.. _spkg_qepcad:

qepcad: Quantifier elimination by partial cylindrical algebraic decomposition
=============================================================================

Description
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Qepcad is an implementation of quantifier elimination by partial
cylindrical algebraic decomposition

License
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ICS :wikipedia:`ISC_license`

Upstream Contact
----------------

- Repository:  https://github.com/chriswestbrown/qepcad
- Tarballs:   https://www.usna.edu/Users/cs/wcbrown/qepcad/INSTALL/IQ.html
- Website: (outdated) https://www.usna.edu/Users/cs/wcbrown/qepcad/B/QEPCAD.html

Type
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optional


Dependencies
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- :ref:`spkg_readline`
- :ref:`spkg_saclib`

Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    1.74


Equivalent System Packages
--------------------------

.. tab:: Debian/Ubuntu

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo apt-get install qepcad 


.. tab:: Fedora/Redhat/CentOS

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo dnf install qepcad-B 


.. tab:: MacPorts

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo port install qepcad 



See https://repology.org/project/qepcad-b/versions

However, these system packages will not be used for building Sage
because ``spkg-configure.m4`` has not been written for this package;
see :issue:`27330` for more information.

