Hi Does sage -ba stop at exactly the same file each space? An input/output error often points at disk errors, though you seem to have checked that already.
df -h can be used to check that there is enough space on the laptop and dmesg | grep read can be used to check for disk level read errors. Regards, Jan On 2 November 2012 09:27, David Roe <[email protected]> wrote: > One of my students is having problems building Sage 5.3 on her laptop. > $ uname -a > Linux danny-zuko 2.6.35-32-generic #67-Ubuntu SMP Mon Mar 5 19:35:26 UTC > 2012 i686 GNU/Linux > > $ cat /etc/issue > Ubuntu 10.10 \n \l > > The install log is at http://sage.math.washington.** > edu/home/roed/mablang_install.**log<http://sage.math.washington.edu/home/roed/mablang_install.log>. > The relevant bit is: > > copying build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/sage/**libs/ntl/ntl_mat_GF2E.so -> > /home/danny-zuko/comp/sage-5.**3/local/lib/python2.7/site-**packages/sage/libs/ntl > copying build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/sage/**libs/ntl/ntl_GF2EX.so -> > /home/danny-zuko/comp/sage-5.**3/local/lib/python2.7/site-**packages/sage/libs/ntl > error: build/lib.linux-i686-2.7/sage/**libs/ntl/ntl_GF2EX.so: Input/output > error > Error installing modified sage library code. > Error building new version of Sage. > You might try typing 'sage -ba' or write to sage-support with as much > information as possible. > > Running sage -ba ran into the same error again. The md5sum of the tar > ball is the same as that of sage-5.3.tar on sage.math. Any ideas? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-support" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support?hl=en. > > > -- .~. /V\ Jan Groenewald /( )\ www.aims.ac.za ^^-^^ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-support" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support?hl=en.
