[sage-support] Re: using optional packages

2008-03-27 Thread Becky
Thanks for the quick reply. I tried the command sage: install_package("gap_packages-4.4.10_4") After listing many files that it was installing, I got the following error message: sage: An error occurred while installing gap_packages-4.4.10_4 Please email sage-devel http://groups.google.com/gro

[sage-support] Re: using optional packages

2008-03-26 Thread William Stein
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:55:18 -0700, David Joyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't use windows but the way you are trying is definitely wrong. > In linux you just type "sage -i gap_packages-4.4.10_4" and it downloads > it (assuming you have internet) and installs it for you. It also loads th

[sage-support] Re: using optional packages

2008-03-26 Thread David Joyner
I don't use windows but the way you are trying is definitely wrong. In linux you just type "sage -i gap_packages-4.4.10_4" and it downloads it (assuming you have internet) and installs it for you. It also loads the GAP packages into the saved GAP workspace. Therefore, once it is installed, all of