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From 05 Oct 2022 to 03 Nov 2022
03 Nov 2022
- 14:31 CoCoALib Bug #1705: ProgressReporter: prepare for new loop?
- John Abbott wrote:
> A likely cause is that the frequency of proper time checks is too low (because of the very fast...
02 Nov 2022
- 10:33 CoCoA-5 Bug #1708: Linux: just 1 executable, should be 2 (with & without readline)
- We had already discussed this about 2 years ago (issue #1479)
The script is ready to handle the case of 2 executable... - 10:31 CoCoA-5 Bug #1708 (New): Linux: just 1 executable, should be 2 (with & without readline)
- We are distributing CoCoA-5 with just a single executable (with readline).
We should be distributing 2 versions: one...
01 Nov 2022
- 22:02 CoCoA-5 Support #1707: User forum?
- Indirectly suggested in email from Michael Wijaya (2022-11-01).
The idea seems good to me. MW indicated that send... - 21:59 CoCoA-5 Support #1707 (New): User forum?
- Should we make a user forum where CoCoA-5 users can post questions when they have problems?
30 Oct 2022
- 20:30 CoCoALib Feature #1706 (New): slimgb: Brickenstein, singular
- While tidying up I found a report about _Slimgb: Groebner bases with Slim Polynomials_ by Brickenstein.
After a ve...
24 Oct 2022
- 15:18 CoCoALib Bug #1705 (In Progress): ProgressReporter: prepare for new loop?
- A likely cause is that the frequency of proper time checks is too low (because of the very fast iters of the 1st loop...
- 15:15 CoCoALib Bug #1705 (In Progress): ProgressReporter: prepare for new loop?
- I have a program with 3 loops, and would like to have progress info about each loop.
The 1st loop is very fast; the ... - 09:41 CoCoA-5 Support #1393: GUI with Qt5
- Thanks, Ulrich!
I hope to look at this during the week. I had already made several changes regarding BOOST, so I'll... - 08:55 CoCoA-5 Support #1393: GUI with Qt5
- As a test I built the GUI successfully on OpenBSD.
The process exposed also several several minor issues with the ...
21 Oct 2022
- 22:39 CoCoALib Design #1703 (In Progress): Threadsafety, multithreading: optional fn arg (or separate fn)
- I have implemented threadsafe mem fns *@myAdd@* (equiv to *@op+=@*).
Now it is not so clear whether *@myTotal@* also... - 15:05 CoCoALib Design #1703: Threadsafety, multithreading: optional fn arg (or separate fn)
- I have not (yet) checked what the penalty might be for using a threadsafe version in a multi-threaded
situation but ... - 15:02 CoCoALib Design #1703 (Resolved): Threadsafety, multithreading: optional fn arg (or separate fn)
- Might it make sense to offer the caller the option of choosing
between a "threadsafe" call and one which is not?
... - 16:01 CoCoALib Design #1704 (New): Symlink directory for external files needed by CoCoA-5
- Mimic @ExternalLibs/@ directory (Feature #573) for making symlinks to libraries needed only by CoCoA-5.
- 15:53 CoCoA-5 Support #242: CoCoA-5 Projects for students (e.g. crediti F and tesi)
- Added Feature #1701: could be a good source of ideas to be refined, tested, documented, developed.
- 15:50 CoCoA-5 Feature #1701: Preliminary packages
- Created new directory: *@src/CoCoA-5/packages/preliminary/@*
We'll think about documentation later...
- 15:25 CoCoA-5 Feature #1701 (In Progress): Preliminary packages
- Anna approves the idea (in a nebulous way).
There are some thorny questions:
*(A)* how will these packages be docum...
19 Oct 2022
- 14:23 CoCoA-5 Design #1698: indent: return a string?
- It has to be said that having indent returning a string would be more compatibile with the functions *@format@* and *...
- 14:06 CoCoA-5 Design #1698: indent: return a string?
- Anna Maria Bigatti wrote:
> now that I'm using it, I'm having compatibility problems with the rest of the world stil... - 13:52 CoCoA-5 Design #1698: indent: return a string?
- now that I'm using it, I'm having compatibility problems with the rest of the world still with earlier versions.
So ...
18 Oct 2022
- 20:56 CoCoALib Feature #1702 (In Progress): Use C++ attributes
- Since C++11 _attributes_ are available.
These can be used to suppress compiler warnings, or give hints about likelih...
