binary_c master 10th August 2025

The binary_c software framework models the evolution of single, binary and multiple stars, including stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis. It is desgined for stellar population calculations, so is lightweight and versatile, and its support software contains tools for development and data analysis. binary_c is happy in standalone, virtual and HPC environments. Builds on Linux, OSX and WSL. This is master version of binary_c, as of 10th August 2025, with binary_c-python 1.0.0, installed on Kubuntu 24.04 desktop running a Linux kernel. Many useful tools are pre-installed, such as GCC, Clang, meson, ninja, valgrind, emacs, GSL, kcachegrind, gdb, gnuplot, and Jupyter so you can run binary_c-python's notebooks. Also included are commands to run either the latest stable versions or master versions straight from the gitlab repository. Homepage: https://binary_c.gitlab.io/ Login details: User: binary_c Password: binary_c The virtual machine is compressed with xzip, so you will need to decompress it before use.