David Joyner wrote: Hello!! Im back, sorry but i was too busy.
> A warning: > > 1. The gap debian package is delayed by 6 months or so and splits things > up in a > way that many SAGE wrappers for GAP functions will probably break. For > example, > debian distributes no GAP packages, not even GPL'd ones. I think the debian > version is at 4.4.4 but we have 4.4.8: > http://packages.debian.org/stable/math/gap I agree with this, the main problem of debian is related with the long packaging process and SAGE is based on the newest versions of GAP, python and others. > 2. Likewise for maxima, which is still at 5.9.1 (we have 5.10 I think). > http://packages.debian.org/stable/math/maxima > > A agree with William that a good starting point is to make a Debian > SAGE package that installs > everything into /opt. It could be good to make two things, 1.- Build a big package that installs every thing on $DESTDIR. This approach give me some lintian errors and debian standard doesn't like this errors, ;>. I have to ask a deb devolper how about it. 2.- Build a reduced version of sage that could help us with lintian errors. > I think Martin is not suggesting to use the official Debian packages but > to provide our own repository, > which means we would (eventually) maintain our own deb versions of GAP, > Maxima, etc. This > is a great long term goal, IMHO. > > Pere - you seem willing to lead the effort - what do you say? Yes! Im willing to lead this effort, but with James and Moretti help of course. I think that give SAGE the responsibility to mantain our deb versions could be to hard, this idea could be problematic and could promote a fork that could be dangerous to the project. >> own which SAGE depends on. Many of SAGE's dependencies are already >> packaged >> somewhere (e.g. check the Knoppix Math project) but probably not with the >> right fixes/changes applied: See SAGE.txt in every spkg package. >> >> * I'm pretty confident not only Bobby Moretti will support you and anybody >> attempting to build Debian packages but many SAGE developers including >> myself are eager to see Debian packages. Hy list, ho is interested to form a team that will pack SAGE for the common distros and Operating systems? >> Martin >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
