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17 Nov 2022

16:12 Feature #1360: configure script: add flags for "only cocoalib" or "both cocoalib and cocoa5" (for boost)

John Abbott wrote:
> Earlier we did try to implement a "make as much as possible" strategy, but this led to an
> ex... Ulrich von der Ohe

06:50 Bug #1710: IsSqFree, IsIrred bugs in ZZ[x] and QQ[x]

Since *@IsCoprime@* can behave "unexpectedly" in @ZZ[x]@...
Should we limit the applicability of *@IsCoprime@*?
F... John Abbott

16 Nov 2022

21:24 Feature #1360: configure script: add flags for "only cocoalib" or "both cocoalib and cocoa5" (for boost)

I understand Ulrich's viewpoint.
Ideally the configuration & build systems for CoCoALib and CoCoA-5 (with GUI) wou... John Abbott

20:29 Bug #1712 (Closed): Windows: New configuration script

The new configuration script contains a few minor issues for Windows machines:
* ... Nico Mexis

17:39 Support #1711: Development releases?

JAA can see the advantage: Ulrich had kindly made several patches to the last "official release" from about 6 months... John Abbott

17:33 Support #1711 (Feedback): Development releases?

Ulrich suggested that we make "development releases" frequently available.
Advantages include that others can work... John Abbott

17:24 Bug #1710 (Resolved): IsSqFree, IsIrred bugs in ZZ[x] and QQ[x]

I have modified the source code (following Nico's suggestions, more or less)
I have added a caution to the doc. I h... John Abbott

17:00 Bug #1710: IsSqFree, IsIrred bugs in ZZ[x] and QQ[x]

Here is a test case where I am unsure what the correct result should be:... John Abbott

16:56 Bug #1710: IsSqFree, IsIrred bugs in ZZ[x] and QQ[x]

Here are some simple test cases:... John Abbott

16:34 Bug #1710 (In Progress): IsSqFree, IsIrred bugs in ZZ[x] and QQ[x]

In response to note-1:
Without doubt, in @ZZ[x]@ we must have @gcd(10, 10*x) = 10@; conceivably it could also be -... John Abbott

16:29 Bug #1710: IsSqFree, IsIrred bugs in ZZ[x] and QQ[x]

Nico also send the following by email:... John Abbott

09:33 Bug #1710 (Closed): IsSqFree, IsIrred bugs in ZZ[x] and QQ[x]

Nico Mexis reported by email:... John Abbott

13 Nov 2022

02:30 Feature #1360: configure script: add flags for "only cocoalib" or "both cocoalib and cocoa5" (for boost)

(This concerns an intermediate version of CoCoALib. The issue is not present in the current release 0.99800.)
John... Ulrich von der Ohe

12 Nov 2022

14:23 Feature #1360: configure script: add flags for "only cocoalib" or "both cocoalib and cocoa5" (for boost)

The BOOST "find" script does not give error if more than 1 installed version is found;
instead is simply picks one (... John Abbott

14:21 Feature #1360: configure script: add flags for "only cocoalib" or "both cocoalib and cocoa5" (for boost)

I have revised the @configure@ options, and several auxiliary scripts (after feedback/suggestions from Anna & Ulrich... John Abbott

13:58 Feature #1360: configure script: add flags for "only cocoalib" or "both cocoalib and cocoa5" (for boost)

I think I have progress here with helpful testing & feedback from Ulrich.
It is quite a nightmare trying to make p... John Abbott

13:55 Bug #1600: Detect updated versions of external libs

Is this a duplicate of issue #1700?
John Abbott

13:53 Support #1700: boost_1_80_0

On my MacBook I get over 100000 (one hundred thousand) lines of warnings when compiling.
I think there is some mild ... John Abbott

04 Nov 2022

14:31 Feature #1676 (Rejected): txt2tags: include in source distribution?

We should probably distribute source code with precompiled doc so no one actually needs @txt2tags@.
John Abbott

13:45 Bug #1705: ProgressReporter: prepare for new loop?

I have revised the impl -- it now works better.
Much of this code is quite similar to @CpuTimeLimit@.
The commo... John Abbott

03 Nov 2022

14:31 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... Anna Maria Bigatti

30 Oct 2022

20:30 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... John Abbott

24 Oct 2022

15:18 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... John Abbott

15:15 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 ... John Abbott

21 Oct 2022

22:39 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... John Abbott

15:05 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 ... John Abbott

15:02 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?
... John Abbott

16:01 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. Anna Maria Bigatti