[CLN-list] cln/ginac port to windows

[Richard B. Kreckel]

Hi Michael,

You wrote:
> Having a need to do high-precision calculations in both Linux and
> Windows, I've ported cln and ginac to Windows, and I thought it'd be
> appropriate to share the results.  (I've been using cln for a couple of
> years now, and I'm deeply impressed with it.  I haven't yet gotten far
> into ginac, but it's something that I'd also like to support.)

It's good to hear that the problems on Windows are mostly resolved, now!

You wrote:
> What you have done is wonderful - I'm simply providing another option.
> In particular, what I'm suggesting
> 
> 1) may be easier for Windows users (they simply download the file, unzip
> it, and then they're ready to go).
> 
> 2) provides a portable environment (the unzipped files can be copied to
> a CD or a thumbdrive and then used on any Windows computer, without
> installation).
> 
> I agree that there are many users for which your option is better than
> mine, but I also believe that the reverse is true.  Why not allow them
> the choice?

Of course, patches for CLN proper that help users build it are most 
welcome, as they would certainly be useful for the audience of future 
releases, too. But the way I'm reading your email is that there was no 
need to patch anything, right?

If you want to share your files so other Windows users might benefit 
from what you have done, I suggest to upload them at some web server of 
yours and send us the URL, so I can include it at 
<http://www.ginac.de/Download.html>. It might also be approriate to 
mention how your work differs from Alexei's, though. I, at least, don't 
see the difference (apart from library versions).

Best wishes
    -richy.
-- 
Richard B. Kreckel
<http://www.ginac.de/~kreckel/>