FriCAS 1.3.9 is released

[Waldek Hebisch]

This is official annoucemnt ot the release. FriCAS 1.3.9 is
now available on Github and SourceForge.


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[Pieter van Oostrum]

Waldek Hebisch <de...@fricas.math.uni.wroc.pl> writes:

> This is official annoucemnt ot the release. FriCAS 1.3.9 is
> now available on Github and SourceForge.

I noticed that the source file on sourceforge is called fricas-1.3.9.full.tar.bz2
whereas the previous version was called fricas-1.3.8-full.tar.bz2 ( dash instead of dot before 'full'). I got bitten by this in the macports installation procedure. Is this an oversight? Previous versions also had dashes.
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[Waldek Hebisch]

On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 01:45:53PM +0200, Pieter van Oostrum wrote:
> Waldek Hebisch <de...@fricas.math.uni.wroc.pl> writes:
>
> > This is official annoucemnt ot the release. FriCAS 1.3.9 is
> > now available on Github and SourceForge.
>
> I noticed that the source file on sourceforge is called fricas-1.3.9.full.tar.bz2
> whereas the previous version was called fricas-1.3.8-full.tar.bz2 ( dash instead of dot before 'full'). I got bitten by this in the macports installation procedure. Is this an oversight? Previous versions also had dashes.

Sorry for confusion. By accident name with dot found it way to some
documents. I did not check well enough and dowloaded under name with
dot.

I am not sure what to do, any way there will be some confusion. ATM
I have put on Sourceforge also identical tarball with name using dash.
ATM there is also file with dot, it is not clear to me if having
it helps or causes trouble.

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[Ralf Hemmecke]

Hi Waldek,

> I am not sure what to do, any way there will be some confusion. ATM
> I have put on Sourceforge also identical tarball with name using dash.
> ATM there is also file with dot, it is not clear to me if having
> it helps or causes trouble.

I think, it is early enough after the release.
I would simply *rename* the file
fricas-1.3.9.full.tar.bz2 to
fricas-1.3.8-full.tar.bz2 and only put an identical copy into the
release area on sourceforge and github, if someone insists that he would
otherwise be in trouble.

I think, not pleasing one or two people instead of changing the naming
scheme is worth it to correct an obvious mistake.

Putting identical copies with dash/dot should be avoided IMHO.

Ralf

[Ralf Hemmecke]

On 10.07.23 15:24, Ralf Hemmecke wrote:
> I would simply *rename* the file
> fricas-1.3.9.full.tar.bz2 to
> fricas-1.3.8-full.tar.bz2

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Of course, I don't want to introduce another mistake. ;-)

Ralf

[Waldek Hebisch]

Well, there is no way to please everyone. After a little thought
I have removed versions with dot in name.

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[Dima Pasechnik]

please make sure the tarball in github releases is consistent in this
sense, too.

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[Waldek Hebisch]

On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 04:34:26PM +0100, Dima Pasechnik wrote:
> please make sure the tarball in github releases is consistent in this
> sense, too.

Version with dash is both on Github and Sourceforge and version
with dot is removed from both.

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