[sage-devel] Re: libm4ri issues with non-GNU/x86 environments.

2009-10-27 Thread David Kirkby
2009/10/27 Martin Albrecht : > I tend to agree with your point when it comes to the number of CPUs, that > probably should be run-time instead of compile time. Btw. I just checked, this > information isn't even used! > > This is now: > > http://bitbucket.org/malb/m4ri/issue/16/remove-check-for-nu

[sage-devel] Re: libm4ri issues with non-GNU/x86 environments.

2009-10-27 Thread Martin Albrecht
> I think the test for cach size and number of CPUs should be removed > from the configure script, for several reasons. > > From what I can gather from the autoconf list > > * Both macros, which you took from the auotconf macro archive, are > badly written - not just in what they do, but in a ve

[sage-devel] Re: libm4ri issues with non-GNU/x86 environments.

2009-10-27 Thread Dr David Kirkby
On Oct 27, 11:34 am, Martin Albrecht wrote: > Hi David, > > I am working through my todo list and thus revisited this thread. Right now, I > am not sure what I can do to help you to fix the problems you identified (due > to lack of knowledge about  the platforms in question) On the other hand, I

[sage-devel] Re: libm4ri issues with non-GNU/x86 environments.

2009-10-27 Thread Martin Albrecht
Hi David, I am working through my todo list and thus revisited this thread. Right now, I am not sure what I can do to help you to fix the problems you identified (due to lack of knowledge about the platforms in question) On the other hand, I am very interested in making M4RI truly cross-platf

[sage-devel] Re: libm4ri issues with non-GNU/x86 environments.

2009-10-14 Thread Martin Albrecht
> >> 2) On HP-UX, the configure script can't work out how many CPUs I have, > >> what sort they are, but then tries to determine the cache size. This > >> causes the configure script to break. > >> > >> The macro for determining the number of CPUs > >> > >> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=au

[sage-devel] Re: libm4ri issues with non-GNU/x86 environments.

2009-10-14 Thread Dr. David Kirkby
Martin Albrecht wrote: > On Wednesday 14 October 2009, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: >> libm4ri has two issues that I am aware of as soon as one tries to use a >> non-GNU or non-86 environment. >> >> >> I believe the developers hang out here, so I'll put a bit of information >> here, on the hope they se

[sage-devel] Re: libm4ri issues with non-GNU/x86 environments.

2009-10-14 Thread Martin Albrecht
On Wednesday 14 October 2009, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > libm4ri has two issues that I am aware of as soon as one tries to use a > non-GNU or non-86 environment. > > > I believe the developers hang out here, so I'll put a bit of information > here, on the hope they see it. > > 1) Despite the fac