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Run tests and examples that use optional components on GitHub

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Description

External programs upon which cached example output depends should probably be installed as part of our github workflow, so we can test those examples regularly. Those programs include phcpack, bertini, qepcad, bergman, and polymake.

Originally posted by @DanGrayson in https://github.com/Macaulay2/M2/issues/1953#issuecomment-783471096

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Start by locating the GitHub workflow that runs examples and identify how cached example output is tested. Determine how phcpack, bertini, qepcad, bergman, and polymake can be installed in that workflow; done means those optional-component examples run regularly in GitHub checks.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github-actions
Domain
ci-cd, testing
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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