CoCoA

15 Sep 2022

14:55 CoCoA-5 Design #1697: Specifying BOOST in configure

After discussions with Anna, we will try a new configure option *@--only-cocoalib@* (which supplants @--no-boost@).
... John Abbott

14:17 CoCoA-5 Design #1696 (Feedback): Which BOOST libs are actually needed?

Our tests seem to comfirm no problems (at least with recent BOOST, around 1.80).
We must update the doc.
John Abbott

14:14 CoCoALib Design #1685 (In Progress): RingBase::mySwap needed?

Oops: See comment 2 in issue #1682 [should have been here]
John Abbott

14:12 CoCoALib Design #1682 (In Progress): swap for new classes

There is an efficient @swap@ function for @RingElem@.
There is also a virtual mem fn @RingBase::mySwap@ which is d... John Abbott

14 Sep 2022

21:25 CoCoALib Feature #1694: New expv/exponents function?

I have checked in.
*It remains to consider and maybe update every call to @exponents@ (or @BigExponents@)*
John Abbott

22 Aug 2022

17:29 CoCoALib Feature #1694 (Resolved): New expv/exponents function?

I have implemented the changes proposed in comment 4.
It all compiles, and all tests pass.
I'll check in soon.
John Abbott

16:01 CoCoALib Feature #1694: New expv/exponents function?

After discussing with Anna, we think the following redesign is a good solution:
* change existing @exponents@ so tha... John Abbott

15:34 CoCoALib Feature #1694 (In Progress): New expv/exponents function?

Bruns replied by email (2022-08-09):... John Abbott

16:59 CoCoA-5 Design #1697 (In Progress): Specifying BOOST in configure

In a sense there is no difference between *@--with-boost@* and *@--also-build-CoCoA5@*
(except that one is clearly... John Abbott

16:23 CoCoA-5 Design #1696: Which BOOST libs are actually needed?

Anna confirms that *only BOOST @filesystem@ is needed on MacOS.*
John Abbott