Package: redcas
Type: Package
Depends: R (>= 4.1.0), methods
Title: An Interface to the Computer Algebra System 'REDUCE'
Version: 0.2.1
Date: 2026-10-28
Author: Martin Gregory [aut, cre]
Maintainer: Martin Gregory <mairtin.macghreagoir@gmail.com>
Authors@R: c(person("Martin", "Gregory", role=c("aut", "cre"),
                    email="mairtin.macghreagoir@gmail.com"))
Description: 'REDUCE' is a portable general-purpose computer algebra system supporting scalar, vector, matrix and tensor algebra, symbolic differential and integral calculus, arbitrary precision numerical calculations and output in 'LaTeX' format. 'REDUCE' is based on 'Lisp' and is available on the two dialects 'Portable Standard Lisp' ('PSL') and 'Codemist Standard Lisp' ('CSL'). The 'redcas' package provides an interface for executing arbitrary 'REDUCE' code interactively from 'R', returning output as character vectors. 'R' code and 'REDUCE' code can be interspersed. It also provides specialized functions for calling 'REDUCE' functions, for example, solving simultaneous or differential equations, differentiation and factorization of polynomials and integers returning the output as an appropriate 'R' object. A further specialized function uses 'REDUCE' features to generate 'LaTeX' output and post-processes this for direct use in 'LaTeX' documents using, e.g., 'Sweave'.
License: GPL-3
SystemRequirements: 'REDUCE' <https://reduce-algebra.sourceforge.io>.
        At least one of the 'CSL' or 'PSL' dialects must be installed
        in order to use the package. Tested with 'REDUCE' packaged
        releases 7335 and 6860 and a non-packaged release 7131 for both
        'CSL' and 'PSL' on Linux, and packaged releases 6866and 6658
        for 'CSL' on MacOS Intel and MacOS arm M5.
NeedsCompilation: no
OS_type: unix
Packaged: 2026-11-02 17:47:18 UTC; mg
Repository: CRAN
Date/Publication: 2026-11-03 16:00:09 UTC
