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-/sage-*.tar.gz
-/cremona-*.tar.gz
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-# sagemath
-
-[Sage](https://www.sagemath.org/) is a free open-source mathematics software
-system licensed under the GPL. It combines the power of many existing
-open-source packages into a common Python-based interface.
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+Retired: Fails to install
+
+See https://pagure.io/releng/issue/11685
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-compatible = 0
-
-/* gp prompt */
-prompt = "? "
-
-/* Disable timer */
-timer = 0
-
-/* Disable the break loop, otherwise gp will seem to hang on errors */
-breakloop = 0
-
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-
-
- org.sagemath.sage
- CC0-1.0
- GPL-2.0-or-later
- sagemath
- Mathematics Software System
-
-
- Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed
- under the GPL. It combines the power of many existing open-source
- packages into a common Python-based interface.
-