#11081: Update the "Install from Source Code" section of the Sage Installation
Guide
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Reporter: drkirkby | Owner: mvngu
Type: enhancement | Status: needs_work
Priority: major | Milestone: sage-4.7
Component: documentation | Keywords:
Author: David Kirkby | Upstream: N/A
Reviewer: Karl-Dieter Crisman | Merged:
Work_issues: |
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Comment(by drkirkby):
Replying to [comment:7 jdemeyer]:
> Line 131 in the new file: it is false that PARI needs `perl` (it might
have been true some time in the past, I don't know). Only the PARI/GP
''documentation'' (not installed or used by default) needs `perl`.
>
> Line 752 in the new file: the comment about PARI's galois data files is
also completely outdated and should be removed.
I'll make those changes.
> By the way, "starting the first time can take a few minutes" is totally
true when you have a slow disk on a busy system (e.g.
sage.math.washington.edu)
How about saying:
''"Sage should take well under a minute to start for the first time, but
it can take a few minutes on a slow or busy file system?"''
I did also think of putting something to the effect of
''If possible install Sage on a local disk or fast system, as Sage loads a
large number of files, which can mean Sage is slow to start on some file
systems''.
The trouble with these changes is that they are subjective. Most of the
other points are just correcting indisputable facts.
I think one useful addition to the bottom of a page might be
''"Last updated on x/y/z"''
so hopefully we can find pages that are well out of date.
It's hard to believe that a page as important as describing how to build
Sage from source has so many inaccuracies in it. I suspect this has not
been properly updated for a few years.
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