#7484: Sage does not build on stock Ubuntu 9.10 without installing gfortran and
setting SAGE_FORTRAN(_LIB)
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Reporter: jason | Owner: tbd
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone: sage-4.3
Component: build | Keywords:
Work_issues: | Author: Jason Grout
Reviewer: | Merged:
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Here's a patch for README.txt to document this:
{{{
--- README.txt.orig 2009-11-17 20:02:26.833640422 -0600
+++ README.txt 2009-11-17 20:07:26.763327405 -0600
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@
>= 10.4.x and certain Linux distributions are 100% supported.
See below for a complete list.
+ NOTE: If you're using Fortran on a platform for which the included
g95 binaries
+ do not work (e.g., Itanium or Ubuntu 9.10), you must use a system-
wide gfortran.
+ You must set the SAGE_FORTRAN and SAGE_FORTRAN_LIB environment
variables before
+ making Sage. Do this by typing
+
+ export SAGE_FORTRAN=/exact/path/to/gfortran
+ export SAGE_FORTRAN_LIB=/path/to/fortran/libs/libgfortran.so
+
2. Extract the tarball:
tar xvf sage-*.tar
@@ -75,13 +83,6 @@
Use Sage on Microsoft Windows via VMware.
We do not always test on OS X 10.4, but Sage should work there fine.
-NOTE: If you're using Fortran on a platform without g95 binaries included
- with Sage, e.g., Itanium, you must use a system-wide gfortran. You
- have to explicitly tell the build process about the fortran
- compiler and library location. Do this by typing
-
- export SAGE_FORTRAN=/exact/path/to/gfortran
- export SAGE_FORTRAN_LIB=/path/to/fortran/libs/libgfortran.so
NOT OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED, BUT NEARLY WORKS:
PROCESSOR OPERATING SYSTEM
}}}
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Ticket URL: <http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/7484>
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