Singular distribution for Mac OS X - BrentBaccala/Singular GitHub Wiki

Singular for Mac Os X

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We distribute Singular in a form of an Apple Disk Image Singular4*.dmg which, after download, yields an Application Bundle Singular.app upon double-clicking.

Download link:

• (https://www.singular.uni-kl.de/index.php/singular-download/install-os-x.html)

Note that Singular.app contains a (static, all-in-one) build of Singular for Mac OS X, with the following 3rd party libraries already built into the Singular executable module:

• ncurses: 5.9-20131116
• readline: 6.2
• mpfr: 3.1.2
• flint: 2.4.4
• ntl: 6.2.1
• gmp: 6.0.0
• cddlib: 094g
• python: 2.7.9

Furthermore, the following 3rd party software packages are included in Singular.app:

• 4ti2: 1.6.2
• Normaliz: 2.7
• TOPCOM: 0.17.4
• cddlib: 094g
• gfan: 0.5
• mpir: 2.6.0 (used instead of GMP for some 3rd party 64-bit tools)
• surf, surfer, display: static native build for Mac OS X without any need for X11!

Note that in this release:

• we use GMP instead of MPIR for Singular and cdd' tools!
• syzextra, gfanlib and pyobject dynamic modules are built-in
• polymake-related functionality was not built-in since there exists no static build of libpolymake at the moment
• pyobject dynamic module embedds Python into Singular
• we include no mathicgb dynamic module & tbb, mathic, memtailor in favour of mgb command line tool

Purpose: Singular.app will start Singular within a new Terminal window

Note: in order to start Singular within EMacs (which is then required), just rename (a copy of) Singular.app into ESingular.app.

Note: in order to start Singular inside an X11 terminal (X11 is required for this), just rename (a copy of) Singular.app into TSingular.app.

ps: Singular.app can be moved to any (writeable) location (e.g. /Applications), but please do not rename it into anything else than ESingular.app or TSingular.app. Note that dragging an application into your Dock does NOT copy it but creates a link to its original location!

ps3: Alternatively one can either build Singular from sources as described with many details on this Wiki or use a fink or homebrew package.

Any feedback is welcome!