I just downloaded sage 2.9 source code tar from http://www.sagemath.org/dist/src/index.html
did tar xvf on it, then did make. I get this build error below. I am using cygwin $ uname -a CYGWIN_NT-5.1 computer-h20djr 1.5.24(0.156/4/2) 2007-01-31 10:57 i686 Cygwin $ gcc -v gcc version 3.4.4 (cygming special, gdc 0.12, using dmd 0.125) $ python -v Python 2.5 (r25:51908, Mar 13 2007, 08:13:14) [GCC 3.4.4 (cygming special, gdc 0.12, using dmd 0.125)] on cygwin ---- part of log file where error occured --------- gcc -c -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -D__GMP_WITHIN_GMP -I.. - DOPERATION_dive_1 -m32 -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -mtune=pentium3 -march=pentium3 tmp- dive_1.s -DPIC -o .libs/dive_1.o /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-cygwin/3.4.4/../../../../i686-pc-cygwin/bin/as: BFD 2.17.50 20060817 assertion fail /netrel/src/binutils-20060817-1/bfd/coff- i386.c:576 tmp-dive_1.s: Assembler messages: tmp-dive_1.s:110: Error: cannot represent relocation type BFD_RELOC_386_GOTPC make[4]: *** [dive_1.lo] Error 1 make[4]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/e/nabbasi/data/CDROM/DVD11/SAGE/ sage-2.9/s pkg/build/gmp-4.2.1.p12/src/mpn' make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/e/nabbasi/data/CDROM/DVD11/SAGE/ sage-2.9/s pkg/build/gmp-4.2.1.p12/src' make[2]: *** [all] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/e/nabbasi/data/CDROM/DVD11/SAGE/ sage-2.9/s pkg/build/gmp-4.2.1.p12/src' Error building GMP. real 1m47.938s user 4m16.002s sys 1m1.670s sage: An error occurred while installing gmp-4.2.1.p12 Please email sage-devel http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel explaining the problem and send the relevant part of of /cygdrive/e/nabbasi/data/CDROM/DVD11/SAGE/sage-2.9/install.log. Describe you r computer, operating system, etc. If you want to try to fix the problem, yourself *don't* just cd to /cygdrive/e/nabbasi/data/CDROM/DVD11/SAGE/sage-2.9/spkg/build/ gmp-4.2.1.p12 and type 'make'. Instead type "/cygdrive/e/nabbasi/data/CDROM/DVD11/SAGE/sage-2.9/sage - sh" in order to set all environment variables correctly, then cd to /cygdrive/e/nabbasi/data/CDROM/DVD11/SAGE/sage-2.9/spkg/build/ gmp-4.2.1.p12 (When you are done debugging, you can type "exit" to leave the subshell.) make[1]: *** [installed/gmp-4.2.1.p12] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/e/nabbasi/data/CDROM/DVD11/SAGE/ sage-2.9/s pkg' real 2m4.192s user 4m25.386s sys 1m4.705s Nasser --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---