$ 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
----------------------------
$ ./configure --with-cint
or specify it directly on the command line by saying
$ ./configure --with-cint=/my/path/to/cintsysdir
+This variable does not have to be exported for running the installed
+binary: since the actual program is started by a launcher that sets it.
Enjoy!
-Here is an overview to gives you an idea if you can expect GiNaCcint
+Here is an overview to gives you an idea if you can expect GiNaC-cint
to compile, install and work properly:
- Cint version | is known to work with | is known not to work with
---------------+---------------------------+-----------------------------
- < 5.14.37 | | (incompatible with GiNaC)
- 5.14.38 | egcs 1.1.1 (problematic) | gcc.2.95.2
- 5.14.39 | egcs 1.1.1, gcc.2.95.2 | gcc <= 2.7.2.3
- 5.14.40 | egcs 1.1.1, gcc.2.95.2 | gcc <= 2.7.2.3
+ Cint version | how it works
+--------------+----------------------------------------------------------
+ < 5.14.39 | `VERBOTEN' by license (please bite your favorite lawyer)
+ < 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.