#7484: update README.txt to require Fortran as a pre-requisite for compiling
Sage
on Linux
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Reporter: jason | Owner: tbd
Type: defect | Status: needs_work
Priority: major | Milestone: sage-4.4.2
Component: build | Keywords:
Author: Jason Grout, Minh Van Nguyen | Upstream: N/A
Reviewer: David Kirkby | Merged:
Work_issues: |
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Description changed by mvngu:
Old description:
> 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 20:11:28.183327521 -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 making or using Sage 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
> }}}
New description:
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 20:11:28.183327521 -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 making or using Sage 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
}}}
Ticket #8806 fixes many issues that are dealt with in the current ticket.
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