Changeset 7603:2416d1f8829d

Timestamp:

12/10/07 09:11:42 (5 years ago)

Author:

William Stein <wstein@…>

Branch:

default

Message:

Trac #1450 -- improve documentation of interfaces when the fail for maple/matlab/matheamtica

Location:

sage/interfaces

Files:

• maple.py (modified) (2 diffs)
• mathematica.py (modified) (2 diffs)
• matlab.py (modified) (1 diff)

sage/interfaces/maple.py

@@ -270 +270 @@
         """
         return """
+
 In order to use the Maple interface you need to have Maple installed
 and have a script in your PATH called "maple" that runs the
-command-line version of Maple (alternatively, you could use a remote connection to a server running Maple. Call _install_hints_ssh() for hints on how to do that).
-
-  (1) You might have to buy Maple (list price: $1995.00 !!) at
-             http://webstore.maplesoft.com/
+command-line version of Maple.  Alternatively, you could use a remote
+connection to a server running Maple; for hints, type
+    print maple._install_hints_ssh() 
+
+  (1) You might have to buy Maple (http://webstore.maplesoft.com/).
       
   (2) * LINUX: The maple script comes standard with your Maple install.
@@ -288 +290 @@
 
       * WINDOWS:
-        I have no idea (yet!), except of course you could install
-        Maple-for-Linux into the colinux machine. 
+        You must install Maple-for-Linux into the VMware machine (sorry, that's
+        the only way at present). 
 """
 

sage/interfaces/mathematica.py

@@ -269 +269 @@
 In order to use the Mathematica interface you need to have Mathematica
 installed and have a script in your PATH called "math" that runs the
-command-line version of Mathematica (alternatively, you could use a remote connection to a server running Mathematica. Do _install_hints_ssh() for hints on how to do that). 
-
-  (1) You might have to buy Mathematica (for at most $1880) at
-      http://www.wolfram.com/.
+command-line version of Mathematica. Alternatively, you could use a
+remote connection to a server running Mathematica -- for hints, type
+    print mathematica._install_hints_ssh()
+
+
+  (1) You might have to buy Mathematica (http://www.wolfram.com/).
       
   (2) * LINUX: The math script comes standard with your Mathematica install.
-        
 
       * APPLE OS X:
@@ -290 +291 @@
 
       * WINDOWS:
-        The following only works with SAGE for Cygwin (not colinux).
-        Note that SAGE colinux is the preferred way to run SAGE in Windows,
-        and I do not know how to use mathematica from colinux SAGE (unless
-        you install Mathematica-for-linux into the colinux machine, which
-        is possible).
-
-        Create a file named "math", which you place in the SAGE root
-        directory.  The file contained a single line, which was the
-        path to the mathematica math.exe file.  In my case, this might be:
-
-        C:/Program Files/Wolfram Research/Mathematica/4.0/math.exe
-
-        The key points are 
-        1) there is a file named "math.exe", and it will generally be
-           located in a place analagous to the above (depending on where
-           Mathematica has been installed).  This file is used only for
-           launching the kernel with a text-based interface.
-        2) a cygwin batch file must be created which executes this file,
-           which means using forward slashes rather than back slashes,
-           and probably surrounding everything in quotes
-        3) this cygwin batch file must be on the path for SAGE (placing
-           it in <SAGE_ROOT>/local/bin/ is an easy way to ensure this).
+      
+        Install Mathematica for Linux into the VMware virtual machine (sorry,
+        that's the only way at present). 
 """
+
+##         The following only works with SAGE for Cygwin (not colinux).
+##         Note that SAGE colinux is the preferred way to run SAGE in Windows,
+##         and I do not know how to use mathematica from colinux SAGE (unless
+##         you install Mathematica-for-linux into the colinux machine, which
+##         is possible).
+
+##         Create a file named "math", which you place in the SAGE root
+##         directory.  The file contained a single line, which was the
+##         path to the mathematica math.exe file.  In my case, this might be:
+
+##         C:/Program Files/Wolfram Research/Mathematica/4.0/math.exe
+
+##         The key points are 
+##         1) there is a file named "math.exe", and it will generally be
+##            located in a place analagous to the above (depending on where
+##            Mathematica has been installed).  This file is used only for
+##            launching the kernel with a text-based interface.
+##         2) a cygwin batch file must be created which executes this file,
+##            which means using forward slashes rather than back slashes,
+##            and probably surrounding everything in quotes
+##         3) this cygwin batch file must be on the path for SAGE (placing
+##            it in <SAGE_ROOT>/local/bin/ is an easy way to ensure this).
 
     def eval(self, code, strip=True):

sage/interfaces/matlab.py

@@ -182 +182 @@
                   http://www.mathworks.com/
 
-        You might have to buy MATLAB (list price: $1900) or get away with setting up a remote connection to a server running Maple. Do _install_hints_ssh() for hints on how to do that).
+        You might have to buy MATLAB or get away with setting up a remote connection to a server running Maple. Type
+   print matlab._install_hints_ssh()
+for hints on how to do that).
         """