Gents, I am using the basic PFGW server from the 'files' section here, found a small quirk and would appreciate some assistance in getting around it. The...
Hi all, I just downloaded the Linux OpenPFGW binary and am wondering how to use it. I'm trying to run primality certification tests on numbers of the form 10^n...
... There is more documentation, both pfgwdoc.txt and other files, in the Windows download. The documentation also applies to the Linux version which ought to ...
Hi, I just downloaded and tested with the 2005/02/13 Alpha and it works so I will upgrade searches etc to use it Sorry to have bothered you Cheers Ken ...
Hi, There appears to besomething wrong with the script parser in PFGW 2004/10/23 for Windows downloaded from here. If I run he sample script (for RETURN) in...
yes, in the alpha version, the N+1 and N-1 have been totally re-written. However, the tc has not (and I am not sure it will, unless people convence me...
Hi, all. I'm trying to get pfgw up and running under Fedora Core 2. So far, two tries and two brick walls. Well, actually, 3 if you count the fact that when I...
... -a1 decreases the quantity of data that is squeezed into each bignum limb, and helps preserve accuracy, but at the cost of slightly diminished speed (more ...
... abcfileformats.txt says "The current maximum line length for an ABC, ABCD or ABC2 file is just under 16k." This is actually 60000 characters in current...
I have commented offlist with Mike about this. Yes, the 1.2 version has a 60000 char limit for ABC files (the dev version kicks this up a little). Also, in...
Jens You wrote (thanks for the info):- ... I am trying to get a prime of a form not expressible using pfgw's parser into the top-5000. Given that the smallest...
Jim, I've been trying to contact you via e-mail, but it appears that you are not getting e-mails from me. Simply put, I know that you have been PRP testing...
How does pfgw evaluates phi(x,y)? I found this number to be a PrP, but can't write it in a more palatable way: Primality testing phi(30,2^4200+13) [N-1/N+1,...
... By multiplication and division of Phi(d,y) terms for d|x. ... There is no more palatable way. It's both succinct and clear, and you can't ask for more than...
A beautifull day, Is there a date for the next release of openpfgw 1.3 . It would be nice, if someone knows it. Best regards from the primes Bernhard...
I believe there is a problem with writing exceptionally long pfgw.log files. I am using the command line pfgw -b107 xxx.inp with an input file coming from...
OpenPFGW (win32) uses FILE structures, which under VC (and MinGW), uses a 32 bit max sized file. I would assume that 70m values in the pfgw.log file pushed...
Thanks Jim. I understand that there are several ways round this. However... This problem came upon me unawares, and could do the same to anyone at any time. A...
hello, I have been following this thread about the log file of pfgw being too large. I use cygwin to run pfgw and I can manipulate files that are larger than...
Hello Mike, ... What do you mean by "quarantineing" the files? What kind of filesystem do you use on your disk, by the way (FAT32? NTFS?) ? Have you tried to...
... I agree with the conclusion (and of course, move each pfgw.log aside before ... Each pfgw.log line will be 4 characters longer than the above. "a b" ->...
... PFGW doesn't write any files. It asks the OS to write data to the filesystem. That's what OSes are for. ... This OS bug. ... Same company - same mindset. ...