That did it. Thanks! On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 2:16 PM, Christopher Jefferson < ca...@st-andrews.ac.uk> wrote:
> GAP requires the ‘gapdoc’ package to function, but it is not distributed > with GAP (we probably should either improve the messages, or not require > it, but that is a longer-term issue). > > To get GAP working, run either: > > ‘ make bootstrap-pkg-minimal ‘ to get just the packages GAP needs to start > or > ‘ make bootstrap-pkg-full ‘ to get a complete set of packages. > > > > On 16/08/2016, 20:12, "forum-boun...@gap-system.org on behalf of Bill > Maier" <forum-boun...@gap-system.org on behalf of ciri...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I'm on Linux Mint 64-bit version 18 and am trying to build a local > version > of GAP from the latest > source code. I am a software engineer and would like to start > contributing > to GAP. I pulled code > using "git clone https://github.com/gap-system/gap.git";. Ran > .configure and > then make > which had no problems. > > But then when I run bin/gap.sh, the system reports this: > > bmaier@mint-desktop ~/Packages/github/gap/bin $ ./gap.sh > ┌───────┐ GAP v4.8.4-702-g80a0966 of 2016-08-16 14:06:52 (CDT) > │ GAP │ http://www.gap-system.org > └───────┘ Architecture: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc-default64 > Libs used: gmp > Loading the library and packages ... > #I gapdoc package is not available. Check that the name is correct > #I and it is present in one of the GAP root directories (see > '??RootPaths') > #I GAP: needed package gapdoc cannot be loaded > Error, failed to load needed package `gapdoc' (version >= 1.2) at > /home/bmaier/Packages/github/gap/lib/package.gi:1836 called from > func( ); at /home/bmaier/Packages/github/gap/lib/system.g:159 called > from > <function "CallAndInstallPostRestore">( <arguments> ) > called from read-eval loop at > /home/bmaier/Packages/github/gap/lib/init.g:770 > > It still actually runs most simple commands. However when > I try to run the command "Factorial(8);" I get this: > > Error, Factorial: function is not yet defined in > <compiled or corrupted statement> called from > func( ); at /home/bmaier/Packages/github/gap/lib/system.g:159 called > from > <function "CallAndInstallPostRestore">( <arguments> ) > called from read-eval loop at *errin*:2 > > Can someone tell me what is wrong? > > -Bill > _______________________________________________ > Forum mailing list > Forum@mail.gap-system.org > http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum > > > _______________________________________________ Forum mailing list Forum@mail.gap-system.org http://mail.gap-system.org/mailman/listinfo/forum
