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RCS file: /home/cvs/OpenXM_contrib2/asir2018/engine/nd.c,v
retrieving revision 1.40
retrieving revision 1.47
diff -u -p -r1.40 -r1.47
--- OpenXM_contrib2/asir2018/engine/nd.c	2020/11/02 08:30:55	1.40
+++ OpenXM_contrib2/asir2018/engine/nd.c	2021/02/01 08:06:33	1.47
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-/* $OpenXM: OpenXM_contrib2/asir2018/engine/nd.c,v 1.39 2020/10/29 01:50:35 noro Exp $ */
+/* $OpenXM: OpenXM_contrib2/asir2018/engine/nd.c,v 1.46 2021/01/25 00:39:52 noro Exp $ */
 
 #include "nd.h"
 
-int Nnd_add,Nf4_red;
+void print_siglist(NODE l);
+
+int Nnd_add,Nf4_red,NcriB,NcriMF,Ncri2,Npairs,Nnewpair;
 struct oEGT eg_search,f4_symb,f4_conv,f4_elim1,f4_elim2;
 
 int diag_period = 6;
@@ -65,9 +67,9 @@ static int nd_module_rank,nd_poly_weight_len;
 static int *nd_poly_weight,*nd_module_weight;
 static NODE nd_tracelist;
 static NODE nd_alltracelist;
-static int nd_gentrace,nd_gensyz,nd_nora,nd_newelim,nd_intersect,nd_lf;
-static int nd_f4_td,nd_sba_f4step,nd_sba_pot,nd_sba_largelcm,nd_sba_dontsort;
-static int nd_top;
+static int nd_gentrace,nd_gensyz,nd_nora,nd_newelim,nd_intersect,nd_lf,nd_norb;
+static int nd_f4_td,nd_sba_f4step,nd_sba_pot,nd_sba_largelcm,nd_sba_dontsort,nd_sba_redundant_check;
+static int nd_top,nd_sba_syz,nd_sba_inputisgb;
 static int *nd_gbblock;
 static NODE nd_nzlist,nd_check_splist;
 static int nd_splist;
@@ -76,6 +78,20 @@ static int nd_f4red,nd_rank0,nd_last_nonzero;
 static DL *nd_sba_hm;
 static NODE *nd_sba_pos;
 
+struct comp_sig_spec {
+  int n;
+  // current_i <-> oldv[i]
+  int *oldv;
+  int *weight;
+  struct order_pair *order_pair;
+  int block_length;
+  int **matrix;
+  int row;
+  int (*cmpdl)(int n,DL d1,DL d2);
+};
+
+struct comp_sig_spec *nd_sba_modord;
+
 NumberField get_numberfield();
 UINT *nd_det_compute_bound(NDV **dm,int n,int j);
 void nd_det_reconstruct(NDV **dm,int n,int j,NDV d);
@@ -93,15 +109,19 @@ P ndc_div(int mod,union oNDC a,union oNDC b);
 P ndctop(int mod,union oNDC c);
 void finalize_tracelist(int i,P cont);
 void conv_ilist(int demand,int trace,NODE g,int **indp);
-void parse_nd_option(NODE opt);
+void parse_nd_option(VL vl,NODE opt);
 void dltondl(int n,DL dl,UINT *r);
 DP ndvtodp(int mod,NDV p);
 DP ndtodp(int mod,ND p);
 DPM ndvtodpm(int mod,NDV p);
+NDV dptondv(int mod,DP p);
 NDV dpmtondv(int mod,DPM p);
+int dp_getdeg(DP p);
 int dpm_getdeg(DPM p,int *rank);
 void dpm_ptozp(DPM p,Z *cont,DPM *r);
 int compdmm(int nv,DMM a,DMM b);
+DPM sigtodpm(SIG s);
+SIG dup_sig(SIG sig);
 
 void Pdp_set_weight(NODE,VECT *);
 void Pox_cmo_rpc(NODE,Obj *);
@@ -794,13 +814,16 @@ int _eqdl(int n,DL d1,DL d2);
 
 int ndl_module_schreyer_compare(UINT *m1,UINT *m2)
 {
-  int pos1,pos2,t,j;
+  int pos1,pos2,t,j,retpot;
   DMM *in;
   DMMstack s;
   static DL d1=0;
   static DL d2=0;
   static int dlen=0;
+  extern int ReversePOT;
 