17 Oct 2022
- 14:38 CoCoA-5 Feature #1701: Preliminary packages
- As an example, there was a package implementing some common "transcendental functions" (_e.g._ *@sin@*, *@log@*).
I ... - 14:35 CoCoA-5 Feature #1701 (In Progress): Preliminary packages
- Some while ago Kreuzer gave me many CoCoA packages developed by his students over the years.
I did look at a few o... - 14:04 CoCoA-5 Design #1568: RMap and image: obsolescent?
- Any progress here?
I'd like to complete this issue. It is one of those frustrating ones which take
quite a bit of ... - 14:02 CoCoA-5 Feature #912: Add TUTORIALs to online manual
- I have some new students learning CoCoA-5.
I shall ask them for constructive feedback about improving the tutorials ... - 13:59 CoCoA-5 Feature #1373 (In Progress): GFan also for Microsoft?
- I am hoping to see Nico Mexis from time to time during this semester.
Perhaps I can ask him for notes about what he ...
14 Oct 2022
- 20:12 CoCoALib Design #1699: Shell scripts: Shebang line, etc
- On a more practical note, perhaps the following shebang line provides the behavior that you want (without warranty or...
- 16:51 CoCoALib Slug #701 (Rejected): Makefile; limit dependencies on external libs
- John Abbott wrote:
> doing this correctly would require considerable effort, and the likely benefit little and sel... - 11:37 CoCoALib Slug #701 (In Progress): Makefile; limit dependencies on external libs
- My thinking is still aligned with comment 1:
doing this correctly would require considerable effort, and the likel... - 12:32 CoCoALib Support #1700: boost_1_80_0
- I still have some warnings, but it compiles and works fine...
- 11:45 CoCoALib Support #1700 (Resolved): boost_1_80_0
- I wonder if there is a simple away to warn users of potential problems?
A similar problem could arise with any of ... - 10:18 CoCoALib Support #1700: boost_1_80_0
- Problems with...
- 10:16 CoCoALib Support #1700 (Closed): boost_1_80_0
- Problems and solutions
- 11:53 CoCoALib Design #933 (In Progress): Separate configure scripts for CoCoALib and CoCoA-5
- The advantage of two separate @configure@ scripts is that they would be smaller (and more manageable?) than the one *...
- 10:11 CoCoALib Design #933: Separate configure scripts for CoCoALib and CoCoA-5
- Anna Maria Bigatti wrote:
> I'd rather not.
> First of all, it works as it is.
> Secondly, CoCoALib and CoCoA-5 ar... - 10:31 CoCoA-5 Design #1697: Specifying BOOST in configure
- It seems that -Bstatic works only for linux...
- 10:26 CoCoA-5 Design #1697: Specifying BOOST in configure
- I would change @--with-boost@ with @--with-boost-hdrs@ or @--with-boost-incdir@ (or similar) to highlight that for bo...
12 Oct 2022
- 19:07 CoCoALib Design #1699: Shell scripts: Shebang line, etc
- I agree the CoCoA scripts should consistently use only one of the shebang options. I think either option has a potent...
- 09:22 CoCoALib Design #1677: release-source script: use shell globbing?
- John Abbott wrote:
> I'm convinced by the "preserve" flag change already made.
I agree
> I am unconvinced by s...
11 Oct 2022
- 22:00 CoCoALib Design #1699 (In Progress): Shell scripts: Shebang line, etc
- I have spent some time looking at comments on StackOverflow (or similar sites).
* *(A)* Advantages of *@/usr/bin/e... - 21:42 CoCoALib Design #1699 (In Progress): Shell scripts: Shebang line, etc
- Ulrich recently provided a nice shell script for checking whether Qt5 is available (see #1393).
The script use a "... - 21:38 CoCoALib Design #1677: release-source script: use shell globbing?
- Rediscovered this issue by chance...
I'm convinced by the "preserve" flag change already made.
I am unconvinced b... - 20:19 CoCoA-5 Support #1393: GUI with Qt5
- @Ulrich: great! Thanks!
Currently my old MacBook is rather unwell (me too), so I cannot check on MacOS.
I'll pr... - 17:59 CoCoA-5 Support #1393: GUI with Qt5
- I attach a revised version of the shell script. It is somewhat modeled after @configuration/gmp-check-cxxflags.sh@ (a...
10 Oct 2022
- 12:01 CoCoA-5 Design #1698 (Feedback): indent: return a string?
