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== Supported compilers ==
A miniumum of gcc 4.0.1 is needed to build Sage, though later releases are generally preferable.
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== Supported Platforms == == Types of support ==
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If you try to build Sage on most Linux or OS X systems, you should have few if any problems and if there are problems, plenty of people will be able to help you. Just ask on [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support|[email protected]]] But some distributions are better supported than others - see below for details. If you try to build Sage on most Linux or OS X systems, you should have few problems and if there are problems, plenty of people will be able to help you. Just ask on [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support|[email protected]]] But some distributions are better supported than others - see below for details.
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Building Sage on Solaris or OpenSolaris is a little tricky, but Sage works on those platforms. Ask for help on [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support|[email protected]]] if you have problems. Building Sage on Solaris or !OpenSolaris is a little tricky, but Sage (mostly) works on those platforms. Ask for help on [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support|[email protected]]] if you have problems.
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Below are listed the supported platforms, along with the level of support given. There are 3 levels of support. Below are listed the supported platforms, along with the level of support given. There are 4 levels of support.
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 * 1) Fully supported - Sage is ALWAYS checked on ALL these platforms BEFORE a release is made
 * 2) Expected to work - Sage will probably work, but it is not always tested.
 * 3) Probably will not work - Porting work may be ongoing. 		 1. [[#Fully_supported|Fully supported]] - Sage is ALWAYS checked on ALL these platforms before a release is made.
 2. [[#Expected_to_work|Expected to work]] - Sage will probably work, but it is not always tested.
 3. [[#Almost_works|Almost works]] - Sage builds on these platforms, but there are some known issues. However, most functionality of Sage should still work.
 4. [[#Probably_will_not_work|Probably will not work]] - Porting work may be ongoing.
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Specific hardware and software for these 3 levels of support are given below. Specific hardware and software for these levels of support are given below.
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=== Fully supported - Sage is ALWAYS checked on ALL these platforms BEFORE a release is made ===
Sage is fully supported on the following platforms. This means '''every''' single release of Sage is '''always''' tested on '''all''' these platforms. The testing is performed in an automated way using Buildbot. (You can see what systems we use at http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves) Failure to build on one of these platforms will stop a release of Sage being made. Usually all Sage's self-tests (doc-tests) will pass, though one or two failures on one or two platforms may occur, and will be documented in an [[errata|errata page]]. Any failures to either build or pass tests are considered very serious bugs. 		== Fully supported ==
Sage is fully supported on the following platforms. This means '''every''' single '''release''' of Sage is '''always tested''' on all these platforms. The testing is performed in an automated way using Buildbot. (You can see what systems we use at http://build.sagemath.org/#/workers) Failure to build on one of these platforms will stop a release of Sage being made. Any failures to either build or pass tests are considered serious bugs.
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Also, we will always make binaries available for these platforms. Also, we will usually make binaries available for these platforms.
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To aid Sage developers, the hosts on which Sage is fully supported are listed, with a link to the Buildbot page.

