How to install the sage-combinat patches
Short installation instructions
Step 1. To use the features developed by Sage-combinat, you first need to install Sage. You have two options.
- Binary installation (takes less time; only option on Windows; only works if a binary exists for your system):
Download a binary distribution for your system from http://www.sagemath.org/download and follow the installation instructions
- Source installation (recommended, but time-consuming; works for Linux and OSX as long as you have a compilier):
Download the source code from http://sagemath.org/download-source.html and follow the installation instructions on that page.
Step 2. If you really need the latest features of Sage-Combinat: install the Sage-Combinat patches by running the following command inside the sage directory:
./sage -combinat install
This works best with the latest version of Sage (4.1 as of 06/10/2009). If this step fails, please send an email to the sage-combinat-devel mailing list with the error message.
Long instructions
See the Patch server Step by step tutorial (in particular, how to download Sage-Combinat)
How to install sage-combinat at the *-Combinat conference
You have a few options.
If you use Windows, then scroll down and follow the instructions under the heading How to install the sage-combinat patches.
Download a binary distribution for your system from http://sage.math.washington.edu/home/wstein/binaries/4.1.combinat/ and follow the installation instructions.
People (such as FrancoSaliola) will have the above downloads on USB keys; ask them to borrow their USB keys. Then follow the above installation instructions. Don't forget to return the USB key!
Download the source code from http://sagemath.org/download-source.html and follow the installation instructions on that page.
Congratulations, you are now happy.
Optional Step: If you want to participate in the development of sage-combinat, run the following command inside the sage directory:
./sage -combinat install
(If this step fails, please send an email to the sage-combinat-devel mailing list with the error message.)