[GAP Forum] Windows binaries for dynamic loading of modules

[Alexander Konovalov]

Dear Forum,

following the announcement of new experimental Windows binaries for  
GAP 4.4.10
with the support of dynamically loaded modules and, as a consequence,  
availability
of packages Browse, Edim and IO under Windows, I am happy to announce  
the
corresponding Windows installer:

ftp://ftp.gap-system.org/pub/gap/windowsinstaller/ 
winbin4r4p10ED123IO23BR11.exe

that may be used if the previous GAP installation was made using the  
Experimental
GAP Installer for Windows (http://ukrgap.exponenta.ru/wininst/ 
wininst.htm).

Please note that this is experimental work, and it is advised to  
study the description
at http://www-groups.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~neunhoef/Computer/Software/Gap/ 
winbinary.html
before any installation. Any feedback will be welcomed.

Best wishes,
Alexander


On 8 Oct 2007, at 23:14, Max Neunhoeffer wrote:

> Dear Forum,
>
> I have set up a web page from which one can download new
> experimental Windows binaries for GAP 4.4.10. Download and
> installation instructions are at
>
> http://www-groups.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~neunhoef/Computer/Software/Gap/ 
> winbinary.html
>
> With these binaries it is possible to dynamically load
> compiled modules into the GAP kernel also under Windows.
> In this way, the GAP packages Browse, EDIM and IO work
> under Windows. Compiled modules for these packages in their
> current versions are included in the above binary archive.
>
> As mentioned above this is all still experimental. I would
> welcome any feedback about how it works.
>
> Best regards,
>   Max.