I'm updating a configure script which will warn users if their operating system is too old. In the case of a Solaris 9 machine it will say:
configure: WARNING: ********************************************************* configure: WARNING: ********************************************************* configure: WARNING: You are using Solaris 9, which is a very old version configure: WARNING: last released in 2004. Solaris 10 was first released in configure: WARNING: 2005, and there have been many updates since then. You configure: WARNING: are advised to upgrade to Solaris 10 or later, as Sage is configure: WARNING: not supported on Solaris 9, though it may work (the Sage configure: WARNING: developers never test Sage on Solaris 9). configure: WARNING: You can download the latest Solaris version free from configure: WARNING: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/ configure: WARNING: ********************************************************* configure: WARNING: ********************************************************* I think I'll have to leave any tests for linux (or let someone else write them), as I believe there are too many different distributions to worry about. However, on OS X I believe it is practical to list what version is too old and so advise someone to upgrade. I also believe there is an issue on the very latest OS X release. If that is so, do we want a warning added telling people that, or do you expect to have that fixed by the next Sage release? Also, are updates for OS X free? If so, where can one download them, or otherwise obtain them? The top level README.txt says "We do not always test on OS X 10.4, but Sage should work there fine." Is that still true? dave --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send an email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to sage-devel-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel URL: http://www.sagemath.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