There are five requirements for Sage to work successfully on these fully supported platforms.		 There are several requirements for Sage to work successfully on these fully supported platforms.
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 * You need at least 2 GB of RAM (you may get away with less, but you can not be sure. Sage has been built on systems with less than 2 GB RAM)
 * You need at least 2.5 GB of free disk space.
 * gcc >= 4.0.1 for Sage versions of 4.6.2 or earlier. gcc 4.6.0 will not build Sage 4.7.0		  * It is recommended to have at least 2 GB of RAM to build Sage (but you may get away with less). Building in parallel requires additional memory. In order to run all doctests, Sage needs up to 2.5 GB of virtual memory (RAM + swap).
 * You need 4.5 GB of free disk space.
 * You need to have the [[http://sagemath.org/doc/installation/source.html#prerequisites|prerequisites]] for building Sage.
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====== Linux ====== === Linux ===
For the most up to date version see http://build.sagemath.org/#/workers any differences between this list and what is listed below should be reported to [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support|[email protected]]].
 * Debian 7.1 x86 (64-bit). Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/plantain|plantain]]
 * Fedora 16 on x86 (64-bit). Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/eno-1|eno]], [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/flavius-1|flavius]], [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/lena-1|lena]], [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/sextus-1|sextus]]
 * Fedora 16 on i686 (32-bit). Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/cicero-1|cicero]]
 * Fedora 20 on x84 (64-bit). Make sure that the {{{perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker}}} rpm is installed. Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/volker-desktop-fedora|volker-desktop]]
 * SUSE 10 SP1 on Itanium (64-bit) Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/iras-1|iras]]
 * Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS on x86 (64-bit). Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/mod|mod]]
 * Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS on x86 (64-bit). Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/redhawk-1|redhawk]]
 * Ubuntu 13.04 on x86 (32-bit). Make sure that the {{{dpkg-dev}}} package is installed. Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/arando-1|arando]]
 * Ubuntu 14.04 on x86 (64-bit). Make sure that the {{{dpkg-dev}}} package is installed. Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/snapperkob|snapperkob]]
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 * Fedora 14 on x86 (64-bit). Tested on one or more of [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/eno-1|eno]], [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/flavius-1|flavius]], [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/lena-1|lena]], [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/sextus-1|sextus2]] or [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/taurus-1|taurus]]
 * Fedora 14 (32-bit). Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/cicero-1|cicero]]
 * SUSE 10 on Itanium (64-bit) Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/iras-1|iras]]
 * Redhat 5.3 on Intel Itanium (64-bit). Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/cleo-1|cleo]]
 * Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS on x86 (64-bit). Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/sage-1|sage]]
 * Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS on x86 (64-bit). Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/redhawk-1|redhawk]]		 === Mac OS X ===
For the most up to date version see http://build.sagemath.org/#/workers any differences between this list and what is listed below should be reported to [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support|[email protected]]].
 * OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) 64-bit, with XCode 3. Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/bsd-1|bsd]]
 * OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) 64-bit, wich XCode 5.1.1. Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/volker-desktop-osx|volker-osx]]
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=== Solaris SPARC 32-bit ===
For the most up to date version see http://build.sagemath.org/#/workers any differences between this list and what is listed below should be reported to [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support|[email protected]]].
 * Solaris 10 on SPARC processors in 32-bit mode. You need to use the '''Solaris linker''' in /usr/ccs/bin/ld (this is normally the default), the GNU linker is not supported. Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/mark-1|mark]]
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====== Mac OS X ======
 * OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) 64-bit, with XCode 3. Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/bsd-1|bsd]]

====== Solaris 10 SPARC 32-bit ======
 * Solaris 10 on SPARC processors (32-bit only) Tested on one or more of [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/t2-1|t2]], [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/mark-1|mark]] or [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/mark2-1|mark2]]

====== Solaris 10 x86 32-bit ======
 * Solaris 10 update 5 on x86 processors (32-bit only). Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/fulvia-1|fulvia]]

====== OpenSolaris x86 32-bit ======
 * 06/2009 updated to build 134 on x86 (32-bit only). Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/hawk-1|hawk]]

