[sage-devel] Re: Suggestion for main configure script to give package names for Latex.

2016-09-11 Thread Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
On 6 September 2016 at 13:45, Dima Pasechnik wrote: > Hi David, > > > On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 9:08:25 AM UTC, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby > Microwave Ltd) wrote: >> >> I'm trying to migrate away from Solaris to Linux, given the takeover by >> Oracle. I decided to

Re: [sage-devel] Re: Suggestion for main configure script to give package names for Latex.

2016-09-06 Thread Thierry
On Tue, Sep 06, 2016 at 09:22:55AM -0700, Samuel Lelievre wrote: [...] > Dave's other suggestions would deserve a ticket... > I guess they could be summed up as follows: > > - Warn about the need to install or update g++ > (so its version matches the installed version of c++). > I think this

[sage-devel] Re: Suggestion for main configure script to give package names for Latex.

2016-09-06 Thread Simon King
Hi Dima, On 2016-09-06, Dima Pasechnik wrote: > the whole world has basically gone to git nowadays, not only Sage. > Besides it's not so different from hg. IMHO, git and hg are "not so different" in the same way as PyObject* and object are "not so different": They feel

Re: [sage-devel] Re: Suggestion for main configure script to give package names for Latex.

2016-09-06 Thread William Stein
On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 10:25 AM, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) < drkir...@kirkbymicrowave.co.uk> wrote: > > > On Tuesday, 6 September 2016, Dima Pasechnik wrote: > >> Hi David, >> >> On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 9:08:25 AM UTC, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby >>

[sage-devel] Re: Suggestion for main configure script to give package names for Latex.

2016-09-06 Thread Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)
On Tuesday, 6 September 2016, Dima Pasechnik wrote: > Hi David, > > On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 9:08:25 AM UTC, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby > Microwave Ltd) wrote: >> >> I'm trying to migrate away from Solaris to Linux, given the takeover by >> Oracle. I decided to install

[sage-devel] Re: Suggestion for main configure script to give package names for Latex.

2016-09-06 Thread Samuel Lelievre
2016-09-06 18:02:33 UTC+2, leif: > > Samuel Lelievre wrote: > > > 2016-09-06 11:08:25 UTC+2, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd): > > > > > > PS, I found this page > > https://wiki.sagemath.org/devel/DebianSage > > > >

[sage-devel] Re: Suggestion for main configure script to give package names for Latex.

2016-09-06 Thread leif
Samuel Lelievre wrote: > > > 2016-09-06 11:08:25 UTC+2, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd): > > > PS, I found this page > https://wiki.sagemath.org/devel/DebianSage > > last updated in 2009. Unless someone is willing to update

[sage-devel] Re: Suggestion for main configure script to give package names for Latex.

2016-09-06 Thread Samuel Lelievre
2016-09-06 11:08:25 UTC+2, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd): > PS, I found this page > https://wiki.sagemath.org/devel/DebianSage > last updated in 2009. Unless someone is willing to update it, I suggest it > might be better removed. > Thanks for this suggestion. I updated the page.

[sage-devel] Re: Suggestion for main configure script to give package names for Latex.

2016-09-06 Thread leif
Dima Pasechnik wrote: > Hi David, > > On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 9:08:25 AM UTC, Dr. David Kirkby > (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote: > > I'm trying to migrate away from Solaris to Linux, given the takeover > by Oracle. I decided to install the latest Debian (8.5 == Jessie) , > and

[sage-devel] Re: Suggestion for main configure script to give package names for Latex.

2016-09-06 Thread Dima Pasechnik
Hi David, On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 9:08:25 AM UTC, Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd) wrote: > > I'm trying to migrate away from Solaris to Linux, given the takeover by > Oracle. I decided to install the latest Debian (8.5 == Jessie) , and Sage. > I have not succeeded yet, but