None of these problems arise on an intel macbook running sage 2.7. I also tested it using gap_console() and the example worked in that mode too.
Could you please try gap_reset_workspace() and then restart SAGE and see if the examples start? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ On 7/26/07, Dan Christensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm having trouble accessing GAP's small groups database from the > notebook. I'm using the binary install of 2.7.1 on 32-bit Debian. > > I have installed database_gap-4.4.9 and gap_packages-4.4.9_2. > > If I do "sage -gap", then inside the gap process, I can do: > > gap> NumberSmallGroups(2^3); > 5 > > But if I use gap within a notebook worksheet, or if I start sage > with "sage", the small groups database isn't loaded: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sage > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > | SAGE Version 2.7.1, Release Date: 2007-07-24 | > | Type notebook() for the GUI, and license() for information. | > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > sage: %gap > > --> Switching to Gap <-- > > '' > gap: NumberSmallGroups(2^3); > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > <type 'exceptions.RuntimeError'> Traceback (most recent call last) > > [...stuff omitted...] > > <type 'exceptions.RuntimeError'>: Gap produced error output > Error, the Small Groups library is required but not installed > > executing NumberSmallGroups(2^3);; > > Dan > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---