Getting started¶

Installation¶

MacOS X¶

Download yacas-1.4.0-Darwin.dmg from https://github.com/grzegorzmazur/yacas/releases/
Double-click the file to open it

Microsoft Windows¶

Depending on the Microsoft Windows version you use, download
- yacas-1.4.0-win64.exe (Windows 7 or newer, 64 bit)
- yacas-1.4.0-win32.exe (Windows 7 or newer, 32 bit)
- yacas-1.4.0-winxp.exe (Windows XP)
from https://github.com/grzegorzmazur/yacas/releases/
Run the downloaded installator program, which will guide you through the installation process

Alternatively, download either yacas-1.4.0-win64.zip or yacas-1.4.0-win32.zip and unpack it. Then, you can run yacas by executing yacas.exe from the bin subdirectory. This method, while not recommended, allows one to use yacas without having to install it system-wide.

Ubuntu¶

Download yacas-1.4.0-1_amd64.deb from https://github.com/grzegorzmazur/yacas/releases/
Double-click the file to open it in Ubuntu Software Center and click the Install button

Installation from sources¶

Getting sources¶

Version 1.4.0 can be downloaded from https://github.com/grzegorzmazur/yacas/archive/v1.4.0.zip or https://github.com/grzegorzmazur/yacas/archive/v1.4.0.tar.gz, while the current development version is accessible from https://github.com/grzegorzmazur/yacas/archive/master.zip.

Compilation¶

MacOS X¶

open Terminal window
change directory to the yacas source directory
execute
```
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -G Xcode ..
```
open generated project in Xcode

Microsoft Windows¶

open Command Prompt window
change directory to the yacas source directory

execute

mkdir build
cd build
cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" ..

open generated project in Visual Studio

Linux¶

open Terminal window
change directory to the yacas source directory
execute
```
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
```
to install newly built binaries either make install or build the binary package using make package and install it

Java¶

open Terminal or Command Prompt window
change directory to the yacas source directory
execute ant jar