If they indeed haven't run `./configure`, then they should. I think it's not too much to ask someone to read the README file before trying to build Sage. If they have already run `./configure`, then the error message needs to be fixed.
On Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 7:19:45 PM UTC-7 Matthias Koeppe wrote: > The error message could be improved. I've opened > https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/33753 for this. > > > On Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 5:36:04 PM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > >> Dear All, >> >> Someone is trying to build and run 'sage' with this advanced incantation >> 'sage -br' >> >> ~/sage-9.6/rc0.mod2$ sage.GOOD/sage -br >> >> and she was asked " Did you run configure?" >> >> Unfortunately, "sage --advanced" does not give any incantation for this >> ('sage -c' is NOT for 'configure') >> >> She is falling in love with this "Swiss Army Knife", please help her. >> >> Regards, >> >> phiho >> >> >> /home/hph/sage-9.6/rc0.mod2/sage.GOOD/src/sage.src.bin.sage: >> /home/hph/sage-9.6/rc0.mod2/sage.GOOD/src/bin/sage-venv-config: >> /doesnotexist/python3: bad interpreter: No such file or directory >> ./install: line 12: >> /home/hph/sage-9.6/rc0.mod2/sage.GOOD/src/bin/sage-env-config: No such file >> or directory >> Error: Failed to read sage-env-config. Did you run configure? >> ~/sage-9.6/rc0.mod2$ >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/96028582-ae5d-49e7-8272-7f812568a1d2n%40googlegroups.com.