08 Oct 2022
- 13:17 CoCoA-5 Support #1393: GUI with Qt5
- I am not convinced the macOS specific stuff in @make-c5makefile.sh@ is still useful. I certainly have not altered it ...
07 Oct 2022
- 19:53 CoCoA-5 Support #1393: GUI with Qt5
- I attach a new version of @qt5check.sh@. Please use this one instead of the one I uploaded earlier.
For macOS, the... - 15:28 CoCoA-5 Support #1393: GUI with Qt5
- Thank Ulrich! That was quick.
I shall try to incorporate your test ASAP.
Right now I do not have access to CVS -- ... - 15:26 CoCoA-5 Support #1393: GUI with Qt5
- Hi John, I attach three files which I think should do the job:
1) @qt5check.sh@: Checks for @qmake@, runs it it on... - 15:25 CoCoALib Design #1693 (Closed): SizeInBase: obsolete
- 15:20 CoCoALib Feature #1676: txt2tags: include in source distribution?
- 6 months later I still think it is best *not* to distribute @txt2tags@ within our source tree.
I suggest closing thi... - 15:18 CoCoALib Bug #1662: txt2tags: problem with filenames containing "_" or "-"
- 2022-10-07: what is the status of this issue?
Are Ulrich's modifications already checked in?
Can the issue be cl... - 14:40 CoCoA-5 Feature #1246: Revive old CoCoA4 package called "cocoa5.cpkg"
- Referring to comment 10: the function @Initialize@ now does nothing; all references to @MEMORY@ are commented out).
- 14:38 CoCoA-5 Feature #1246: Revive old CoCoA4 package called "cocoa5.cpkg"
- *Bernhard* in comment 10 above, it is reported you had an improved version (of @OperationCommunication.cpkg5@).
Is ... - 14:35 CoCoA-5 Support #1534: Install CoCoA-5 on MacOS-10.15+
- 2022-10-07: What is the status of this issue?
- 11:34 CoCoALib Feature #1667: GBasis over ZZ: port to CoCoALib
- This student translated the code in CoCoA @prototype-GBZZ.cpkg5@ into cocoalib.
And also added some changed found in... - 11:18 CoCoALib Design #710: Update normaliz interface?
- John Abbott wrote:
> The revised @normaliz@ interface aims to be backward compatible.
>
> JAA prefers the new nam... - 11:06 CoCoA-5 Slug #750 (Closed): C5 GUI: very slow when printing many short lines
- We do not really have the resources to investigate and fix this.
While the "slow newline problem" is not ideal, it i... - 10:56 CoCoA-5 Feature #35 (Rejected): Optional warnings for fn-proc arity
- After discussion with Anna: *REJECT*
* we have not really ever had (in 11 years) difficulties where such a warning w...
06 Oct 2022
- 20:51 CoCoA-5 Design #1698: indent: return a string?
- I have changed the CoCoA-5 tests so that they do *@print indent(...);@* where previously there was just *@indent(......
- 20:48 CoCoALib Support #613 (Resolved): Which ubuntu / debian packages are needed to compile CoCoA
- *2022-10-05* Here is what I think is now needed (on Ubuntu 22.04)...
- 20:38 CoCoA-5 Support #1393: GUI with Qt5
- Ulrich, a question for you:
Would it be easy to make a very simple test program for Qt which could be used
by a... - 20:15 CoCoA-5 Bug #148 (In Progress): C-c C-p in emacs goes to wrong line
- To help develop better code we need some test cases. I'll type in some candidates here.
*TEST CASE 1*... - 20:00 CoCoA-5 Bug #716: NotBuiltin.cpkg5: indent for MODULE
- The name should be short and ideally mnemonic.
Currently *@F@*, which is a short as possible. Any idea what is typi...
05 Oct 2022
- 11:35 CoCoA-5 Bug #716: NotBuiltin.cpkg5: indent for MODULE
- John Abbott wrote:
> Can we document this behaviour (since I think it is not completely self-explanatory)?
>
> Is... - 11:30 CoCoA-5 Design #1698: indent: return a string?
> Possible options are:
> * *(A)* accept the new behaviour (and update the expected test outputs)
> * *(B)* modif...- 11:22 CoCoA-5 Bug #148: C-c C-p in emacs goes to wrong line
- John Abbott wrote:
> Anna, might you like to take a look at this?
> It's not really urgent, but maybe you feel insp...
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