=== Expected to work - Sage will probably work, but it is not always tested. ===		 == Expected to work ==
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If anyone is able to test on these systems, we would particularly appreciate reports of failures, since Sage really should work on these systems. We expect to set up an automated system where people can mail successful build reports, and to generate a web page showing successful builds. But currently neither are in place. If anyone is able to test on these systems, we would particularly appreciate reports of failures, since Sage really should work on these systems. Both successful and failed build and test results should be mailed to [[https://groups.google.com/group/sage-release/|[email protected]]] . On the [[https://patchbot.sagemath.org/machines|SageMath patchbot]] one can see a list of machines on which sage is regularly tested during the development of sage.
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====== Linux ======
 * Arch on x86 (Both 32-bit and 64-bit) 
 * CentOS on x86 (Both 32-bit and 64-bit) 
 * Debian 5.0 on x86 (Both 32-bit and 64-bit)
 * Fedora 11, 12 or (Both 32-bit and 64-bit).
 * Gentoo. The Sage on Gentoo project (http://github.com/cschwan/sage-on-gentoo) is aimed at properly integrating Sage to the Gentoo system, so is quite different to how Sage builds on all other platforms. This is designed for end users, not developers. However, a recent Sage should build from the source on Gentoo, but that would not be the normal way to use Sage on Gentoo.
 * openSUSE 11.2 and 11.3 are known not to work currently, though these issues should be fixed for Sage 4.6.
 * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5.3 or later. 		=== Linux ===
'''''Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1'''''
 * Arch on x86 (Both 32-bit and 64-bit).
 * CentOS on x86 (Both 32-bit and 64-bit).
 * Debian 5.0 or 6.0 on x86 (Both 32-bit and 64-bit).
 * Fedora 11 or later (Both 32-bit and 64-bit).
 * Gentoo. The Sage on Gentoo project (http://github.com/cschwan/sage-on-gentoo) is aimed at properly integrating Sage to the Gentoo system, so is quite different to how Sage builds on all other platforms. This is designed for end users, not developers. However, Sage should simply build from source on Gentoo.
 * openSUSE 12.1 on x86 (Both 32-bit and 64-bit).
 * Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5.3 or later.
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 * Ubuntu 8 or later.
 		  * Ubuntu 8.04 or later. For Ubuntu 12.04 or later, make sure the ''dpkg-dev'' package is installed.
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====== Solaris ======
 * Solaris 10 03/2005 or any later Solaris 10 release on SPARC processors in 32-bit mode. (Note Solaris 10 update 1 is fully supported)
 * Solaris 10 03/2005 or any later Solaris 10 release on x86 processors in 32-bit mode. (Note Solaris 10 update 5 is fully supported)		 === Mac OS X ===
'''''Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1'''''
 * OSX 10.4 (Tiger) on PPC will build except for the rpy2 package; you can build the "Mac App" and it should work as well. The pexpect interfaces tend to be less reliable than other platforms, so you might see some unreproducible doctest failures.
 * OSX 10.5 (Leopard), both PPC and Intel chips.
 * OSX 10.7 (Lion) and 10.8 (Mountain Lion) provided you use a sufficiently recent version of XCode.
 * OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) is work in progress and should be supported soon.

=== Solaris ===
'''''Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1'''''
 * Solaris 10 03/2005 or any later Solaris 10 release on x86 processors in 32-bit mode.
 * Solaris 10 on x86 processors in 32-bit mode.
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 * Solaris 11 Express on SPARC (Never tested, but should work, as the Sage 32-bit Solaris 10 SPARC port is very stable and Solaris has excellent backward compatibility).
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====== Mac OS X ======
 * OS X 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.5 (Leopard), both PPC and Intel chips. Note that OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) is fully supported, with XCode 3.2.6. (XCode 4, more precisely, XCode 4.0.1, is known to produce an executable that does not work.)		 === Microsoft Windows (VM) ===
 * [[https://www.virtualbox.org/|VirtualBox]] images can be downloaded from http://www.sagemath.org/download-windows.html These should be reliable, though we do not test these prior to releasing Sage.
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====== Microsoft Windows ======
 * VMware images can be downloaded from http://www.sagemath.org/download-windows.html These should be reliable, though we do not test these prior to releasing Sage. 		== Almost works ==
This lists systems on which Sage builds, but there are a few doctest errors. However, most of the functionality of Sage should work. If the doctest failures are fixed, these systems will move to the "fully supported" or "expected to work" categories.
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=== Probably will not work - Porting work may be ongoing === === Linux ===
'''''Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1'''''
 * ARM processors. All the issues are numerical, where some computations (in particular of the gamma function) yield results with less numerical precision than expected. See [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/10285|Trac #10285]].
 * ppc64: The 64-bit PowerPC port can be followed at [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/11705|Trac #11705]]. Tested on [[http://build.sagemath.org/sage/buildslaves/silius-1|silius]]

=== FreeBSD ===
'''''Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1'''''
 * Sage now works on FreeBSD 8.3 and 9, with only a few doctest errors. One needs to use the system atlas, and a few other scripts, as well as many patches. See [[http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/math/sage/|here for a FreeBSD port]] of Sage, which should include most of this information. Older information about the status of the FreeBSD port is archived at [[freebsd|Sage port to FreeBSD]].

=== Microsoft Windows (Cygwin) ===
'''''Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1'''''
 * Microsoft Windows using Cygwin; see [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/13841|the metaticket for this]]. Sage compiles from source and has only a few doctest failures with only some rebasing issues and one or two unusual prerequisites (currently the mpfr-4 and a few lapack Cygwin packages). Some slightly old information about the status of the Cygwin port can be found at [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/wiki/CygwinPort ]] and on the [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-windows|sage-windows]] mailing list.

=== OpenSolaris x86 32-bit ===
 * 06/2009 updated to build 134 on x86 (32-bit only), with gcc as well as the Sun compiler.

