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Math-GAP version 0.03
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This module provides the ability to execute GAP code inside
Perl. It uses GAP interpreters wrapped inside Perl objects. 


INSTALLATION

To install this module type the following:

   perl Makefile.PL
   make
   make test
   make install

The default GAP interpreter is located during the first step. You should have
nothing to do if :
- you can start the GAP interpreter from command line simply typing 'gap'
  or 'sage -gap' (More precisely if it is in your $PATH).
- you have set a GAP variable to the correct value, e.g.
  with bash shell:
           >export GAP='/my/path/to/sage -gap'
  or tchsh shell:
           >setenv GAP '/my/path/to/sage -gap'

Otherwise you will be prompted the location.

Whatever, you can change this default value when creating objects.


INSTALLATION in a special dir

You can use LIB=some/path or PREFIX=some/path to change default
installation directories, e.g

   perl Makefile.PL LIB=some/path

or

   perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=some/path

Make sure the final module path appears in the @INC array (set PERL5LIB, use
lib, ect.) when you exec your Perl code.
See ExtUtils::MakeMaker documentation for details

DEPENDENCIES

This module requires these other modules and libraries:

  - from Perl core modules :
  Carp,
  ExtUtils::MakeMaker,
  File::Find,
  File::Spec,
  IO::Handle,
  Scalar::Util,
  Socket,
  Test::More.

  - a GAP interpreter. It must be installed on your system. If it is installed
  prior to this module installation, the installation try and set the default
  path of the interpreter. Otherwise, you will have to set it using a
  class method.

SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION

After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc Math::GAP

You can also look for information at:

    Search CPAN
        http://search.cpan.org/dist/Math-GAP

    CPAN Request Tracker:
        http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Math-GAP


COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2007 by Fabien Galand

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.5 or,
at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.