Regina
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Last updated: 20 July 2008 Current version: 4.5 |
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Regina
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Last updated: 20 July 2008 Current version: 4.5 |
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19 May 2008: Version 4.5 is out! Packages are available in the download section for several GNU/Linux distributions (both 32-bit and 64-bit) as well as MacOS X. See the release notes for new features and improvements.
Once again, a big thank you to Ryan Budney for his help and to the University of Melbourne and the Australian Research Council for their support!
If you prefer to build Regina from sources and have had difficulties in the past, please see this page which offers advice tailored for specific GNU/Linux distributions.
See the users' handbook for a full list of features.
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Normal surfaces, angle structures, structural analysis and algebraic properties (taken from version 3.97) |
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Skeletal information and other triangulation properties (taken from version 3.95) |
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In-built Python scripting (taken from version 3.97) |
To keep the installation simple for regular users, most packages do not include the MPI utilities. If you use these utilities, mail me and hopefully I can build an MPI-enabled package for you.
All of the packages are named regina-normal to avoid conflicting with the other Regina. All of the downloads can also be found on the Regina download site.
Distribution Version 32-bit package (i386 or i586) 64-bit package (amd64 or x86_64) Debian 4.0 (etch) Download Download unstable (sid) Download Download Fedora Core 9 Download Download 8 Download Download 7 Download Download Fink / MacOS X 10.4 (stable) Instructions, Info File 10.4 / 10.5 (unstable) Instructions, Info File Mandriva 2008.1 Download Download 2008.0 Download Download 2007.1 Download Download SuSE 11.0 Download Download 10.3 Download Download 10.2 Download Download Ubuntu 8.04 LTS (hardy) Download Download 7.10 (gutsy) Download Download 7.04 (feisty) Download Download
For other platforms or distributions, Regina is available in source form only. These sources are available from the Regina download site. Please see the separate page on building Regina for further information on how to build Regina and what libraries and tools you will need to have installed.
If you are having trouble either compiling or running Regina, you may check the troubleshooting page to see if your problem is discussed there. You are of course also welcome to write to either myself or the users' mailing list regina-user@lists.sourceforge.net for assistance.
Packaging help requested: Is the download page missing your distribution (e.g., Slackware, Gentoo) or your hardware (e.g., Sparc, PowerPC)? If so, and if you're willing to help out with packaging, please visit this page! It may be as easy as rebuilding an RPM on your machine.
Alternatively, the handbook can be viewed here online with any web browser. It can also be downloaded separately in HTML format.
If you downloaded Regina as a ready-made package, the API documentation should already be installed (though on some distributions you need the separate package regina-normal-doc). You can access it by selecting Help->Python Reference.
If you are building Regina from sources, the API documentation will be installed as long as you have Doxygen on your system (see the system requirements for details).
Alternatively, the API documentation can be viewed here online with any web browser.
Other mailing lists have been created for user support and development discussons; see the contact section below.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
Alternatively, if you have written additions yourself and think they could be useful in the general release, I would love to hear about them. The more the merrier! It's probably worth mailing me first though in case I or someone else have already written said addition and it's currently being debugged and two days away from release.
Incidentally, even if you have no comments to make, I'd like to hear from anyone using the program - even if it's just to say hi - mainly because I'm interested to see who's using it and how it's being used.
The best way to contact me is by email at bab@debian.org. But even better, you could use the SourceForge services which include a bug tracking system and mailing lists; this way you can ensure your problems and/or discussions are publicly archived to help others with similar issues.