FriCAS 1.3.9 08-Jul-2023

Author: hemmecke

_sources/citation.rst.txt

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ following BibTeX entry to refer to |PACKAGE_NAME| in any publication.
     @Misc{FriCAS,
       key =          {FriCAS},
       author =       {{FriCAS team}},
-      year =         {2021},
-      title =        {{FriCAS---an advanced computer algebra system}},
+      year =         {2023},
+      title =        {{FriCAS} 1.3.9---an advanced computer algebra system},
       note =         {Available at \url{http://fricas.github.io}}
     }
 

_sources/download.rst.txt

@@ -1,60 +1,87 @@
 Download
---------
+========
 
-* Official |git repository| (read-only access). Fork it on github if
-  you like.
-  ::
+.. contents:: Table of Contents
+   :local:
 
-    git clone https://github.com/fricas/fricas.git
 
-* Release tarballs (up to version  1.3.6):
-  https://sourceforge.net/projects/fricas/files/fricas/.
+Official releases
+-----------------
 
-  The release tarballs are identical to the respective version in the
-  |git repository|, but additionally contain pregenerated (machine
-  independent) files, i.e., compilation from release tarballs takes
-  less time.
+https://github.com/fricas/fricas/releases/
 
-* `FriCAS Docker Image <https://hub.docker.com/r/nilqed/fricas/>`_
-  (`Announcement <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/fricas-devel/1d9d4a04-1489-f879-f2ca-8798359540d0%40gmail.com>`_)
 
-* FriCAS on Windows
-  https://groups.google.com/d/msg/fricas-devel/zMY1IADEx3A/dO4c0-UlBAAJ
+Binary distribution
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+- ``fricas-x.y.z.amd64.tar.bz2`` (64-bit binary for amd64 (x86_64) Linux)
+- ``fricas-x.y.z.i386.tar.bz2`` (32-bit binary for i386 Linux)
+- ``fricas-x.y.z-macOS-x64.dmg`` ((beta) 64 binary for macOS)
+- ``fricas-x.y.z-windows-x64.zip`` ((beta) 64 binary for Windows)
 
-  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CI8IF9ScrAGG0KIhbldrRpVkXo-Q7S-Y/view?usp=sharing
 
-* Nightly builds::
+Source distribution
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-  * linux: https://github.com/oldk1331/fricas/actions/runs/654525090
-  * macos: https://github.com/oldk1331/fricas/actions/runs/654525087
-  * windows: https://github.com/oldk1331/fricas/actions/runs/654525092
+- ``fricas-x.y.z-full.tar.bz2`` is a "full" source tarball.
+  It is identical to the respective version in the |git repository|,
+  but additionally contains pregenerated (machine independent) files,
+  i.e., compilation from these tarballs takes less time than from the
+  git sources.
 
-  A few downsides:
+- ``x.y.z.tar.gz`` and ``x.y.z.zip`` source as in git repository
 
-  #. You have to login GitHub to download this "CI artifact".
-     (Not necessarily a bad thing, I don't want to pollute the
-     "Release" page in GitHub.)
-  #. It only exists for a short period. (90 days?)
-  #. The packaging is very crude for now, not out-of-box user experience.
-     (You have to "cd" in the shell and set "FRICAS" env variable.)
-  #. It's double compressed, you have to unpack twice.
+FriCAS x.y.z should build on Linux and many Unix like systems (for
+example Mac OSX and Cygwin).
 
-* Here is a `list of versions of FriCAS
-  <https://repology.org/project/fricas/versions>`_
-  that can be installed by the package manager of your operating
-  system. Note, however, that these packages are not provided by
-  the FriCAS developers, but by other volunteers.
+Official |git repository| (read-only access). Fork it on github if
+you like.
+::
 
-   .. * Debian package
+   git clone https://github.com/fricas/fricas.git
 
-  * `ArchLinux package <https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/fricas/>`_
-  * `Gentoo package <https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sci-mathematics/fricas>`_
-  * `NetBSD package <http://pkgsrc.se/math/fricas>`_
-  * `MacPort <https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/tree/master/math/fricas>`_
+Alternative distribution platform (includes older releases)
+-----------------------------------------------------------
 
+https://sourceforge.net/projects/fricas/files/fricas/
 
+Other forms of distribution
+---------------------------
+
+Here is a `list of versions of FriCAS
+<https://repology.org/project/fricas/versions>`_
+that can be installed by the package manager of your operating
+system. Note, however, that these packages are not provided by
+the FriCAS developers, but by other volunteers.
+
+* `Debian package <https://packages.debian.org/stable/math/fricas>`_
+  (build on GCL_)
+
+* `ArchLinux package <https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/fricas/>`_
+* `Gentoo package <https://packages.gentoo.org/packages/sci-mathematics/fricas>`_
+* `NetBSD package <http://pkgsrc.se/math/fricas>`_
+* `MacPort <https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/tree/master/math/fricas>`_
+
+
+Nightly builds
+--------------
+
+https://github.com/fricas/fricas-nightly-builds/releases/tag/nightly
+
+A few downsides:
+
+#. It only exists for a short period. (90 days?)
+#. The packaging is very crude for now, not out-of-box user experience.
+   (You have to "cd" in the shell and set "FRICAS" env variable.)
+
+
+Installation Guide
+------------------
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
    install
+
+
+
+.. _GCL: https://www.gnu.org/software/gcl/

_sources/examples.rst.txt

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Examples
 * `Integration with special functions
   <http://fricas-wiki.math.uni.wroc.pl/FriCASSpecialIntegration>`_
 
-* `Polynomials over finite fields and rings <http://fricas-wiki.math.uni.wroc.pl/SandBoxPolynomialOverFiniteField>`_
+* `Polynomials over finite fields and rings <http://fricas-wiki.math.uni.wroc.pl/PolynomialOverFiniteField>`_
 
 * `Gröbner bases <http://fricas-wiki.math.uni.wroc.pl/ExampleGroebner>`_
 

_sources/features.rst.txt

@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ FriCAS provides structures such as
 - Clifford algebras, exterior algebras,
 
 The type system of |FriCAS| is based on its statically typed
-programming lanuguage (SPAD_).
+programming language (SPAD_).
 
 |FriCAS| can be extend by programs written in SPAD_ that are compiled
 to machine code in the same way as the algebra library that comes with
 |FriCAS|.
 
 In a |FriCAS| session the type system is somewhat relaxed.
-Although underneath everything is computed with a distingused type,
+Although underneath everything is computed with a specific type,
 the interpreter tries to figure out in many cases what the best way is
 to convert the user input into an appropriate type. Should the
 interpreter fail to guess correctly, users can always specify the

_sources/help.rst.txt

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Help
 
 If you run into any problems with |FriCAS| do not hesitate to send
 your problem to |PACKAGE_BUGREPORT|, i.e., the |mailing list|. Since
-we do not want spam, you have to subscribe to the |mailing list| in
-order to post something there.
+we do not want spam, the list is moderated. You might want to
+subscribe to the |mailing list|.
 
 There is also a
 `read-only mirror