1 | How to compile SINGULAR from sources |
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2 | ************************************ |
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3 | |
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4 | SINGULAR is a Computer Algebra system for polynomial computations with |
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5 | special emphasize on the needs of commutative algebra, algebraic |
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6 | geometry, singularity theory and polynomial system solving. For a more |
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7 | detailed overview of SINGULAR, see |
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8 | `http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/Overview/' |
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10 | So far, there are only versions for Linux, HPUX, SunOS, IRIX, AIX, |
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11 | FreeBSD 4.x/5.x, MacOS X, and Windows 95/98/NT/2K/XP. |
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12 | |
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13 | Version 2-0-2 was the last version for MacOS 9. |
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14 | |
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15 | The Windows version also runs on Windows Vista, provided |
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16 | that "rebase all" was done after installing Cygwin. |
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17 | |
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18 | Note for Singular-3-0-x: |
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19 | Currently, there are only only "complete" archives: Singular-3-0-x-x.tar.gz |
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20 | which contain all needed files. |
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21 | |
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22 | Compiling SINGULAR for a Unix platform |
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23 | ====================================== |
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24 | |
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25 | Make sure that you have approximately 120 MByte of free disk space and |
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26 | follow these steps. |
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27 | (the "optional" for bison applies to version 3-0-3-1 and later) |
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28 | |
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29 | 1. Make sure that you have the following software (the list may be |
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30 | incomplete): |
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31 | 1. general unix utilities: grep, test, sed, cp, mv, gzip, |
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32 | uudecode, ... |
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33 | |
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34 | 2. autoconf |
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35 | |
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36 | 3. gnu-make |
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37 | |
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38 | 4. gcc, g++ (version 2.95.3 preferred, but gcc version 2.7.2 |
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39 | to 2.95.4, egcs 1.0.3 and 1.1.2 should work, gcc 2.96 does |
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40 | not work) |
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41 | gcc 3.0 does not work, gcc 3.1.x, gcc 3.2.x, gcc 3.3.x/3.4.x should |
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42 | gcc 4.x: beginnig with Singular-3-0-0-4, for some architectures |
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43 | beginning with Singular-3-0-2: for all architectures |
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44 | |
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45 | 5. optional: if you want to change Singular/grammar.y: |
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46 | bison (version >= 1.2.2) |
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47 | (bison (GNU Bison) 1.75 seems not to work) |
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48 | (version 1.75 is supported in Singular 2-0-4a and newer) |
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49 | |
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50 | Remark: |
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51 | bison 1.875 on solaris produces code which gcc does not accept |
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52 | |
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53 | 6. optional: if you want to change Singular/scanner.l |
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54 | or modules/modgen/scanner.l: |
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55 | flex (version >=2.4, <=2.5.4) |
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56 | |
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57 | 7. perl (version >=5) |
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58 | |
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59 | 8. library gmp (version >=3.1.1) |
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60 | (version 4.x.x is supported in Singular 2-0-4 and newer) |
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61 | |
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62 | 9. library libncurses or libtermcap or libcurses |
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63 | |
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64 | 10. (optional) library libreadline |
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65 | (required on linux glibc systems) |
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66 | |
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67 | 11. (optional, required to build the documentation:) |
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68 | latex2html, tex, texi2html, texinfo |
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69 | (your latex2html should produce gif files, not png files) |
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70 | |
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71 | 2. (optional, required for MP:) |
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72 | make sure that you can log in to your computer via rsh/remsh or |
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73 | ssh without a password (check .rhosts/.shosts); |
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74 | (in versions before 3-0-0: the |
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75 | configure script stops while checking this: if you cannot fix it, |
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76 | simply kill the rsh/ssh-processes - the configure will then |
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77 | disable this particulare feature) |
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78 | The following should work: |
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79 | rsh localhost uname |
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80 | ssh localhost uname |
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81 | rsh `hostname` uname |
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82 | ssh `hostname` uname |
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83 | |
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84 | 3. You need to download all of the .tar.gz-files |
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85 | (since 3-0-0 we have only one large source .tar.gz-file) |
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86 | |
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87 | 4. create a new working directory |
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88 | |
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89 | 5. unpack all packages into that working directory |
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90 | |
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91 | 6. (optional, for porting to a unknown machine:) fix ./singuname.sh |
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92 | not to report something unknown, but to recognize the machine |