== Probably will not work ==
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===== AIX =====
 * A little work has been done on an AIX port. This can be followed at the [[AIX| AIX port page]]. It is not currently clear if this will ever be completed, as there is not a significant effort taking place. If you wish to help, that would be appreciated. If you do not have access to AIX hardware, [[http://www.metamodul.com/|Metamodul]] will provide free public access for open-source development. A couple of Sage developers have used this. Trac ticket [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/9999|9999]] has the latest list of known issues.		 === AIX ===
 * A little work has been done on an AIX port. This can be followed at the [[AIX| AIX port page]]. It is not currently clear if this will ever be completed, as there is not a significant effort taking place. If you wish to help, that would be appreciated. If you do not have access to AIX hardware, [[http://www.metamodul.com/|Metamodul]] will provide free public access for open-source development. A couple of Sage developers have used this. Trac ticket [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/ticket/9999|Trac #9999]] has the latest list of known issues.
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====== FreeBSD ======
 * FreeBSD 8.1 (Substantial work has been done on this, and a port during 2011 is highly likely)		 === Linux ===
 * Mips64: The Mips64 port can be followed at the [[SiCortex|SiCortex port page]].
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More information about the status of the FreeBSD port can be found at [[freebsd|Sage port to FreeBSD]].

===== Linux (ARM, Mips64 and PPC64 processors) =====
 * Mips64 The Mips64 port can be followed at [[SiCortex|The SiCortex port page]].
 * PPC64 The 64-bit PowerPC port can be followed at [[linuxPPC64|the linux PPC64 port page]]

===== HP-UX =====		 === HP-UX ===
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===== Microsoft Windows =====
 * Microsoft Windows using Cygwin (Substantial work has been done on this. A port can be expected in 2011). More information about the status of the Cygwin port can be found at [[http://trac.sagemath.org/sage_trac/wiki/CygwinPort ]] and on the [[http://groups.google.com/group/sage-windows sage-windows]] mailing list.
 * Microsoft Windows using Microsoft's compiler. This will be a full native port. There are some efforts at this. 		=== Microsoft Windows (native) ===
 * Microsoft Windows using Microsoft's compiler. This would be a full native port. There are some efforts at this, but none for quite some time.
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===== OpenSolaris 64-bit =====
 * !OpenSolaris 06/2009 on x86 in 64-bit mode. (Substantial work has been done on this. A port can be expected in 2011). 		=== OpenSolaris 64-bit ===
 * !OpenSolaris 06/2009 on x86 in 64-bit mode. (Substantial work has been done on this).
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===== Solaris 10 64-bit =====
 * Solaris 10 on x86 processors in 64-bit mode. (Substantial work has been done on this. A port can be expected in 2011).
 * Solaris 10 on SPARC processors in 64-bit mode. (Substantial work has been done on this. A port can be expected in 2011).		 === Solaris 10 64-bit ===
 * Solaris 10 on x86 processors in 64-bit mode. (Substantial work has been done on this).
 * Solaris 10 on SPARC processors in 64-bit mode. (Substantial work has been done on this).
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More information about the status of the Solaris ports can be found on the [[solaris|Solaris]] page of the Sage Wiki. There's also some notes about installing [[solaris-binaries|Solaris binaries]]

====== Mac OS X (XCode 4) ======
 * XCode 4.0.1 is known to produce a Sage executable that segfaults. This needs work. Even more work needs to be done if one wants to use Clang-based compilers that come with it: they cannot even build the whole of Sage.		 More information about the status of the Solaris ports can be found on the [[solaris|Solaris]] page of the Sage wiki.

Contents

  1. Types of support
  2. Fully supported
    1. Linux
    2. Mac OS X
    3. Solaris SPARC 32-bit
  3. Expected to work
    1. Linux
    2. Mac OS X
    3. Solaris
    4. Microsoft Windows (VM)
  4. Almost works
    1. Linux
    2. FreeBSD
    3. Microsoft Windows (Cygwin)
    4. OpenSolaris x86 32-bit
  5. Probably will not work
    1. AIX
    2. Linux
    3. HP-UX
    4. Microsoft Windows (native)
    5. OpenSolaris 64-bit
    6. Solaris 10 64-bit

Types of support

If you try to build Sage on most Linux or OS X systems, you should have few problems and if there are problems, plenty of people will be able to help you. Just ask on [email protected] But some distributions are better supported than others - see below for details.

