On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Robert Bradshaw <rober...@math.washington.edu> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 4:08 AM, Jason Grout <jason-s...@creativetrax.com> > wrote: >> On 12/6/10 5:49 AM, John Cremona wrote: >>> >>> We want to give a URL for some Sage library source code, for example: >>> >>> >>> http://hg.sagemath.org/sage-main/file/120c07be6358/sage/modular/cusps_nf.py >>> >>> but this link is specific to version 4.6 and so will (presumably) >>> change for future releases. Is there any way we can refer to this >>> file using a URL which will not change (or at least not for several >>> weeks) >> >> >> According to http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/FAQ/WebInterface (first >> question), just replace the changeset id with "tip": >> >> http://hg.sagemath.org/sage-main/file/tip/sage/modular/cusps_nf.py > > Well, the contents of this URL will change as Sage evolves. The one > with the changeset id should be valid as long as the hg servers are up > (it's a snapshot). One can also link to code from a specific release > (technically, tag), e.g. > http://hg.sagemath.org/sage-main/file/4.6/sage/modular/cusps_nf.py
I think that is the best solution. This is not for a journal publication, but for a thesis about to be submitted so it only has to be valid for a month or two! John > > - Robert > > -- > 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 > -- 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
