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Line 3  This file describes the various ways you can run PARI/
Line 3  This file describes the various ways you can run PARI/
   
 WARNING: The only way to have a fully functional GP is to install GNU/Linux.  WARNING: The only way to have a fully functional GP is to install GNU/Linux.
 It's a one hour job to install a minimal Linux system from current Linux  It's a one hour job to install a minimal Linux system from current Linux
 distributions. The LILO boot system enables you to have Windows and Linux  distributions. Dual boot systems (LILO, Grub) enable you to have Windows and
 coexisting peacefully on your hard drive, so you can have the best of both  Linux coexisting peacefully on your hard drive, so you can have the best of
 worlds. The other solutions all stick to the Windows environment, suffer from  both worlds. The other solutions stick to the Windows environment, suffer
 various problems, and are discussed in the rest of this document.  from various problems, and are discussed in the rest of this document.
   
 It is also advised, but not mandatory to get the Documentation and Examples  It is also advised, but not mandatory to get the Documentation and Examples
 archive  archive
Line 47  NOTE: all .gz and .ZIP files are compressed files (or 
Line 47  NOTE: all .gz and .ZIP files are compressed files (or 
 This is the preferred solution, but it requires fetching the cygwin  This is the preferred solution, but it requires fetching the cygwin
 compatibility library first. We provide this file as  compatibility library first. We provide this file as
   
   ftp://megrez.math.u-bordeaux.fr/pub/pari/windows/cygwin/cygwin1.dll.gz    ftp://megrez.math.u-bordeaux.fr/pub/pari/windows/cygwin1.dll.gz
   
 (size: 268k, 600k uncompressed). It needs to be downloaded only once.  (size: 268k, 600k uncompressed). It needs to be downloaded only once.
 Then fetch the GP binary  Then fetch the GP binary
   
   ftp://megrez.math.u-bordeaux.fr/pub/pari/windows/cygwin/gp-xxx.exe.gz    ftp://megrez.math.u-bordeaux.fr/pub/pari/windows/gp-xxx.exe.gz
   
 and put it in the same directory as the dll (or dump the dll somewhere in  and put it in the same directory as the dll (or dump the dll somewhere in
 your PATH, as you prefer).  your PATH, as you prefer).
Line 61  PROBLEMS:
Line 61  PROBLEMS:
   * no hi-res plots, most graphics commands disabled (you can still output to    * no hi-res plots, most graphics commands disabled (you can still output to
     a PostScript file)      a PostScript file)
   
 NOTE: you might wish to download the full cygwin distribution from  NOTE: if you're interested in a Unix-style development environment under
 http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/ [ the Download and Installation process is  Windows, you might wish to download the full cygwin distribution from
 automated and quite simple, you should be home in a few mouse clicks...    http://sources.redhat.com/cygwin/
 provided your internet connection is good enough. ]. It provides a neat  You will then be able to build GP from the generic (unix) sources [ using the
 gcc-based development environment under Windows, under which most Unix  standard './Configure; make' idiom ]
 packages can easily be ported. In particular you will be able to build GP  
 from the generic (unix) sources.  
   
   %%%%%%%%%%%%%  Solution 2: Build GP from sources   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
   
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%  Solution 2: The native (mingw) binary %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%  
   
 Fetch the GP binary (cross-compiled using the gcc-mingw compiler):  
 EITHER  
   
   ftp://megrez.math.u-bordeaux.fr/pub/pari/windows/gp-xxx.exe.gz  
 (includes readline line-editing, history, keyword completion, facilities)  
   
 OR  
   
   ftp://megrez.math.u-bordeaux.fr/pub/pari/windows/gp-norl-xxx.exe.gz  
 (doesn't include readline).  
   
 PROBLEMS:  
   * no hi-res plots, most graphics commands disabled (you can still output to  
     a PostScript file)  
   
   * doesn't work well when started in a console from a MS-DOS shell:  
       - on ^C gp quits  
       - redirecting standard input as in 'gp < file' crashes gp  
   
     SOLUTION: None of these things occur if you start gp by double-clicking  
     on its icon, as is customary for Windows application. ^C still doesn't  
     always interrupt computations, but at least it doesn't kill gp.  
   
   * colors don't work (escape sequences printed "as is").  
   
   * no extended on-line help  
   
   * [readline binary only]: the AltGr key doesn't work. If you have a US  
     keyboard, you don't care. But if you have, e.g a French keyboard, you  
     won't be able to produce {}, [], \, ...  
   
     SOLUTION:  
       create an INPUTRC file for readline (cf user's manual or readline  
       manual). E.g add a line  
   
       set INPUTRC=C:\INPUTRC.txt  (for instance).  
   
     to your AUTOEXEC.BAT. Then create this file, and add lines of the form  
   
     "\M-\\": "\\"   (\M stands for ALT or META, \C for CONTROL)  
     "\M-\[": "["  
   
     etc... This binds (for readline purposes only, doesn't affect regular  
     Windows operations) the key sequence on the LHS, to some "meaning" on the  
     RHS, here an ordinary character. E.g inserting a line  
   
     "a": "b"  
   
     will cause GP to insert a "b" when you type an "a". Depending on your  
     precise keyboard layout, you may have to fiddle a bit with the keyseq and  
     replacement text before getting something sensible.  
   
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%  Solution 3: The RSX runtime package %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%  
   
 You can use the GP binary from the archive  
   
   ftp://megrez.math.u-bordeaux.fr/pub/pari/dos/GPBxxx.ZIP  
   
 PROBLEMS:  
   * no hi-res plots, most graphics commands disabled (you can still output to  
     a PostScript file).  
   
   * more than twice SLOWER than all the other binaries described here.  
   
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%  Solution 4: Build GP from sources   %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%  
   
 That is, the generic Unix sources  That is, the generic Unix sources
   
   ftp://megrez.math.u-bordeaux.fr/pub/pari/pari.tgz    ftp://megrez.math.u-bordeaux.fr/pub/pari/pari.tgz
Line 158  PROBLEMS:
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   * no hi-res plots, most graphics commands disabled (you can still output to    * no hi-res plots, most graphics commands disabled (you can still output to
     a PostScript file).      a PostScript file).
   
   * slower than all gcc-compiled binaries (faster than RSX version though).    * slower than gcc-compiled binaries.
   
   * no extended on-line help    * no extended on-line help
   
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