsio/c/" name version
+             ".tar.gz"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "02gllydm63irwbqqisa3mrskw1fphm5rlplglz3mq9whi3rxilv2"))))
+    (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:tests? #f ; no tests
+       #:phases
+       (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-after 'unpack 'patch-paths
+           (lambda _
+             (substitute* "Makefile.in" (("/bin/") "")))))))
+    (home-page "http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio/fitsio.html")
+    (synopsis "Library for reading and writing FITS files")
+    (description "CFITSIO provides simple high-level routines for reading and
+writing FITS (Flexible Image Transport System) files that insulate the
+programmer from the internal complexities of the FITS format. CFITSIO also
+provides many advanced features for manipulating and filtering the information
+in FITS files.")
+    (license (license:non-copyleft "file://License.txt"
+                          "See License.txt in the distribution."))))