On Dec 5, 2007 7:51 AM, John Cremona <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm sure that can be done, and in fact I have suggested it myself. > The cremona.spkg contains everything that mwrank.spkg did. So whoever > put mwrank into Sage
That would be me when I visited you for a day in Nottingham > 2 years ago. You were very helpful then :-) > could make some small changes and get mwrank to > do the same. The executables files (e.g. the mwrank stand-alone > program) should still be built; when it somes to linking, all you > need to know is that the mwrank version was flattened producing only > one lib*.a, while the cremona version keeps my original division into > 4 (interdependent) libraries. > > I don't have the technical expertise to do this myself! I was not > involved in the origina mwrank packaging and wrapping (and did not > acquire the necessary knowho at SD6 either). But I am happy to answer > questions from anyone who is going to do it. Michael A. or I will do it. I haven't yet only due to teaching, grant-writing, etc. The quarter ends here soon though so I will have time. And please don't make us take cremona*.spkg out of Sage. It is to me the most exciting edition to Sage in a very long time! William --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URLs: http://sage.scipy.org/sage/ and http://modular.math.washington.edu/sage/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---