This document briefly describes how to install FGb.

FGb is a piece of software written by Jean-Charles Faugère, and available from

It is not open source, so please refer to the copyright notice before using FGb.

Installation for Linux platforms

You need to download the archive call_FGb*.linux.*.tar.gz that corresponds to your plateform, and to unarchive it:

tar zxvf call_FGb*.linux.*.tar.gz

Then you can copy the library libcallfgb.a (located in call_FGb/nv/maple/C/*/) into a directory of your choice. If copied into /usr/local/lib or /usr/local/lib64, then no special configuration option is needed for Mathemagix.

Installation for Mac OSX platforms

You need to download the archive call_FGb4.mac.universal.tar.gz, and to unarchive it:

tar zxvf call_FGb.mac.universal.tar.gz

Then you might want to copy all the libraries from call_FGb/nv/maple/C/darwin/ into a dedicated directory of your choice. For instance, if copied into /usr/local/lib, then no special configuration option is needed for Mathemagix.