Daniel R. Grayson

replace gdbm by cdb

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cdb is a faster database suite than gdbm, which we use, so replace it. See the benchmarks at https://gist.github.com/epitron/1625d93d0b82c32e7395

The function "frames" is exported and documented, but the similar function, "frame", is not. (A local frame is a sequence of values for the local variables in a function closure....

new assignment operator

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In discussions with Mike, it has occurred to us that it might be nice to introduce the syntax ```m2 X # key ?= foo ``` to denote an expression whose...

relative links between documentation files

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In `M2/Macaulay2/packages/Macaulay2Doc/overview3.m2` we insert an image into the documentation using the expression ``` replace("PKG","Style",currentLayout#"package") | "eisenbud.jpg" ``` . This won't work when installing into the user application directory and running...

The documentation for 'depth(Ideal,Ring)' should also cover the case 'depth(Ideal,Module)'.

we need to teach users how to program well

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Perhaps have documentation on that?

packages listed twice

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The html page displayed by "viewHelp", which is generated when the version of M2 in the build directory starts (unless "-q" is on the command line), is listing all the...

The documentation at https://www.math.uni-sb.de/ag/schreyer/home/M2/doc/Macaulay2/MatFacCurvesP4/html/ is missing the appropriate style file. Figure out how users can install documentation with the style file.

font size of examples

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Currently example output is hard to read in the html documentation, because it is small: This is governed in `doc.css`: Turning off font-size and line-height seems to help:

Subnodes

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The "Exports" section, visible on the main documentation page of a package, should come after the Subnodes ("Menu") section, so subnodes will be more prominent.