| [a94090] | 1 | @comment -*-texinfo-*- |
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| [341696] | 2 | @comment $Id$ |
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| [a94090] | 3 | @c FILE: README_download.texi |
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| 4 | @c PURPOSE: This should reside as README file in the main directory of the |
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| 5 | @c Singular ftp site. |
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| 6 | |
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| 7 | @ifclear VERSION |
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| 8 | @include version.texi |
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| 9 | @end ifclear |
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| 10 | |
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| 11 | |
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| [3de58c] | 12 | @majorheading Welcome to the Main FTP site of SINGULAR |
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| [a94090] | 13 | |
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| [f722780] | 14 | @sc{Singular} is a Computer Algebra system for polynomial computations |
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| [3de58c] | 15 | with special emphasis on the needs of commutative algebra, algebraic |
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| [c84d678] | 16 | geometry, singularity theory and polynomial system solving. For a more |
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| 17 | detailed overview of |
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| 18 | @sc{Singular}, see |
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| 19 | @display |
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| [8cb38d] | 20 | @uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/Overview/} |
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| [c84d678] | 21 | @end display |
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| 22 | |
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| [50e6c7] | 23 | @sc{Singular} is developed on UNIX systems (Linux). |
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| [3de58c] | 24 | Moreover, there exist ports to FreeBSD, SunOS, IRIX, AIX, |
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| [50e6c7] | 25 | and Windows NT/2K/XP. |
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| [3de58c] | 26 | If your operating system is not in this list you may try to port |
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| 27 | @sc{Singular} to your platform |
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| [437efdf] | 28 | (see @uref{ftp://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/pub/Math/Singular/src/README}) |
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| [b8661e0] | 29 | |
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| [a94090] | 30 | @macro nref{name,url} |
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| 31 | @ifhtml |
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| 32 | @item @uref{\url\,,\name\} |
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| 33 | @end ifhtml |
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| [c1cd11] | 34 | @ifinfo |
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| [a94090] | 35 | @item @code{\name\} |
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| [c1cd11] | 36 | @end ifinfo |
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| [a94090] | 37 | @end macro |
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| 38 | |
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| 39 | In this directory you find the following files: |
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| 40 | @table @asis |
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| 41 | @nref{NEWS, NEWS.html} |
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| 42 | news and changes of this version |
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| 43 | @nref{COPYING, COPYING.html} |
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| 44 | license information for @sc{Singular} |
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| 45 | @nref{INSTALL_unix, INSTALL_unix.html} |
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| 46 | Unix installation instructions |
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| [ec8a650] | 47 | @nref{INSTALL_win, INSTALL_win.html} |
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| 48 | Windows installation instructions |
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| [17bb23] | 49 | @item @code{Singular-@value{VERSION}-share.tar.gz} |
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| [a94090] | 50 | @sc{Singular} distribution archive which contains architecture |
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| 51 | independent data like documentation and libraries. |
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| [17bb23] | 52 | @item @code{Singular-@value{VERSION}-<uname>}.tar.gz |
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| [a94090] | 53 | @sc{Singular} distribution archives which contain architecture dependent |
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| 54 | executables, like the @sc{Singular} program. |
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| 55 | @end table |
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| 56 | |
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| 57 | @include README_download.texi |
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| 58 | |
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| [c84d678] | 59 | @heading More information about @sc{Singular}: Comments, Questions, Bug Reports |
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| 60 | |
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| 61 | More and up-to-date information about @sc{Singular} is always available |
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| 62 | from |
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| 63 | @display |
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| [8cb38d] | 64 | @uref{http://www.singular.uni-kl.de/}. |
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| [c84d678] | 65 | @end display |
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| 66 | We very much welcome any comments, questions, and bug reports, |
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| 67 | especially comments about our new version. Please |
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| 68 | contact us at |
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| 69 | @display |
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| 70 | @email{singular@@mathematik.uni-kl.de}. |
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| 71 | @end display |
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| 72 | |
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| 73 | GOOD LUCK and ENJOY! |
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| 74 | Your @sc{Singular} team. |
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| [a94090] | 75 | |
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