Annotation of OpenXM_contrib/pari-2.2/README, Revision 1.1
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.
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