[Axiom-mail] Compiling Axiom on Ubuntu 14.04, 64 bit

[Alasdair McAndrew]

The instructions available here:

http://www.axiom-developer.org/axiom-website/download.html

include the initial step of setting randomize_va_space to 0, with:

echo 0 >/proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space

I'm wondering - how necessary is this step?  I don't really like having to fiddle with kernel properties to compile software.

Also, are there any GUIs for axiom other that Texmacs (which I've found in the past to be unstable and prone to freezing)?

Finally, I believe that Axiom is the only open-source software which includes a complete implementation of the Risch decision algorithm for symbolic integration; done by the late Manuel Bronstein initially in the 1970's and 1980's.  Is this correct?  I suppose that the major commercial systems support as complete integration routines as possible, but Axiom has the edge on other (free) systems as far as I know.

Many thanks,

Alasdair

Many thanks,

Alasdair

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