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                      RELEASE NOTES FOR HEASOFT 6.33.2
                              April 22, 2024
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The HEASoft 6.33.2 patch release contains updates required for
building the source code with GCC 14.x as distributed with for
example, the Fedora 40 operating system.  Additionally, it
includes fixes for a couple of NICER mission tasks and updates
Xspec to patch level 12.14.00h.

A patch installer is available for users who only want the NICER
updates.

To apply the latest Xspec patches please visit the Xspec issues page.

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NICERDAS v12a:

- nicerl2: Fixed ignored 'gtifiles' parameter: nicerl2 was
  silently ignoring the 'gtifiles' parameter, which is used to
  merge user-defined GTI files with those done by nimaketime.
 
- niscorpspect: Removed SYS_ERR column if added by newer versions
  of Xspec (v12.14.0d and newer)