Re: [gentoo-science] [sage-on-gentoo] how to start using?

[Christopher Schwan]

On Friday 28 May 2010 14:12:53 v_2e@×××.net wrote:
> Hello!
>
> On Thu, 27 May 2010 10:27:40 +0200
>
> Christopher Schwan <cschwan@××××××××××××××××××.de> wrote:
> > ...
> > Yes - for a longer answer take a look into our README file:
> >
> > http://github.com/cschwan/sage-on-gentoo
>
>   This README file says to use '/usr/local/portage/layman/' folder for
> overlays, but when installing the latest versions of layman, there is a
> message on the screen (after successful building) suggesting to use
> '/var/lib/layman' for this purpose.
>   So, maybe it is worth changing
>
> " ln -s /usr/local/portage/layman/sage-on-gentoo/package.keywords/sage \
>            /etc/portage/package.keywords/sage"
> and
> " ln -s /usr/local/portage/layman/sage-on-gentoo/package.keywords/sage \
>            /etc/portage/package.keywords/sage"
> strings to
> " ln -s /var/lib/layman/sage-on-gentoo/package.keywords/sage \
>            /etc/portage/package.keywords/sage"
> and
> " ln -s /var/lib/layman/sage-on-gentoo/package.keywords/sage \
>            /etc/portage/package.keywords/sage"
> respectively?

It looks like you are using a more recent version of layman - on x86 the 
latest stable version is 1.2.3 which still uses the old paths. I am updating 
the README to clarify this.

>
>   I also have one more question.
>   I tried to emerge sage yesterday and several time today, but I cannot
> fetch sci-mathematics/lcalc-1.23 package using this link:
> 'http://pmmac03.math.uwaterloo.ca/~mrubinst/L_function_public/CODE/L-1.23.t
> ar.gz' Maybe there is another place to download it from? And if there is,
> how can I check the integrity and originality of the archive?

I have uploaded a new ebuild which fixes this - the site seems offline.

>
>   Thanks.
>   Vladimir.
> -----
>  <v_2e@×××.net>

Christopher