FWIW I'm regularly testing with a few optional packages but no comprehensive tests:
packages=[ '4ti2', 'benzene', 'beautifulsoup4', 'biopython', 'database_cremona_ellcurve', 'database_jones_numfield', 'database_kohel', 'database_mutation_class', 'database_symbolic_data', 'libbraiding', 'libhomfly', 'libogg', 'lrslib', 'pari_elldata', 'pari_galpol', 'pari_seadata', 'pari_nftables', 'plantri', 'qhull', 'saclib', 'tides', ] On Friday, July 26, 2024 at 6:35:29 AM UTC+2 William Stein wrote: > Dear Sage Developers, > > I'm curious about the testing and installation support for the optional > packages listed on the SageMath documentation page here > <https://doc.sagemath.org/html/en/reference/spkg/#optional-packages>. > > I was wondering if anybody knows more about the extent of testing done for > these packages. The documentation does not specify (as far as I can tell), > and I'm interested in understanding whether these packages undergo regular > testing or if they are primarily community-maintained. Such information > would be incredibly helpful for users like myself who manage compute > resources and strive to offer a robust environment to our users. > > In the past, when I was involved in Sage development, I recall that some > contributors would regularly build and test all optional packages with each > new release, providing feedback on any issues. This community effort was > invaluable and ensured a higher degree of reliability. From my recent > experience with a clean Ubuntu 24.04 install, approximately 30% of the > optional packages encountered build issues, while the rest installed > successfully. I'm trying to discern if this is an expected outcome due to > limited testing, or if there might be some adjustments I could make to > improve the installation success rate. > > It might be beneficial for the community if the status of testing for > these packages was more transparently communicated on the documentation > page. Such clarity could encourage more community members to contribute to > the testing and maintenance of these packages. > > Thank you for your time and all the work you put into SageMath. > > Best regards, > > William http://wstein.org > -- 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/23d351e1-17e1-445f-9d87-85a245e5e09an%40googlegroups.com.