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93 | |
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94 | 7. run ./configure |
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95 | (try ./configure -help, ./omalloc/configure -help, ./MP/configure |
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96 | -help, ./factory/configure -help, ./Singular/configure -help for a |
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97 | list of all options of configure) |
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98 | |
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99 | BEWARE: some of the option are for testing only, |
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100 | they will usually not work in general: |
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101 | --with-Plural,--with-plural (you need a Singuilar version > 2.1.2 for this) |
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102 | (standard since version 3-0-0) |
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103 | --with-sgroup (you need the sgroup programs for this) |
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104 | --with-smallgmp (not maintained), removed in 3-0-0 |
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105 | --with-namespaces (you need a Singuilar version > 2.1.x for this) |
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106 | (standard since version 3-0-0) |
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108 | |
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109 | 8. make install (resp. gmake install - the make program must be |
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110 | GNU-Make) the make process will (hopefully) build: |
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111 | 1. omalloc: the memry management routines (required) |
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112 | |
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113 | 2. MP: Multi-Protocoll (optional) |
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114 | |
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115 | 3. NTL (optional, but strongly recommended) |
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116 | |
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117 | 4. factory (optional, but strongly recommended) |
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118 | |
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119 | 5. libfac (optional, but strongly recommended) |
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120 | |
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121 | 6. kernel, Singular (Kernel, required) |
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122 | |
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123 | 7. only for share-dist: doc (only possible, if all optional packages are included) |
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124 | |
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125 | 8. only for share-dist: emacs (only possible, if doc was build) |
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126 | |
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127 | 9. IntegerProgramming |
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128 | |
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129 | 9. if you want to make any change in the directory Singular, run make |
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130 | depend there |
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131 | |
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132 | 10. to install the resulting files at any other place in the system, |
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133 | run |
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134 | make bindist sharedist |
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135 | (sharedist can only be build if doc was build sucessfully) and |
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136 | install the resulting .tar.gz files as explained for the binary |
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137 | distribution |
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138 | The sharedist-result does not depend on your machine: |
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139 | so you can also download our version of it |
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140 | |
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141 | 11. if you compiled Singular for a non-standard architecture and you |
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142 | are willing to share your porting effort, upload the changed |
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143 | sources and the resulting binaries to |
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144 | `ftp://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/pub/Incoming' and send us an email |
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145 | about it (Singular@mathematik.uni-kl.de) |
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146 | |
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147 | 12. bug-fixes or other improvements to the source code are welcome |
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148 | |
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149 | Notes for specific platforms |
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150 | ============================ |
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151 | |
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152 | - Windows (Cygwin): |
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153 | ./configure -with-malloc=system |
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154 | Windows Vista: |
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155 | run |
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156 | rebaseall |
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157 | before trying anything else |
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158 | |
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159 | - MacOS X: |
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160 | you need a file values.h where MP can find it (we copied one from |
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161 | Linux) |
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162 | ./configure -with-malloc=system |
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163 | |
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164 | - FreeBSD 4.x/5.x: |
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165 | you need a file values.h where MP can find it (we copied one from |
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166 | Linux) |
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167 | ./configure -with-malloc=system |
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169 | - Solaris with CC/cc |
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170 | - you need to set CONFIG_SHELL to /bin/bash |
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171 | (/bin/sh misses some substitutions in the generated Makefiles) |
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172 | - set CC = "cc -xarch=v9" |
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173 | CXX = "CC -xarch=v9" |
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174 | CFLAGS = -O |
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175 | CXXFLAGS = -O2 |
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176 | - configure with |
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177 | ./configure --without-dynamic-kernel --without-MP |
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179 | |
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180 | Compiling SINGULAR for a Non-Unix platform |
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181 | ========================================== |
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182 | |
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183 | This is a non-trivial task. Please contact us directly. |
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184 | (`mailto:Singular@mathematik.uni-kl.de') |
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185 | |
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186 | GOOD LUCK and ENJOY! Your SINGULAR team. |
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