This is a large update that unifies and simplifies most of the GAP package spec files. Packages who license tags had not been migrated to SPDX already have been migrated. Package-specific changes follow:

• gap 4.12.0: see https://github.com/gap-system/gap/blob/master/CHANGES.md#gap-4120-august-2022. Also, several upstream patches were added to fix bugs found after the 4.12.0 release.
• GAPDoc: add a %check script
• gap-pkg-ace 5.6.1: see https://github.com/gap-packages/ace/blob/master/CHANGES.md
• gap-pkg-atlasrep 2.1.5: see https://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~Thomas.Breuer/atlasrep/doc/chap1.html#sect:news
• gap-pkg-browse 1.8.15: see https://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~Browse/
• gap-pkg-crypting 0.10.2: only build system updates, plus one minor documentation update. The actual code is the same.
• gap-pkg-curlinterface 2.3.1: see https://github.com/gap-packages/curlInterface/blob/master/CHANGES
• gap-pkg-design: add a %check script
• gap-pkg-digraphs 1.6.0: https://github.com/digraphs/Digraphs/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
• gap-pkg-edim 1.3.6: see https://www.math.rwth-aachen.de/~Frank.Luebeck/EDIM/CHANGES
• gap-pkg-fining: see https://github.com/gap-packages/FinInG/commits/master
• gap-pkg-float: add a patch to fix libfplll detection
• gap-pkg-format: add a missing bibliography
• gap-pkg-francy 1.2.5: fix a failing test
• gap-pkg-genss 1.6.8: see https://github.com/gap-packages/genss/blob/master/CHANGES
• gap-pkg-grape: add a patch to fix documentation citations
• gap-pkg-groupoids 1.71: see https://github.com/gap-packages/groupoids/blob/master/CHANGES.md
• gap-pkg-guava 3.17: see https://github.com/gap-packages/guava/blob/master/CHANGES
• gap-pkg-io 4.7.3: see https://github.com/gap-packages/io/blob/master/CHANGES for changes
• gap-pkg-jupyterviz 1.5.6: fix a syntax error
• gap-pkg-mapclass 1.4.6: minor documentation updates only
• gap-pkg-nautytracesinterface: minor build system updates only
• gap-pkg-orb 4.9.0: see https://github.com/gap-packages/orb/blob/master/CHANGES
• gap-pkg-polycyclic: add several upstream patches to fix bugs found after the 2.16 release
• gap-pkg-polymaking: add a minor documentation patch
• gap-pkg-recog 1.4.2: see https://github.com/gap-packages/recog/blob/master/CHANGES
• gap-pkg-scscp: use systemd-sysusers to create the daemon user instead of using the legacy method
• gap-pkg-semigroups 5.0.2: see https://github.com/semigroups/Semigroups/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
• gap-pkg-singular 2022.09.23: see https://github.com/gap-packages/singular/blob/master/CHANGES.md
• gap-pkg-sophus 1.27: see https://github.com/gap-packages/sophus/blob/master/CHANGES.md
• gap-pkg-utils 0.77: see https://github.com/gap-packages/utils/blob/master/CHANGES.md
• xgap: add a patch to fix a documentation cross-reference

The following packages were only changed as noted at the top, but the binary package still contains the same contents as the previous build:

• gap-pkg-aclib
• gap-pkg-alnuth
• gap-pkg-autodoc
• gap-pkg-automata
• gap-pkg-autpgrp
• gap-pkg-caratinterface
• gap-pkg-circle
• gap-pkg-cohomolo
• gap-pkg-congruence
• gap-pkg-corelg
• gap-pkg-crime
• gap-pkg-crisp
• gap-pkg-cryst
• gap-pkg-crystcat
• gap-pkg-ctbllib
• gap-pkg-cvec
• gap-pkg-datastructures
• gap-pkg-factint
• gap-pkg-ferret
• gap-pkg-fga
• gap-pkg-forms
• gap-pkg-fr
• gap-pkg-gbnp
• gap-pkg-grpconst
• gap-pkg-hap
• gap-pkg-hapcryst
• gap-pkg-hecke
• gap-pkg-images
• gap-pkg-irredsol
• gap-pkg-jupyterkernel
• gap-pkg-json
• gap-pkg-laguna
• gap-pkg-liealgdb
• gap-pkg-liepring
• gap-pkg-liering
• gap-pkg-loops
• gap-pkg-lpres
• gap-pkg-nq
• gap-pkg-openmath
• gap-pkg-polenta
• gap-pkg-primgrp
• gap-pkg-profiling
• gap-pkg-qpa
• gap-pkg-quagroup
• gap-pkg-radiroot
• gap-pkg-repsn
• gap-pkg-resclasses
• gap-pkg-sla
• gap-pkg-smallgrp
• gap-pkg-smallsemi
• gap-pkg-sonata
• gap-pkg-spinsym
• gap-pkg-tomlib
• gap-pkg-toric
• gap-pkg-transgrp
• gap-pkg-uuid
• gap-pkg-xmod
• gap-pkg-zeromqinterface

In addition, the pari package was updated to version 2.15.0. For the changes in this version, see https://pari.math.u-bordeaux.fr/archives/pari-announce-22/msg00001.html.

The gp2c package was updated to version 0.0.13. The only change is that it defaults to pari 2.15.0.

The following packages were rebuilt due to the pari update:

• L-function
• clisp
• eclib
• giac
• python-cypari2
• python-cysignals
• python-pari-jupyter

Finally, sagemath was rebuilt due to the gap and pari updates.