Singular version 1.0 University of Kaiserslautern Department of Mathematics Centre for Computer Algebra Authors: G.-M. Greuel, G. Pfister, H. Schoenemann (C) 1986-1997 All Rights Reserved README FILE FOR SINGULAR KERNEL =============================== This directory contains the source files for the Singular kernel and the following subdirectories: 'doc' -- contains sources for Singular documentation files 'check' -- contains a small Singular self-test 'LIB' -- contains Singular libraries written in Singular's programming language See the following files in this directory 'INSTALL' -- for information on how to install Singular 'COPYING' -- for copying and license information See below for an overview of Singular, and for distribution and support information. If you receive this file as part of a complete Singular distribution, see also the README.src, COPYING.src, and INSTALL files contained in the top directory of the full Singular distribution. Overview of Singular ==================== Singular is a special-purpose computer algebra system for commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. The main features of Singular are: * Computations in very general rings (polynomial rings, localizations of rings at a prime ideal, tensor products of rings) over many ground fields (rational numbers, mod p numbers, Galois fields, transcendental/algebraic extensions) and monomial orderings (all standard monomial orderings, including matrix orderings) * Very fast standard (resp. Groebner) bases computations * Polynomial factorization, resultant, and gcd computations * Large variety of implemented related algorithm: FGLM, Hilbert-driven, Factorizing Buchberger; Minimal resolutions, Primary decomposition; Usual ideal theoretic operations; standard combinatorial algorithms. * Efficient and flexible communication links based on the MP protocol and library * Easy-to-use, command-driven user-interface * Intuitive, C-like programming language * Extensive libraries of procedures, written in Singular's programming language * Written in C/C++. Available as source and binary for some hard- and software platforms (including most Un*x variants, MS-DOG, MacOS) Distribution of Singular ======================== The newest version of Singular is always available by anonymous ftp from www.mathematik.uni-kl.de:/pub/Math/Singular Binary versions of Singular for common hard- and software platforms are contained in the files Singular-1.0..gz where is, for example, 'linux', 'SunOS', etc. See the file README.bin for more information about the distribution of Singular binaries. Architecture - independent files (such as libraries written in the Singular programming language, and the Singular documentation) are distributed as Singular-1.0-share.tar.gz. See the file README.share for more information. In general, Singular is only available as binary program. For exceptions, you may contact us at singular@mathematik.uni-kl.de The source is distributed in two versions: 1. A full source distribution of Singular is contained in Singular-full-1.0.tar.gz. This (gzip'ed and tar'ed) file contains the source code, documentation, and supporting data files for the Singular kernel, and for all add-on packages, i.e. for the GMP, MP, Factory, and Libfac libraries. 2. A kernel source distribution of Singular can be found in Singular-1.0.tar.gz This (gzip'ed and tar'ed) contains the sources, documentation and supporting data files for Singular, only, i.e., it comes WITHOUT the sources for any of the add-on packages. Singular's performance is best, if it is linked with the GNU Multiple precision library (GMP), instead of the smallgmp library which is contained in the full source distribution. Furhtermore, Singular's terminal i/o is most convenient if it is linked with the GNU readline library. The GMP library and the readline library is available at ftp.gnu.ai.mit.edu or its mirrors. You have to have these library already installed, before Singular can be linked with them. For more information, see the file README.src contained in this directory. The MP library library is avialbale from mcs.kent.edu:/pub/MP/ For further information on MP, see also http://symbolicnet.mcs.kent.edu/areas/protocols/mp.html The factory and libfac library are available from www.mathematik.uni-kl.de:/pub/Math/ Documentation to Singular is distributed as: Singular-1.0.dvi.gz - Reference manual in dvi format Tutorial.dvi.gz - Singular tutorial in dvi format Singular-1.0.ps.gz - Reference manual in postscript format Tutorial.dvi.gz - Singular tutorial in postscript format singular.hlp.gz - Reference manual in Info format Singular-1.0.html.tar.gz - Reference manual in html format More information about Singular: Comments, Questions, Bug Reports ================================================================= More and up-to-date information about Singular is always available from http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~wwwzca/Singular We very much welcome any comments, questions, and bug reports. Please contact us at singular@mathematik.uni-kl.de GOOD LUCK and ENJOY! Your Singular team.