#10303: clean up sage-check-64 and use of SAGE64
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Reporter: jhpalmieri | Owner: GeorgSWeber
Type: defect | Status: needs_work
Priority: blocker | Milestone: sage-4.6.2
Component: build | Resolution:
Keywords: 64 | Author: John Palmieri
Upstream: N/A | Reviewer: David Kirkby, Leif Leonhardy
Merged: | Work_issues:
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Old description:
> There are some problems with SAGE64 and sage-check-64. First, sage-
> check-64 gets run whenever sage-env gets run, which is way too often. As
> a consequence, if SAGE64 is set, I get extra messages printed whenever I
> run anything like "sage -hg":
> {{{
> $ sage -hg status
> Detected SAGE64 flag
> Building Sage on OS X in 64-bit mode
> }}}
> This is annoying on its own, but it also produces incorrect information
> when running "sage -pkg": the extra messages make hg think that there are
> unchecked in changes.
>
> Also, in several files in the scripts repo, comments say that SAGE64 is
> only for use on OS X or Solaris, but there are no such distinctions in
> various spkg-install files that I've looked at: if SAGE64 is set, then it
> tries to build in 64-bit mode, regardless of the platform.
>
> In contrast, the file sage-check-64 only prints messages about building
> 64-bit if on OS X or Solaris.
>
> Finally, the script sage-check-64 creates a file
> SAGE_LOCAL/lib/sage-64.txt if SAGE64 is set to "yes", to record the fact
> that this is a 64-bit build. This makes sense if SAGE64 is unset, but if
> the user sets SAGE64 to "no", then this file should be ignored, and in
> fact deleted.
>
> The attached patch gets rid of the distinction between OS X, Solaris, and
> everything else. It deletes sage-64.txt if SAGE64 is "no". It also only
> runs sage-check-64 from sage-spkg (which is what calls spkg-install) and
> sage-build (which may not be strictly necessary, but it was there
> already). It no longer runs it from sage-env. Since it gets run by
> sage-spkg, it is now included in spkg/base.
>
> -----
>
> I've asked some questions about this on [http://groups.google.com/group
> /sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/42573acff76e26b0?tvc=2 sage-devel]. If
> the answers are not what I expect, then this may need to be rethought.
>
> -----
>
> Instructions:
>
> - apply trac_10303-scripts-SAGE64.v3.patch.
>
> - copy trac_10303-install to SAGE_ROOT/spkg/install, or apply the
> corresponding patch for that file.
>
> - apply 10303-add-sage-check-64-dot-hgignore.patch to the base repo
> (SAGE_ROOT/spkg/base).
>
> To produce a version with which to test from scratch, you then have to
> run "sage -sdist ..." to make sure that the necessary files from the
> scripts repo are copied to spkg/base.
New description:
== Patio Heaters - Its Convenience Matters ==
[[Image(http://www.charlescamping.ie/onlinestore/images/patio%20heater.JPG)]]
'''[http://patioheaterz.com/ Patio heaters]''' has many different forms
and it can also be transported anywhere you like. It provides you the
moderate amount of warmth that you need and it is more convenient for you
to use because you can put it anywhere. You can spend a lot of time with
your family even on a cold winter season.
--
Comment(by patioheater12):
Replying to [ticket:10303 jhpalmieri]:
> There are some problems with SAGE64 and sage-check-64. First, sage-
check-64 gets run whenever sage-env gets run, which is way too often. As
a consequence, if SAGE64 is set, I get extra messages printed whenever I
run anything like "sage -hg":
> {{{
> $ sage -hg status
> Detected SAGE64 flag
> Building Sage on OS X in 64-bit mode
> }}}
> This is annoying on its own, but it also produces incorrect information
when running "sage -pkg": the extra messages make hg think that there are
unchecked in changes.
>
> Also, in several files in the scripts repo, comments say that SAGE64 is
only for use on OS X or Solaris, but there are no such distinctions in
various spkg-install files that I've looked at: if SAGE64 is set, then it
tries to build in 64-bit mode, regardless of the platform.
>
> In contrast, the file sage-check-64 only prints messages about building
64-bit if on OS X or Solaris.
>
> Finally, the script sage-check-64 creates a file
SAGE_LOCAL/lib/sage-64.txt if SAGE64 is set to "yes", to record the fact
that this is a 64-bit build. This makes sense if SAGE64 is unset, but if
the user sets SAGE64 to "no", then this file should be ignored, and in
fact deleted.
>
> The attached patch gets rid of the distinction between OS X, Solaris,
and everything else. It deletes sage-64.txt if SAGE64 is "no". It also
only runs sage-check-64 from sage-spkg (which is what calls spkg-install)
and sage-build (which may not be strictly necessary, but it was there
already). It no longer runs it from sage-env. Since it gets run by sage-
spkg, it is now included in spkg/base.
>
> -----
>
> I've asked some questions about this on [http://groups.google.com/group
/sage-devel/browse_thread/thread/42573acff76e26b0?tvc=2 sage-devel]. If
the answers are not what I expect, then this may need to be rethought.
>
> -----
>
> Instructions:
>
> - apply trac_10303-scripts-SAGE64.v3.patch.
>
> - copy trac_10303-install to SAGE_ROOT/spkg/install, or apply the
corresponding patch for that file.
>
> - apply 10303-add-sage-check-64-dot-hgignore.patch to the base repo
(SAGE_ROOT/spkg/base).
>
> To produce a version with which to test from scratch, you then have to
run "sage -sdist ..." to make sure that the necessary files from the
scripts repo are copied to spkg/base.
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Ticket URL: <http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/10303#comment:64>
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