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1.1     ! noro        1: This is PARI/GP, version 2.2.x (*).
        !             2:
        !             3: PARI/GP Number Theory-oriented Computer Algebra System
        !             4:         Copyright (C) 2000 The PARI Group, Bordeaux.
        !             5:
        !             6: ==========================================================================
        !             7:
        !             8: To get started, run TeX on the file INSTALL.tex and have a look at the dvi
        !             9: (extracted verbatim from Appendix A of the user manual). If you are in a
        !            10: hurry, look at INSTALL.txt (ascii file). But a lot of information is missing
        !            11: there.
        !            12:
        !            13: Typing 'make doc' should typeset the PARI/GP user's manual, a tutorial and
        !            14: reference card in directory doc.
        !            15:
        !            16: See the files NEW and COMPAT for new features and incompatible changes
        !            17: respectively between 2.0 and older versions. See Changelog for (a terse
        !            18: description of) subsequent patches.
        !            19:
        !            20: The file README.DOS is specific to DOS, OS/2 and Windows 3.1 users.
        !            21: The file README.WIN is specific to Windows 3.2 (95/98/2000/NT) users.
        !            22:
        !            23: For the adventurous:
        !            24: * If you want to check up-to-date, but possibly unstable, development
        !            25: versions of PARI/GP or do development work yourself, see the file CVS.txt.
        !            26:
        !            27: * Directory Odos/ contains information to compile binaries on DOS-based
        !            28: systems (DOS, OS/2, Win3.1, Win95/98/NT/CE).
        !            29:
        !            30: Afterwards, you're on your own...
        !            31:
        !            32: ==========================================================================
        !            33:
        !            34: There are three mailing lists devoted to the PARI/GP package (run courtesy of
        !            35: Dan Bernstein), and most feedback should be directed to those. They are:
        !            36:
        !            37: - pari-announce: to announce major version changes. You can't write to this
        !            38: one, but you should probably subscribe.
        !            39:
        !            40: - pari-dev: for everything related to the development of PARI, including
        !            41: suggestions, technical questions, bug reports or patch submissions.
        !            42:
        !            43: - pari-users: for everything else.
        !            44:
        !            45: To subscribe, send empty messages respectively to
        !            46:
        !            47:    pari-announce-subscribe@list.cr.yp.to
        !            48:    pari-users-subscribe@list.cr.yp.to
        !            49:    pari-dev-subscribe@list.cr.yp.to
        !            50:
        !            51: If you are not a member of any of those lists and don't want to become
        !            52: one, you can write to us at
        !            53:
        !            54:   pari@math.u-bordeaux.fr
        !            55:
        !            56: At the very least, we will forward your mail to the lists above and correct
        !            57: faulty behaviour, if necessary. But we cannot promise you will get an
        !            58: individual answer.
        !            59:
        !            60: Last but not least, PARI home page (courtesy of Gerhard Niklasch) can be
        !            61: found at
        !            62:
        !            63:   http://www.parigp-home.de/
        !            64:
        !            65:   Thanks for your support, and have fun !
        !            66:
        !            67: ========================================================================
        !            68:
        !            69: PARI/GP is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
        !            70: terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
        !            71: Foundation. It is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
        !            72: ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER.
        !            73:
        !            74: Check the License for details. You should have received a copy of it, along
        !            75: with the package; see the file 'COPYING'. If not, write to the Free Software
        !            76: Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
        !            77:
        !            78:
        !            79: (*) Version numbers have the shape: MAJOR.MINOR.patchlevel.status. The status
        !            80: increases through {alpha, beta, release}. New features are introduced during
        !            81: the `alpha' phase, tested during `beta', and declared stable when `release'
        !            82: is reached. The MAJOR version number (currently 2) won't change for a while.
        !            83: The MINOR version number (1) increases by 2 when a new status cycle starts (as
        !            84: soon as a `release' version is out) [odd numbers are reserved for `released'
        !            85: versions, even ones for alpha/beta phase]. The patchlevel goes up each time
        !            86: we feel an upgrade is necessary (improvement, bugfix, ...). `Release'
        !            87: versions may be updated with further patchlevels if sufficiently important
        !            88: bugs need to be fixed before the next cycle reaches completion.