On Sun, Nov 27, 2011 at 12:42:49PM -0800, Simon King wrote:
> Since quite some time, I'm using the Aachen C-MeatAxe as backend for
> linear algebra over fields of size < 255. I think I am now able to
> produce spkg+patch, as an optional and hopefully eventually standard
> package.
>
> I see the additional matrix backend as a complement of M4RI (which is
> over GF(2)), M4RIE (which is over GF(2^e), 1<e<11, see trac ticket
> #9562) and Linbox (GF(p), p prime, see trac ticket #4260).
+1 (from a non expert) that is likely to be useful to us for some
representation theoretical calculations.
> But before being able to finish the spkg, I need some advice: Am I
> patching MeatAxe, or am I creating a fork? I think the answer has an
> impact on some details of the spkg I am now creating.
What do the MeatAxe developper say about it?
Cheers,
Nicolas
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