On Nov 29, 12:12 pm, joel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello Joel,
> Installing sage-2.8.13-osx10.4-i386-Darwin.tar.gz fails during
> untar'ing, with the error
>
> tar: sage-2.8.13-i386-Darwin/local/LIB: Cannot create symlink to
> `lib': File exists
What are you using to untar? I wouldn't really trust any utility,
especially any graphical one.
> Subsequently running sage ends in all sorts of errors - so the missing
> symlink is an issue.
>
> This error occurs on an Intel MacPro, and also a PowerPC MacMini
> (untar'ing only)
Any chance you might have gotten a corrupted download?
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/was/www/sage/SAGEbin/apple_osx/intel$ md5sum *
61383c29edc62b83d8c19e2f56ddc0c6 sage-2.8.13-osx10.4-i386-
Darwin.tar.gz
10d5d3ce209e0f561d60c7e9bef9055a sage-2.8.13-osx10.5-i386-
Darwin.tar.gz
You should compare the md5sum of the above with the one you get from
your tarball. In case it is different please tell us where you
downloaded the files from, i.e. which mirror or sagemath.org.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/was/www/sage/SAGEbin/apple_osx/intel$ tar xzf
sage-2.8.13-osx10.4-i386-Darwin.tar.gz -C /tmp/Work-mabshoff/
So at least the tarball on sage.math is fine.
> Installing the PowerPC version on the MacMini succeeds without error.
> A problem with the tarball?
>
> I'm going to have a play now. First opinions are good. I'm an
> electronics engineer who occasionally has a need to wrangle some
> simple maths. For heavy lifting I usually use MathCAD, but Sage seems
> to handle most of my applications for MathCAD, plus I already use
> Python. Good work guys - if this proves useful I'll look into ways for
> us to contribute.
Excellent.
Cheers,
Michael
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