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This is to help document the process to get SAGE ([1] ), the open-source computer algebra/mathematics framework into Fedora.
People interested helping in packaging/reviewing:
- RexDieter
- AlexLancaster
- ManuelWolfshant
- KevinKofler
- NealBecker
- ...add your name here...
Cross-distribution efforts:
- Debian: http://wiki.sagemath.org/DebianSAGE
- PcLinuxOS: http://www.mypclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=1509.msg13532#msg13532
On fedora-devel KevinKofler points out that:
One problem will be that they're bundling many third-party components which should be packaged separately:
So the first step is to track down which of these dependencies are in Fedora already, whether they need any patches to work with SAGE, whether they are build-time (BuildRequires) dependencies, run-time (Requires) dependencies or both, whether they're required or optional and package those which are not in Fedora yet.
He suggests the following order:
1. package required build-time dependencies 1. package required run-time dependencies 1. package as many optional build-time dependencies as possible 1. package SAGE itself 1. package optional run-time dependencies (and decide on a case by case basis whether it makes sense to add them as actual Requires: dependencies to the package or not)