Building Sage on Solaris or OpenSolaris is a little tricky, but Sage (mostly) works on those platforms. Ask for help on [email protected] if you have problems.

If you try to build Sage on something more exotic, you may find a Sage developer able to help you, but you can't be sure.

Below are listed the supported platforms, along with the level of support given. There are 4 levels of support.

  1. Fully supported - Sage is ALWAYS checked on ALL these platforms before a release is made.

  2. Expected to work - Sage will probably work, but it is not always tested.

  3. Almost works - Sage builds on these platforms, but there are some known issues. However, most functionality of Sage should still work.

  4. Probably will not work - Porting work may be ongoing.

Specific hardware and software for these levels of support are given below.

Fully supported

Sage is fully supported on the following platforms. This means every single release of Sage is always tested on all these platforms. The testing is performed in an automated way using Buildbot. (You can see what systems we use at http://build.sagemath.org/#/workers) Failure to build on one of these platforms will stop a release of Sage being made. Any failures to either build or pass tests are considered serious bugs.

Also, we will usually make binaries available for these platforms.

If you wish to set up a server primarily or exclusively for using Sage, you would be advised to install one of these operating systems, rather than one on which Sage is not regularly tested. You should not assume that Sage will necessarily work on the latest release of these systems, though it usually will.

There are several requirements for Sage to work successfully on these fully supported platforms.

  • A full development system must be installed - a minimal install will probably not work if you wish to build from source.
  • The system must not have been mis-configured. Unfortunately, it is not unusual for Sage to fail to build on systems where someone has mis-configured the system. A fresh install of the operating system is not necessary, but any changes made since the installation must have been performed properly.
  • It is recommended to have at least 2 GB of RAM to build Sage (but you may get away with less). Building in parallel requires additional memory. In order to run all doctests, Sage needs up to 2.5 GB of virtual memory (RAM + swap).
  • You need 4.5 GB of free disk space.

  • You need to have the prerequisites for building Sage.

  • All instructions must be followed.

Linux

For the most up to date version see http://build.sagemath.org/#/workers any differences between this list and what is listed below should be reported to [email protected].

  • Debian 7.1 x86 (64-bit). Tested on plantain

  • Fedora 16 on x86 (64-bit). Tested on eno, flavius, lena, sextus

  • Fedora 16 on i686 (32-bit). Tested on cicero

  • Fedora 20 on x84 (64-bit). Make sure that the perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker rpm is installed. Tested on volker-desktop

  • SUSE 10 SP1 on Itanium (64-bit) Tested on iras

  • Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS on x86 (64-bit). Tested on mod

  • Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS on x86 (64-bit). Tested on redhawk

  • Ubuntu 13.04 on x86 (32-bit). Make sure that the dpkg-dev package is installed. Tested on arando

  • Ubuntu 14.04 on x86 (64-bit). Make sure that the dpkg-dev package is installed. Tested on snapperkob

Mac OS X

For the most up to date version see http://build.sagemath.org/#/workers any differences between this list and what is listed below should be reported to [email protected].

  • OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) 64-bit, with XCode 3. Tested on bsd

  • OSX 10.9 (Mavericks) 64-bit, wich XCode 5.1.1. Tested on volker-osx

Solaris SPARC 32-bit

For the most up to date version see http://build.sagemath.org/#/workers any differences between this list and what is listed below should be reported to [email protected].

  • Solaris 10 on SPARC processors in 32-bit mode. You need to use the Solaris linker in /usr/ccs/bin/ld (this is normally the default), the GNU linker is not supported. Tested on mark

Expected to work

In addition to the above systems where Sage will work, Sage will probably work on the following operating systems, though we can't guarantee that, as it is impractical to test each Sage release on all these systems. Failure to build on these systems will be considered a bug, but we may not have the resources to solve any problems. Sage developers should be able to offer assistance to anyone who can't get Sage to work properly on one of these platforms, but since they might not necessarily have access to the platform, that may be difficult.

If anyone is able to test on these systems, we would particularly appreciate reports of failures, since Sage really should work on these systems. Both successful and failed build and test results should be mailed to [email protected] . On the SageMath patchbot one can see a list of machines on which sage is regularly tested during the development of sage.

