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| = Sage 9.1 Release Tour = in progress (2020) <<TableOfContents>> == Python 3 transition == SageMath 9.0 was the first version of Sage running on Python 3 by default. Sage 9.1 continues to support Python 2. See [[Python3-Switch]] for more details == Portability improvements, increased use of system packages == The SageMath distribution continues to vendor versions of required software packages ("SPKGs") that work well together. In order to reduce compilation times and the size of the SageMath installation, a [[https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/27330|development effort ongoing since the 8.x release series]] has made it possible to '''use many system packages provided by the OS distribution''' instead of building SageMath's own copies. This so-called "spkg-configure" mechanism runs at the beginning of a build from source, during the `./configure` phase. (See the sage-devel threads [[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sage-devel/nTwhCV89FXE/_7GdzGy4BgAJ|"Brainstorming about Sage dependencies from system packages"]] (May 2017) and [[https://groups.google.com/d/msg/sage-devel/1at1p25IHnQ/ZHcpRjtQAwAJ|"conditionalise installation of many spkg's?"]] (Nov 2017) for its origins and [[https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/24919|Trac #24919]] for its initial implementation.) Sage 9.1 is adding many packages to this mechanism, including `openblas`, `gsl`, `r`, `boost`, `libatomic`, `cddlib`, `tachyon`, `nauty`, `sqlite`, `planarity`, `fplll`, `brial`, `flintqs`, `ppl`, `libbraiding`, `cbc`, `gfan`, and `python3`. As to the latter, '''SageMath will now make use of a suitable installation of Python 3.7.x in your system by setting up a [[https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html|venv]]''' (Python 3 virtual environment). New in Sage 9.1 is also a '''database of system packages''' equivalent to our SPKGs. At the end of a `./configure` run, you will see messages like the following: {{{ configure: notice: the following SPKGs did not find equivalent system packages: arb boost boost_cropped bzip2 ... yasm zeromq zlib checking for the package system in use... debian configure: hint: installing the following system packages is recommended and may avoid building some of the above SPKGs from source: configure: $ sudo apt-get install libflint-arb-dev ... yasm libzmq3-dev libz-dev configure: After installation, re-run configure using: configure: $ ./config.status --recheck && ./config.status }}} === For developers === For developers who wish to help improve the portability of SageMath, there is a new power tool: A '''tox configuration''' that automatically builds and tests SageMath within Docker containers running various Linux distributions (`ubuntu-trusty` through `-focal`, `debian-jessie` through `-sid`, `linuxmint-17` through `-19.3`, `fedora-26` through `-32`, `centos-7` and `-8`, `archlinux`, `slackware-14.2`), each in several configurations regarding what system packages are installed. Thus, it is no longer necessary for developers to have access to a machine running `fedora-29`, say, to verify whether the Sage distribution works there; instead, you just type: {{{ tox -e docker-fedora-29-standard -- build ptest }}} The `Dockerfile`s are generated automatically by using the same database of system packages that provides information to users. See the [[https://git.sagemath.org/sage.git/diff?id2=6a4580546f25fa62f38b3490e2d0120975371379&id=99aca39dea0226372a3f12aed3a13301a3380ff4|new section on "portability testing" in the Developer's Guide]] for details. An entry point for developers who wish to improve the testing infrastructure is the [[https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/29060|Meta-Ticket #29060: Add Dockerfiles and CI scripts for integration testing]]. See also the broader [[https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/29133|Meta-Meta-Ticket #29133]]. == Add more here == (add more here) == Easier installation of optional linear and mixed integer linear optimization backends == It is no longer necessary to recompile sagelib if you wish to use one of the state-of-the-art LP/MIP solvers COIN-OR CBC, CPLEX, or Gurobi, instead of the default (GLPK). The simplified new installation procedure is explained in the [[https://git.sagemath.org/sage.git/tree/src/doc/en/thematic_tutorials/linear_programming.rst?id=5fa32aa9f8acede36a665baf6b474af886c95956#n438|Thematic Tutorial on Linear Programming]]. (If you cannot update to 9.1 just yet, you can retroactively get the same feature in your installation of Sage too by pip-installing one of the packages [[https://github.com/mkoeppe/sage-numerical-backends-cplex|sage-numerical-backends-cplex]], [[https://github.com/mkoeppe/sage-numerical-backends-coin|sage-numerical-backends-coin]], [[https://github.com/mkoeppe/sage-numerical-backends-gurobi|sage-numerical-backends-gurobi]].) == Polyhedral Geometry == There is now a catalog for common polyhedral cones, e.g. {{{ sage: cones.nonnegative_orthant(5) 5-d cone in 5-d lattice N }}} New features for polyhedra: {{{ sage: P = polytopes.cube(intervals='zero_one') # obtain others than the standard cube sage: P = matrix([[0,1,0],[0,1,1],[1,0,0]])*P # linear transformations sage: it = P.face_generator() # a (fast and efficient) face generator sage: next(it) A 3-dimensional face of a Polyhedron in ZZ^3 defined as the convex hull of 8 vertices sage: next(it) A -1-dimensional face of a Polyhedron in ZZ^3 sage: f = next(it) sage: f.normal_cone() # normal cone for faces A 1-dimensional polyhedron in ZZ^3 defined as the convex hull of 1 vertex and 1 ray sage: P.an_affine_basis() # an_affine_basis and a_maximal_chain [A vertex at (0, 0, 0), A vertex at (1, 1, 0), A vertex at (0, 0, 1), A vertex at (0, 1, 0)] sage: P = polytopes.hypercube(4) sage: P.flag_f_vector(0,3) # flag_f_vector is exposed 64 }}} Regarding the optional package `normaliz` there are some news as well: {{{ sage: P = polytopes.cube(intervals=[[0,1],[0,2],[0,3]], backend='normaliz') sage: save(P, '/tmp/this_takes_very_long_so_we_save_it') # saving works now sage: sage: P.h_star_vector() # compute the h_star_vector with normaliz [1, 20, 15] }}} There are also some bug fixes and other improvements. For more details see the [[https://trac.sagemath.org/wiki/SagePolyhedralGeometry#release_9.1|release notes for optimization and polyhedral geometry softwares interactions in Sage]]. == Improvements in the three.js 3D viewer == [[https://doc.sagemath.org/html/en/reference/plot3d/threejs.html|Three.js]] has become the default 3D viewer in SageMath 9.0. In this release, some improvements have been performed: * '''bug fixes:''' plot of vectors (Trac ticket [[https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/29206|#29206]]), plot of a single text ([[https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/29227|#29227]]), method ''plot3d'' transforming a 2D object into a 3D one ([[https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/29251|#29251]]) * '''code cleanup''' to prepare for camera viewpoint option ([[https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/29250|#29250]]) == Add more here == (add more here) == Availability of Sage 9.1 and installation help == Sage 9.1 has not been released yet. See [[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sage-release|sage-release]] for announcements of beta versions and release candidates. === Availability in distributions === (TBD) === Installation FAQ === See [[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sage-release|sage-release]], [[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/sage-devel|sage-devel]]. == More details == - [[https://trac.sagemath.org/query?milestone=sage-9.1&groupdesc=1&group=status&max=1500&col=id&col=summary&col=author&col=reviewer&col=time&col=changetime&col=component&col=keywords&order=component|Trac tickets with milestone 9.1]] |
