Did you set up global environment variables (like SAGE_ROOT) in you previous install? This is not recommended. Whats the output of "env | grep SAGE"?
On Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 2:57:55 PM UTC+1 siddu...@gmail.com wrote: > I'd installed SAGE from source once, and then deleted the folder. I'm now > trying to install SAGE again from source, this time at a /different/ > location. It builds, and then finally fails with: > > ---- > [2021-01-09 19:20:11] SageMath version 9.3.beta5, Release Date: 2020-12-27 > ERROR: The Sage installation tree has moved > > from /home/bollu/work/sage > to /home/bollu/software/sage > > This is not supported, and Sage will not work. To install Sage from a > binary package: > > 1. Open the .tar.bz2 archive (or .dmg on OSX) > > 2. Move the SageMath folder/app to where you want it to be. You can > also rename the directory now. > > 3. Start sage for the first time. This will then automatically patch > paths in binaries. > > After starting Sage for the first time you cannot change the > installation any more. To install Sage elsewhere, start over from the > binary package. Or recompile Sage from scratch in the new location > ("make distclean && make") > ------ > > Unfortunately, I can't follow the instructions because I don't *have* a > SageMath install anymore. It seems like some sort of > specter of the previous installation is still hanging around somewhere. > > How do I actually cleanly install SAGE a second time? > > Thanks, > ~Siddharth > > > -- > https://bollu.github.io/ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/96488fc2-7467-44a3-9a66-18f495c40c57n%40googlegroups.com.