Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-08-05 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | > | patched. fixed in the next release. --t | > | | > | (no, i still don't have SVN working. there is no time) | > | > Then, please could send a patch to the list? | | | I now have a working subversion and will look at keeping silver | up to date with patch

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-08-04 Thread root
> | patched. fixed in the next release. --t > | > | (no, i still don't have SVN working. there is no time) > > Then, please could send a patch to the list? I now have a working subversion and will look at keeping silver up to date with patches (but not testing it thoroughly due to time) t

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
"Bill Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | On July 31, 2006 3:22 PM Gaby wrote: | > | > Bill Page writes: | > | > [...] | > | > | > For every new session, the system repeatedly asks me to set | > | > preference before editing. Is there a way I can do that once | > | > for all and be done with i

RE: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Bill Page
Ralf, Thanks for the suggestion. On July 31, 2006 10:48 AM you wrote: > ... > Could you make change the Edit page and let appear "Reason for > the Change" in red? > Done. Regards, Bill Page. ___ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongn

RE: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Bill Page
On July 31, 2006 3:22 PM Gaby wrote: > > Bill Page writes: > > [...] > > | > For every new session, the system repeatedly asks me to set > | > preference before editing. Is there a way I can do that once > | > for all and be done with it? > | > > | > | Your preferences are saved as cookies.

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
"Bill Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] | > For every new session, the system repeatedly asks me to set | > preference before editing. Is there a way I can do that once | > for all and be done with it? | > | | Your preferences are saved as cookies. If your browser allows | it, they will

RE: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Bill Page
On July 31, 2006 3:05 PM my email program wrote: > ... > you why. This has the advantage of telling robot programs "too > authorized", but it seems to give the wrong impression to users. > ... I was sure I told it to say "not authorized". This HTTP 401 return code is often enough to scare away a r

RE: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Bill Page
On July 31, 2006 11:20 AM Gabriel Dos Reis wrote: > Ralf Hemmecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > ... > | Bill, I guess Kai had problems because he did not provide a > | reason for the change. (I fell into the same trap.) > > Me too. > > The system should not make it hard for "good citizens" to c

RE: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Bill Page
On July 31, 2006 10:18 AM Kai Kaminski > > > >> svn diff --diff-cmd /usr/bin/diff -x "-Naur" some.foo.pamphlet > > > > Super. > > > >> PS: If this is what you've been looking for, I'll put it > on the wiki. > > > > Yes, please. > > I can't change the wiki page, because it keeps asking me for a

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
Ralf Hemmecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] | Bill, I guess Kai had problems because he did not provide a reason for | the change. (I fell into the same trap.) Me too. The system should not make it hard for "good citizens" to contribute modifications. For every new session, the system re

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Kai Kaminski
I can't change the wiki page, because it keeps asking me for a username/password. I probably have those, since I've used the wiki before, but I can't remember them. I attached the modified page source to this mail, so maybe someone else can just put it up. ... Bill, I guess Kai had problems bec

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Alfredo Portes
Kai, You just need to provide a little comment in the text field: "Reason for edit:". This is new feature put in place by Bill to avoid spam in the Wiki. With this we will not get a password prompt. Regards, Alfredo Portes On 7/31/06, Kai Kaminski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> svn diff --diff

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
I can't change the wiki page, because it keeps asking me for a username/password. I probably have those, since I've used the wiki before, but I can't remember them. I attached the modified page source to this mail, so maybe someone else can just put it up. Done. Thanks for supplying the change

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Kai Kaminski
svn diff --diff-cmd /usr/bin/diff -x "-Naur" some.foo.pamphlet Super. PS: If this is what you've been looking for, I'll put it on the wiki. Yes, please. I can't change the wiki page, because it keeps asking me for a username/password. I probably have those, since I've used the wiki before,

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
Ralf Hemmecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Hi Gaby, | | I have also come across that bug some time. It is just a missing | backslash in front of the special character #. | | I've included the patch at the end. Thanks, I'll test it commit to Silver. | Why I did not send it was that I find "dif

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread root
Ralf, Before you change a file, copy it. I usually do: cp transolve.spad.pamphlet transolve.spad.pamphlet.org edit transolve.spad.pamphlet rebuild and if it succeeds then I do: diff -Naur transolve.spad.pamphlet.org transolve.spad.pamphlet >patch and post the patch. Tim _

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
svn diff --diff-cmd /usr/bin/diff -x "-Naur" some.foo.pamphlet Super. PS: If this is what you've been looking for, I'll put it on the wiki. Yes, please. Thank you. Ralf ___ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.no

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Kai Kaminski
I usually have just one working copy. If I come across a problem, I fix it and try to recompile. If it works, fine. But if I should submit a "diff -Naur" patch I need the old an the new file. The old file is gone, of course, so I need a checkout of a second (original) working copy to be able to

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
So patches get collected and the Gold copy is built/tested/ported every 2 months or so. No problem. But we should also start to think about freezing the "next-release-gold", call it "GoldAxiomVersion-x.y-ReleaseCandidate", make it available publicly and post to the mailing list that everyone

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
On 07/30/2006 08:10 PM, root wrote: I've tried to get debian running several times without success. I downloaded a 9 CD Debian set, spent half a day trying to install it and it fails. Bad karma, I guess. But you have Fedora running, and I believe that it comes with a Subversion package. ;-)

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-31 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
Hi Gaby, I have also come across that bug some time. It is just a missing backslash in front of the special character #. I've included the patch at the end. Why I did not send it was that I find "diff -Naur" rather inconvenient. And I was not yet fully through with the compilation of Silver,

