$ make
$ make check
[become root if necessary]
- $ make install
+ # make install
Known to work with:
- Linux/x86, EGCS-1.1.x and GCC 2-95.x
Large amounts of memory (>128MB) will be required by the compiler,
also depending on optimization. To give you a rough idea of what you
have to expect the following table may be helpful. It was measured on
-a P-III/500MHz with "enough" memory:
+an Athlon/800MHz with "enough" memory:
step: | GCC optimization level: | comment:
| -O0 | -O1 | -O2 |
--------------+--------+--------+--------+-------------------------------
-make | ~4m | ~6m | ~10m | building shared and static lib
-make check | ~3m | ~3m | ~7m | mostly due to compilation
+make | ~4m | ~5m | ~6m | building shared and static lib
+make check | ~20m | ~11m | ~12m | largely due to compilation
COMMON PROBLEMS
Problems with CLN
-----------------
-You should use at least CLN V1.0.3, since during the development of
+You should use at least CLN-1.1, since during the development of
GiNaC various bugs have been discovered and fixed in earlier versions.
-To protect you, the "configure" script checks for a feature that was
-added in V1.0.3 so it won't continue with earlier versions anyhow.
Please install CLN properly on your system before continuing with
-GiNaC.
+GiNaC. When using GCC3 as compiler please use at least CLN-1.1.1
+since some parts of GiNaC won't build with CLN-1.1.
Problems with building ginsh
----------------------------
Cint version | how it works
--------------+----------------------------------------------------------
< 5.14.39 | `VERBOTEN' by license (please bite your favorite lawyer)
- < 5.14.39,40 | compiles but does not feel happy at all (inconsistent!)
- 5.14.41 | tested on egcs 1.1.1, gcc 2.95.2: only minor weirdnesses
- 5.14.44 | G__cpp_ginaccint.C needs manual fixes, doesn't work well
+ < 5.14.60 | since GiNaC version 0.7, these do not compile any more
+ 5.14.62-79 | compiles fine, works well with GCC 2.95.x. GCC3 no go.