#16983: Fix finite field modulus handling
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       Reporter:  jdemeyer      |        Owner:
           Type:  enhancement   |       Status:  new
       Priority:  major         |    Milestone:  sage-6.4
      Component:  finite rings  |   Resolution:
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Description changed by jdemeyer:

Old description:

> For prime finite fields, we should support a custom modulus:
> {{{
> sage: x = polygen(GF(7))
> sage: k = GF(7, modulus=x+5)
> sage: k.modulus()
> x + 6
> sage: k.gen()
> 1
> }}}
>
> We should also make the modulus monic:
> {{{
> sage: x = polygen(GF(7))
> sage: k.<a> = GF(7^2, modulus=2*x^2-3, impl="pari_ffelt")
> sage: k.modulus()
> 2*x^2 + 4
> }}}
> (the Givaro backend already does this)

New description:

 For prime finite fields, we should support a custom modulus (internally in
 Sage, we don't need to use this modulus in the backend):
 {{{
 sage: x = polygen(GF(7))
 sage: k = GF(7, modulus=x+5)
 sage: k.modulus()
 x + 6
 sage: k.gen()
 1
 }}}

 We should also make the modulus monic:
 {{{
 sage: x = polygen(GF(7))
 sage: k.<a> = GF(7^2, modulus=2*x^2-3, impl="pari_ffelt")
 sage: k.modulus()
 2*x^2 + 4
 }}}
 (the Givaro backend already does this)

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