Annotation of OpenXM_contrib/pari-2.2/README, Revision 1.1.1.1
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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