#14346: Document/report/fix PARI patches
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       Reporter:  Snark               |         Owner:  tbd          
           Type:  enhancement         |        Status:  new          
       Priority:  major               |     Milestone:  sage-wishlist
      Component:  packages: standard  |    Resolution:               
       Keywords:                      |   Work issues:               
Report Upstream:  N/A                 |     Reviewers:               
        Authors:                      |     Merged in:               
   Dependencies:  #14539              |      Stopgaps:               
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Changes (by jdemeyer):

  * dependencies:  => #14539


Old description:

> This spkg has many patches, with the following:
>
> Good:
>  * get_ld.patch: author known, pure packaging
>  * get_tests.patch: author known, pure packaging
>  * install_doc_no_make.patch: author known, pure packaging
>  * perl_path.patch: author known, pure packaging
>  * cygwin_dll_a.patch: author known, pure packaging
>
> Bad:
>  * get_config_options.patch: author known, upstream-worthy, no comment
> says it was forwarded, which probably means it wasn't
>  * get_fltk.patch: author known, upstream-worthy, no comment says it was
> forwarded, which probably means it wasn't
>  * get_X11.patch: author known, upstream-worthy, no comment says it was
> forwarded, which probably means it wasn't
>  * mp.c.patch: author unknown, should be replaced by a Sage library
> patch.
>
> Needs documentation:
>  * GCC_PR49330.patch: author (jdemeyer) not mentioned, discussed with
> upstream, upstream decided not to fix this. Should mention
> [http://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/archives/pari-dev-1203/msg00000.html] and
> [http://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/archives/pari-dev-1202/msg00006.html]
>  * get_dlcflags.patch: author known, partially accepted by upstream.
>  * KERNELCFLAGS.patch: author unknown, you have to look at a bug report
> to see who the author is and that it was forwarded upstream
>  * trac_13902_determinant.patch: author (jdemeyer) not mentioned,
> upstream backport
>  * polred.patch: author (jdemeyer) not mentioned, upstream backport

New description:

 This spkg has many patches, with the following:

 Good:
  * get_ld.patch: author known, pure packaging
  * get_tests.patch: author known, pure packaging
  * install_doc_no_make.patch: author known, pure packaging
  * perl_path.patch: author known, pure packaging
  * cygwin_dll_a.patch: author known, pure packaging
  * GCC_PR49330.patch: author mentioned, discussed with upstream, upstream
 decided not to fix this
  * get_dlcflags.patch: author known, partially accepted by upstream
  * KERNELCFLAGS.patch: author known, forwarded upstream
  * trac_13902_determinant.patch: author mentioned, upstream backport
  * polred.patch: author mentioned, upstream backport

 Bad:
  * get_config_options.patch: author known, upstream-worthy, no comment
 says it was forwarded, which probably means it wasn't
  * get_fltk.patch: author known, upstream-worthy, no comment says it was
 forwarded, which probably means it wasn't
  * get_X11.patch: author known, upstream-worthy, no comment says it was
 forwarded, which probably means it wasn't
  * mp.c.patch: author unknown, should be replaced by a Sage library patch.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/14346#comment:35>
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