CurveArith

Computes gonalities and class groups of curves over finite fields using Magma

Requirements

This packages requires magma version v2.29-1 or higher.

After installation it is recommended to run the automated test as described below in order to see wether CurveArith works correctly with your version of Magma.

Some older versions are only partially supported. The end user code has been verified to work in magma versions as old as v2.28-3. If you want to reproduce the timing data then magma v2.28-19 or higher is needed due to the usage of Fork .

Usage

Start magma from the root directory of this repository and run:

AttachSpec("CurveArith.spec");

in order to load this magma package.

Automated Testing

The code in this repository can be tested automatically. If you have make installed this can be done as follows:

make test

The tests can also be run manually:

cd tests
magma -n src/test_all.m

At the momemnt it is only possible to run the tests from the tests folder. Running them from any other folder will result in an error. The reason for this is how load works in magma.

Timing information

The timing information can be reproduced as follows.

cd timings
magma -n src/time_all.m

At the momemnt it is only possible to run the timings from the timings folder. Running them from any other folder will result in an error. The reason for this is how load works in magma.