[Debian-science-sagemath] gap packages [+ LaTeX]

[Jerome BENOIT]

Hello,

On 08/08/17 04:23, Ximin Luo wrote:
> Hey, I have moved these to Suggests: instead. My reasoning is that they are sage "optional" packages:
> 
> https://git.sagemath.org/sage.git/tree/build/pkgs/gap_packages/type?h=develop
> https://git.sagemath.org/sage.git/tree/build/pkgs/gap_packages/SPKG.txt?h=develop
> 
> and it is not necessary for them to be installed, for the standard tests to pass.

I have nothing against, nevertheless I think that a clear policy must be set up here
because `Sage optional' may gather `Debian Recommends: and Suggests:'.

We may also consider a gap-sage package to gather gap packages expected by Sage. 

Furthermore, I suggest to perform standard tests with them to check the good behaviour
of libgap-sage, which is mainly used by sage: as during the zeroth-packaging period,
specific bug may emerge.


Otherwise, if SageMath only deals with LaTeX through SageTeX then texlive-latex-base
should be removed from the Recommends: list.



> 
> sagemath is quite large already and it is nice to allow users to install only parts of it, in case they don't have much disk space.

I did not check, but I guess that this package are relatively small.

> 
> I hope this is OK, if not we can keep discussing it.
> 
> X

Cheers,
Jerome 

> 
> Tobias Hansen:
>> Sure, just add them to debian/control.runtime-depends.
>>
>> On 08/04/2017 02:15 PM, Jerome BENOIT wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have just noticed that none of the `GAP package' called in
>>> sage/src/sage/interfaces/gap.py are listed in d/control .
>>> ((I guess that I should check this a long time age, but I has been
>>> overwhelmed for a while.))
>>>
>>> May we add them ?
>>>
> 

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