Linux

Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1

  • Arch on x86 (Both 32-bit and 64-bit).
  • CentOS on x86 (Both 32-bit and 64-bit).
  • Debian 5.0 or 6.0 on x86 (Both 32-bit and 64-bit).
  • Fedora 11 or later (Both 32-bit and 64-bit).

  • Gentoo. The Sage on Gentoo project (http://github.com/cschwan/sage-on-gentoo) is aimed at properly integrating Sage to the Gentoo system, so is quite different to how Sage builds on all other platforms. This is designed for end users, not developers. However, Sage should simply build from source on Gentoo.

  • openSUSE 12.1 on x86 (Both 32-bit and 64-bit).
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5.3 or later.
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 or later on Intel Itanium processors

  • Ubuntu 8.04 or later. For Ubuntu 12.04 or later, make sure the dpkg-dev package is installed.

Other Linux distributions, such as Slackware are never tested, so may or may not work.

Mac OS X

Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1

  • OSX 10.4 (Tiger) on PPC will build except for the rpy2 package; you can build the "Mac App" and it should work as well. The pexpect interfaces tend to be less reliable than other platforms, so you might see some unreproducible doctest failures.
  • OSX 10.5 (Leopard), both PPC and Intel chips.
  • OSX 10.7 (Lion) and 10.8 (Mountain Lion) provided you use a sufficiently recent version of XCode.
  • OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) is work in progress and should be supported soon.

Solaris

Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1

  • Solaris 10 03/2005 or any later Solaris 10 release on x86 processors in 32-bit mode.
  • Solaris 10 on x86 processors in 32-bit mode.
  • Solaris 11 Express on x86 (32-bit has been tested).

Microsoft Windows (VM)

Almost works

This lists systems on which Sage builds, but there are a few doctest errors. However, most of the functionality of Sage should work. If the doctest failures are fixed, these systems will move to the "fully supported" or "expected to work" categories.

Linux

Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1

  • ARM processors. All the issues are numerical, where some computations (in particular of the gamma function) yield results with less numerical precision than expected. See Trac #10285.

  • ppc64: The 64-bit PowerPC port can be followed at Trac #11705. Tested on silius

FreeBSD

Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1

  • Sage now works on FreeBSD 8.3 and 9, with only a few doctest errors. One needs to use the system atlas, and a few other scripts, as well as many patches. See here for a FreeBSD port of Sage, which should include most of this information. Older information about the status of the FreeBSD port is archived at Sage port to FreeBSD.

Microsoft Windows (Cygwin)

Warning this list was last updated during the release of sage 6.1.1

OpenSolaris x86 32-bit

  • 06/2009 updated to build 134 on x86 (32-bit only), with gcc as well as the Sun compiler.

Probably will not work

None of these systems have a complete fully reliable port. In some cases completed ports are highly likely. In other cases, the porting effort is not very significant, and there may be insufficient effort to actually complete a port.

If anyone has the time to help on these ports, it would be greatly appreciated.

AIX

  • A little work has been done on an AIX port. This can be followed at the AIX port page. It is not currently clear if this will ever be completed, as there is not a significant effort taking place. If you wish to help, that would be appreciated. If you do not have access to AIX hardware, Metamodul will provide free public access for open-source development. A couple of Sage developers have used this. Trac ticket Trac #9999 has the latest list of known issues.

Linux

HP-UX

  • Some work has been done on an HP-UX port to the PA-RISC processor. At least three Sage developers have tested their code on HP-UX.
  • Some work has been done on HP-UX on the Itanium processor.

More information on the HP-UX port can be found on the HP-UX page.

Microsoft Windows (native)

  • Microsoft Windows using Microsoft's compiler. This would be a full native port. There are some efforts at this, but none for quite some time.

OpenSolaris 64-bit

  • OpenSolaris 06/2009 on x86 in 64-bit mode. (Substantial work has been done on this).

Solaris 10 64-bit

  • Solaris 10 on x86 processors in 64-bit mode. (Substantial work has been done on this).
  • Solaris 10 on SPARC processors in 64-bit mode. (Substantial work has been done on this).

More information about the status of the Solaris ports can be found on the Solaris page of the Sage wiki.

SupportedPlatforms (last edited 2022-04-18 03:37:07 by mkoeppe)