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
Gabriel Dos Reis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | Tim -- | | I'm looking into the LaTeX issues with bsdsignal.c.pamphlet. | One of them has to do with the following tabular material: | | \begin{tabular}{ll} | [EFAULT] & Either {\sl act} or {\sl oact} points to memory that is not a\\ | &

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
Tim -- I'm looking into the LaTeX issues with bsdsignal.c.pamphlet. One of them has to do with the following tabular material: \begin{tabular}{ll} [EFAULT] & Either {\sl act} or {\sl oact} points to memory that is not a\\ & valid part of the process address space\\ [EINVAL] & The {\sl

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | > However, the only meaningful way people can productively "play" with | > th silver branch is when it is not far from the gold. | | I have several systems that are very, very far from Gold. | They include interpreter rewrites, algebra rewrites, browser | rewri

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread root
> However, the only meaningful way people can productively "play" with > th silver branch is when it is not far from the gold. I have several systems that are very, very far from Gold. They include interpreter rewrites, algebra rewrites, browser rewrites, etc. The only way to make progress is to

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | On the other hand, I have to say that I don't have the cycles | available to keep Gold and Silver in sync. It's not for lack | of desire, it's lack of time. then, just send the patches you applied to gold to the list. That way, other people (like) who would hav

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread root
I've tried to get debian running several times without success. I downloaded a 9 CD Debian set, spent half a day trying to install it and it fails. Bad karma, I guess. On the other hand, I have to say that I don't have the cycles available to keep Gold and Silver in sync. It's not for lack of des

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | To find the error you need to run Latex in its normal noisy mode. Do | | make NOISE= | | and you'll see the latex output. (./transsolve.spad.tex LaTeX2e <2003/12/01> Babel and hyphenation patterns for american, french, german, ngerman, bahasa, basque, bulgar

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | please post "diff -Naur" patch files. This is not a patch file. It is LaTeX error on one of the pamphlet file. I meant to send the build log (when it is finished) but previous attemps met resistance as the log is judged "too big" for the mailer at the other

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
Ralf Hemmecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] | Otherwise I fear that Gold and Silver diverge. That is one my big concerns too. It is a situation I would hate to see happen. -- Gaby ___ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | patched. fixed in the next release. --t | | (no, i still don't have SVN working. there is no time) Then, please could send a patch to the list? -- Gaby ___ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Ralf Hemmecke
Tim, Don't you have a debian system running? Then you simply have to type apt-get install subversion I think we should submit patches to Silver (that is why it is there) and you take them from the subversion repository before you release a new gold branch. Otherwise I fear that Gold and Sil

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread root
please post "diff -Naur" patch files. this does not have sufficient information. what file contains this line? t | To find the error you need to run Latex in its normal noisy mode. Do | | make NOISE= | | and you'll see the la

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread root
patched. fixed in the next release. --t (no, i still don't have SVN working. there is no time) ___ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | To find the error you need to run Latex in its normal noisy mode. Do | | make NOISE= | | and you'll see the latex output. LaTeX Warning: File `ps/axiomFront.ps' not found on input line 15. ! LaTeX Error: File `ps/axiomFront.ps' not found. See the LaTeX man

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | To find the error you need to run Latex in its normal noisy mode. Do | | make NOISE= | | and you'll see the latex output. ! Missing $ inserted. $ l.195 The {\sl uap} argument to a POSIX SA_ SIGINFO

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-07-30 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | To find the error you need to run Latex in its normal noisy mode. Do | | make NOISE= | | and you'll see the latex output. [...] ! Missing { inserted. { l.150 S IGXCPU& terminate process& cpu time limit exceeded {\bf setrl

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-06-23 Thread M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
Oops ... forgot to post the results: 4 making /home/spad/axiom/mnt/linux/doc/bookvol1.dvi from /home/spad/axiom/src/doc/bookvol1.pamphlet This is makeindex, version 2.14 [02-Oct-2002] (kpathsea + Thai support). Scanning input file bookvol1.idx.done (1127 entries accepted, 0 rejected). Sortin

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-06-23 Thread M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
Thanks!! Two enters did it. Gabriel Dos Reis wrote: > root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [...] > > | The SVN should never contain bad latex. > > It has been so since the initial se up... > I'll look ino it later. > > -- Gaby > > -- M. Edward (Ed) Borasky http://linuxcapacityplanning.com

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-06-23 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] | The SVN should never contain bad latex. It has been so since the initial se up... I'll look ino it later. -- Gaby ___ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/li

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-06-23 Thread root
When the axiom build dies in the documentation there is an error in the latex and latex has put up a prompt. Because of "noise reduction" you don't see the prompt. Type 'X' and it should continue. To find the error you need to run Latex in its normal noisy mode. Do make NOISE= and you'll see th

Re: [Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-06-23 Thread Gabriel Dos Reis
"M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | I'm trying to build Silver Axiom on Gentoo Linux. I downloaded the | source, unpacked it in a directory with no spaces or uppercase in the | path, typed "./configure" and "make" just like the instructions specify. | | It starts up OK, but it

[Axiom-developer] Problem building SIlver Axiom on Gentoo Linux

2006-06-23 Thread M. Edward (Ed) Borasky
I'm trying to build Silver Axiom on Gentoo Linux. I downloaded the source, unpacked it in a directory with no spaces or uppercase in the path, typed "./configure" and "make" just like the instructions specify. It starts up OK, but it appears to stop dead making the documentation. It's been sitting