The HAPprime package -------------------- This is the README file for the GAP package 'HAPprime'. This package is an extension for the HAP package which provideds further operations for (co)homological algebra with finite p-groups. This package is a development version with no warranty or guarantees that it will work as you expect. Information about HAP and HAPprime can be found at the Computational Homological Algebra website at http://hamilton.nuigalway.ie/CHA/ from where the latest version of this package can be downloaded. At least version 1.8.9 of the HAP package is required to use HAPprime. Installing and testing the HAPprime package ------------------------------------------- Unpack the archive file in the pkg directory of your version of GAP 4. For a few of the functions, you will also need to have the Singular computer algebra system and the 'singular' GAP package installed. See the documentation for the 'singular' package for details. Now start GAP and type LoadPackage("HAPprime"); The 'HAPprime' package banner should appear on the screen. You should now test that the package operates correctly by running the command ReadPackage("HAPprime", "tst/testall.g"); Any lines apart from ones beginning with '+ HAPprime version' or '+ GAP4stones' indicate problems with your installation. Documentation ------------- For details on how to use the HAPprime package see the package documentation via the GAP help system, or in the `doc' subdirectory (view 'manual.pdf' or 'chap0.html' for the PDF or HTML versions respectively). Paul Smith 16 December 2008