#1148683 fricas: does not start on loong64 ("Cannot open ... interp.daase")

Package:
fricas
Source:
fricas
Description:
General purpose computer algebra system: main binary and modules
Submitter:
Dominique Belhachemi
Date:
2026-09-22 00:45:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1148683#5
Date:
2026-09-22 00:43:06 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

fricas does not start on loong64.

  $ fricas
  Cannot determine status of
/usr/lib/fricas/target/loongarch64-linux-gnu/lib/command.list.: No
such file or directory
  (HyperDoc) read_ht_db: No ht.db file found
  openServer result 0
  Warning: HyperTeX macro table not found
                         FriCAS Computer Algebra System
                   Version: FriCAS 1.3.13 built with gcl 2.7.1
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Issue )copyright to view copyright notices.
     Issue )summary for a summary of useful system commands.
     Issue )quit to leave FriCAS and return to shell.
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Error:
  Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging
  Signalled by "AN ANONYMOUS FUNCTION".
  INTERNAL-SIMPLE-FILE-ERROR: File error on
"/usr/lib/fricas/target/loongarch64-linux-gnu/algebra/interp.daase":
Cannot open

  Broken at NIL.  Type :H for Help.
      1  Return to top level.
  BOOT>>


This fails because fricas-databases, fricas-doc, fricas-source,
fricas-graphics-data, and
fricas-hypertex-data contain symlinks only for amd64 (the build
machine for Architecture: all).

Best
-Dominique