[Bug 169703] Review Request: pari - Number Theory-oriented Computer Algebra System

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Summary: Review Request: pari - Number Theory-oriented Computer Algebra System


https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169703





------- Additional Comments From paul at city-fan.org  2005-12-07 12:41 EST -------
(In reply to comment #9)
> (In reply to comment #8)
> > Following up on this, since the perl package wants to patch the library source,
> > I think it's better to do that as a completely separate package that includes
> > and patches the pari source itself. I've submitted this as Bug 175198.
>
> Are these patches specific to the Perl package, or can they be
> included here without comprimising the package.

Possibly. You can browse them at
http://search.cpan.org/src/ILYAZ/Math-Pari-2.010702/patches/

The ones that get applied against pari 2.1.7 are:
* patch-pari-unnormalized-float
* diff_2.1.7_-O
* diff_2.1.7_restart

> If so, the Perl package needn't include pari and can depend on this.

There are actually other benefits to building perl-Math-Pari independently,
which include:
* building against an external library isn't supported by upstream
* PARI tests can't get run as perl tests
* the POD doesn't get created
* it's conceivable that the library and perl module could get built with
incompatible compiler options
This is discussed in more depth here:
http://search.cpan.org/src/ILYAZ/Math-Pari-2.010702/INSTALL


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