diff --git a/academic/ephem/README b/academic/ephem/README
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+Ephem is a program that displays ephemerides for all the planets plus
+any two additional objects.  The additional objects may be fixed or
+specified via heliocentric elliptical, hyperbolic or parabolic orbital
+elements to accommodate solar system objects such as asteroids or
+comets.
+
+The user manual can be found at /usr/share/doc/ephem-4.32/Man.txt.
diff --git a/academic/ephem/ephem.SlackBuild b/academic/ephem/ephem.SlackBuild
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Slackware build script for ephem
+
+# Copyright 2023 Dario Nicodemi Italy
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+#  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
+#  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+#  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+#  OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+#  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+#  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+#  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
+
+PRGNAM=ephem
+VERSION=${VERSION:-4.32}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
+TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
+PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
+
+if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
+  case "$( uname -m )" in
+    i?86) ARCH=i586 ;;
+    arm*) ARCH=arm ;;
+       *) ARCH=$( uname -m ) ;;
+  esac
+fi
+
+if [ ! -z "${PRINT_PACKAGE_NAME}" ]; then
+  echo "$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+TMP=${TMP:-/tmp/SBo}
+PKG=$TMP/package-$PRGNAM
+OUTPUT=${OUTPUT:-/tmp}
+
+if [ "$ARCH" = "i586" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i586 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "i686" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mtune=i686"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
+elif [ "$ARCH" = "aarch64" ]; then
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2 -fPIC"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX="64"
+else
+  SLKCFLAGS="-O2"
+  LIBDIRSUFFIX=""
+fi
+
+set -e
+
+rm -rf $PKG
+mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
+cd $TMP
+rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz
+cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
+chown -R root:root .
+find -L . \
+ \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
+  -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
+ \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
+  -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+
+make CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS -DANSI_COLORS -DGLOBE_PHOON -fcommon"
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/bin
+cp $PRGNAM $PKG/usr/bin
+
+find $PKG -print0 | xargs -0 file | grep -e "executable" -e "shared object" | grep ELF \
+  | cut -f 1 -d : | xargs strip --strip-unneeded 2> /dev/null || true
+
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cp -a \
+  Man.txt \
+  README \
+  ephem.cfg \
+  ephem.db \
+  $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
+cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
+
+mkdir -p $PKG/install
+cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
+
+cd $PKG
+/sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PRGNAM-$VERSION-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.$PKGTYPE
diff --git a/academic/ephem/ephem.info b/academic/ephem/ephem.info
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+PRGNAM="ephem"
+VERSION="4.32"
+HOMEPAGE="http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/ephem/"
+DOWNLOAD="http://www.clearskyinstitute.com/ephem/ephem-4.32.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="953e5f97c610140b29d729c44aecd6b8"
+DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
+MD5SUM_x86_64=""
+REQUIRES=""
+MAINTAINER="Dario Nicodemi"
+EMAIL="dario.sbo@gmail.com"
diff --git a/academic/ephem/slack-desc b/academic/ephem/slack-desc
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+# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
+# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
+# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
+# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
+# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
+# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.
+
+     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
+ephem: ephem (ephemeris program for 24x80 character display)
+ephem:
+ephem: Ephem is a program that displays ephemerides for all the planets plus
+ephem: any two additional objects.  The additional objects may be fixed or
+ephem: specified via heliocentric elliptical, hyperbolic or parabolic
+ephem: orbital elements accommodate solar system objects such as asteroids
+ephem: or comets.
+ephem:
+ephem:
+ephem:
+ephem: