| 1 | WELCOME TO THE HOME FTP SITE OF SINGULAR -- A COMPUTER ALGEBRA SYSTEM FOR |
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| 2 | POLYNOMIAL COMPUTATIONS |
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| 3 | |
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| 4 | Announcing Singular version 1.2.1: |
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| 5 | ================================== |
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| 6 | Singular 1.2.1 is now available. It is a minor upgrade from Singular |
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| 7 | version 1.2.0 and contains mainly bug fixes. |
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| 8 | |
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| 9 | This directory cointains: |
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| 10 | ========================= |
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| 11 | Singular-1.2.1-share.tar.gz |
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| 12 | -- shared data of newest Singular distribution for Unix platforms |
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| 13 | Singular-1.2.1-<uname description>.tar.gz |
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| 14 | -- newest Singular executables for Unix platforms |
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| 15 | Singular-1-2-1-ix86-Win.zip |
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| 16 | -- complete Singular distribution for Windows 95/NT |
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| 17 | Singular-1-2-1.ppc.sea.hqx.gz |
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| 18 | -- complete Singular distribution for Macintosh PowerPC |
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| 19 | Singular-1-2-1.68k.sea.hqx.gz |
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| 20 | -- complete Singular distribution for Macintosh 68K computers |
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| 21 | COPYING Licence information on Singular |
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| 22 | README.general General information on Singular |
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| 23 | utils/ Directory containing various utilities |
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| 24 | doc/ Directory containing Singular documentation |
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| 25 | Attic/ Directory containing old versions of Singular |
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| 26 | |
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| 27 | |
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| 28 | Not that (starting from Singular version 1.2.0 on) different versions |
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| 29 | of Singular can peaceable coexist within the same directory |
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| 30 | structure. That is, if you had previously downloaded Singular version |
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| 31 | 1.2.0, you can simply unpack version 1.2.1 at the same place. |
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| 32 | |
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| 33 | |
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| 34 | To download Singular for Unix platforms: |
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| 35 | ======================================== |
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| 36 | You need at least the following two files: |
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| 37 | Singular-1.2.1-share.tar.gz |
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| 38 | Singular-1.2.1-<uname description>.tar.gz |
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| 39 | where <uname description> is a description of the processor and operating |
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| 40 | system for which Singular is compiled (e.g, ix86-Linux). Please |
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| 41 | contact us if you can not find an appropriate architecture-dependent |
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| 42 | tar file. |
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| 43 | |
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| 44 | Simply cd to the directory in which you wish to install SINGULAR, |
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| 45 | and then unpack the architecture independent tar file, followed by |
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| 46 | the architecture-dependent files for those architectures you use: |
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| 47 | |
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| 48 | cd /usr/local/ # or wherever you install 3rd-party software |
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| 49 | gzip -dc Singular-1.2.1-share.tar.gz | tar -pxf - |
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| 50 | gzip -dc Singular-1.2.1-<uname description>.tar.gz | tar -pxf - |
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| 51 | |
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| 52 | You may replace `/usr/local/' with what you like, but refer to the |
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| 53 | INSTALL file which is contained in the architecture-dependent tar file |
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| 54 | (and which you can find at ./Singular/INSTALL after unpacking) for |
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| 55 | detailed information on how to install Singular. |
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| 56 | |
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| 57 | To download Singular for Windows 95/NT |
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| 58 | ====================================== |
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| 59 | If you have a Windows unzip utility program (like WinZip) installed |
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| 60 | on your system then simply double-click on the file |
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| 61 | `Singular-<x-y-z>-ix86-Win.zip' and extract the content of the archive |
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| 62 | at a directory in which you usually install 3rd-party software. |
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| 63 | |
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| 64 | Otherwise, download the file `unzip.exe' from |
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| 65 | ftp://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/pub/Math/Singular/utils |
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| 66 | start an MS-DOS terminal, move the Singular archive and unzip program to |
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| 67 | a place in which you usually install 3rd-party software and extract |
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| 68 | (unpack) the archive with the command: |
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| 69 | unzip Singular-<x-y-z>-ix86-Win.zip |
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| 70 | |
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| 71 | After extraction, follwo the instructions in the `./Singular/INSTALL' |
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| 72 | file contained in the archive. |
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| 73 | |
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| 74 | To download Singular for the Macintosh: |
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| 75 | ======================================= |
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| 76 | Download the file Singular-<x-y-z>-<target>-MPW.sea.hqx. Expand the |
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| 77 | downloaded file using a standard Expander (like Compact Pro or StuffIt) |
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| 78 | to obtain the corresponding self-extracting |
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| 79 | Singular-<x-y-z>-<target>-MPW.sea file. Click on the self-extracting |
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| 80 | Singular-1-2-1-<target>-MPW.sea file. This will create a folder |
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| 81 | named "Singular" which contains the file 'INSTALL'. Follow the |
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| 82 | instructions contained in this file for further installation |
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| 83 | instructions. |
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| 84 | |
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| 85 | |
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| 86 | More information about Singular: Comments, Questions, Bug Reports |
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| 87 | ================================================================= |
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| 88 | |
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| 89 | More and up-to-date information about Singular is always available |
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| 90 | from |
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| 91 | http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~zca/Singular |
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| 92 | We very much welcome any comments, questions, and bug reports. Please |
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| 93 | contact us at |
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| 94 | singular@mathematik.uni-kl.de |
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| 95 | |
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| 96 | |
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| 97 | GOOD LUCK and ENJOY! Your Singular team. |
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