Prerequisites
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GiNaC requires the CLN library by Bruno Haible, available at
or .
You will also need a C++ compiler adhering to the ANSI standard (we used gcc
for development so if you have a different compiler you are on your own).
Installation
============
As with any autoconfiguring GNU software, installation is as easy as this:
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make check
[become root if necessary]
$ make install
Known to work with:
- Linux/x86, EGCS-1.1.2 or GCC 2-95.
The "make" step takes about 10 minutes, on a 586 DX / 133 MHz / 64 MB or
about 2 minutes on a P-III /550 MHz / 512 MB.
The "configure" script can be given a number of options to enable and
disable various features. For a complete list, type:
$ ./configure --help
A few of the more important ones:
--prefix=PREFIX install architecture-independent files in PREFIX
[defaults to /usr/local]
--exec-prefix=EPREFIX install architecture-dependent files in EPREFIX
[defaults to the value given to --prefix]
--disable-shared suppress the creation of a shared version of libginac
More detailed installation instructions can be found in the documentation,
in the doc/ directory.
Problems with CLN
=================
You should use at least CLN V1.0.2, since all earlier ones are
somewhat buggy. Even V1.0.1 has a few problems and GiNaC will not
support older versions. Please install it properly on your system
before continuing with GiNaC.