+  if ( ReversePOT ) retpot = -1;
+  else retpot = 1;
   pos1 = MPOS(m1); pos2 = MPOS(m2);
   if ( pos1 == pos2 ) return (*ndl_base_compare_function)(m1,m2);
   if ( nd_nvar > dlen ) {
@@ -817,8 +840,8 @@ int ndl_module_schreyer_compare(UINT *m1,UINT *m2)
     _addtodl(nd_nvar,in[pos1]->dl,d1);
     _addtodl(nd_nvar,in[pos2]->dl,d2);
     if ( in[pos1]->pos == in[pos2]->pos && _eqdl(nd_nvar,d1,d2)) {
-      if ( pos1 < pos2 ) return 1;
-      else if ( pos1 > pos2 ) return -1;
+      if ( pos1 < pos2 ) return retpot;
+      else if ( pos1 > pos2 ) return -retpot;
       else return 0;
     }
     pos1 = in[pos1]->pos;
@@ -831,20 +854,20 @@ LAST:
     case 0:
       t = (*dl_base_compare_function)(nd_nvar,d1,d2);
       if ( t ) return t;
-      else if ( pos1 < pos2 ) return 1;
-      else if ( pos1 > pos2 ) return -1;
+      else if ( pos1 < pos2 ) return retpot;
+      else if ( pos1 > pos2 ) return -retpot;
       else return 0;
       break;
     case 1:
-      if ( pos1 < pos2 ) return 1;
-      else if ( pos1 > pos2 ) return -1;
+      if ( pos1 < pos2 ) return retpot;
+      else if ( pos1 > pos2 ) return -retpot;
       else return (*dl_base_compare_function)(nd_nvar,d1,d2);
       break;
     case 2:
       if ( d1->td > d2->td  ) return 1;
       else if ( d1->td < d2->td ) return -1;
-      else if ( pos1 < pos2 ) return 1;
-      else if ( pos1 > pos2 ) return -1;
+      else if ( pos1 < pos2 ) return retpot;
+      else if ( pos1 > pos2 ) return -retpot;
       else return (*dl_base_compare_function)(nd_nvar,d1,d2);
       break;
     default:
@@ -1207,6 +1230,18 @@ INLINE int ndl_find_reducer(UINT *dg)
     return -1;
 }
 
+INLINE int ndl_find_reducer_nonsig(UINT *dg)
+{
+    RHist r;
+    int i;
+
+    for ( i = 0; i < nd_psn; i++ ) {
+      r = nd_psh[i];
+      if ( ndl_reducible(dg,DL(r)) ) return i;
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
 // ret=0,...,nd_psn-1 => reducer found
 // ret=nd_psn => reducer not found
 // ret=-1 => singular top reducible
@@ -1226,6 +1261,13 @@ void print_sig(SIG s)
   fprintf(asir_out,">>*e%d",s->pos);
 }
 
+void print_siglist(NODE l)
+{
+  for ( ; l; l = NEXT(l) )
+   print_sig((SIG)l->body);
+}
+
+
 // assuming increasing order wrt signature 
 
 INLINE int ndl_find_reducer_s(UINT *dg,SIG sig)
@@ -2438,6 +2480,7 @@ NODE nd_gb(int m,int ishomo,int checkonly,int gensyz,i
   Z q;
   union oNDC dn,hc;
   int diag_count = 0;
+  int Nnfnz = 0,Nnfz = 0;
   P cont;
   LIST list;
 struct oEGT eg1,eg2,eg_update;
@@ -2484,6 +2527,7 @@ again:
       d = nd_reconstruct(0,d);
       goto again;
     } else if ( nf ) {
+      Nnfnz++;
       if ( checkonly || gensyz ) return 0;
       if ( nd_newelim ) {
         if ( nd_module ) {
@@ -2522,28 +2566,35 @@ get_eg(&eg1);
 get_eg(&eg2); add_eg(&eg_update,&eg1,&eg2);
       g = update_base(g,nh);
       FREENDP(l);
-   } else {
-     if ( nd_gentrace && gensyz ) {
-       nd_tracelist = reverse_node(nd_tracelist); 
-       MKLIST(list,nd_tracelist);
-       STOZ(-1,q); t = mknode(2,q,list); MKLIST(list,t);
-       MKNODE(t,list,nd_alltracelist); 
-       nd_alltracelist = t; nd_tracelist = 0;
-     }
-     if ( DP_Print ) { printf("."); fflush(stdout); }
-       FREENDP(l);
-     }
+    } else {
+      Nnfz++;
+      if ( nd_gentrace && gensyz ) {
+        nd_tracelist = reverse_node(nd_tracelist); 
+        MKLIST(list,nd_tracelist);
+        STOZ(-1,q); t = mknode(2,q,list); MKLIST(list,t);
+        MKNODE(t,list,nd_alltracelist); 
+        nd_alltracelist = t; nd_tracelist = 0;
+      }
+      if ( DP_Print ) { printf("."); fflush(stdout); }
+        FREENDP(l);
+    }
   }
   conv_ilist(nd_demand,0,g,indp);
-  if ( !checkonly && DP_Print ) { printf("nd_gb done. Number of nd_add=%d\n",Nnd_add); fflush(stdout); }
- 
-  if ( DP_Print )
-    print_eg("update",&eg_update);
+  if ( !checkonly && DP_Print ) { 
+    printf("\nnd_gb done. Nnd_add=%d,Npairs=%d, Nnfnz=%d,Nnfz=%d,",Nnd_add,Npairs,Nnfnz,Nnfz);
+    printf("Nremoved=%d\n",NcriB+NcriMF+Ncri2);
+    fflush(asir_out);
+  }
+  if ( DP_Print ) {
+    print_eg("update",&eg_update); fprintf(asir_out,"\n");
+  }
   return g;
 }
 
 ND_pairs update_pairs_s(ND_pairs d,int t,NODE *syz);
+int update_pairs_array_s(ND_pairs *d,int t,NODE *syz);
 ND_pairs nd_newpairs_s(int t ,NODE *syz);
+ND_pairs *nd_newpairs_array_s(int t ,NODE *syz);
 
 int nd_nf_pbucket_s(int mod,ND g,NDV *ps,int full,ND *nf);
 int nd_nf_s(int mod,ND d,ND g,NDV *ps,int full,ND *nf);
@@ -2570,6 +2621,8 @@ NODE insert_sig(NODE l,SIG s)
       else if ( _dl_redble(sig,DL(t),nd_nvar) )
         // remove p
         prev->next = p->next;
+      else
+        prev = p;
     } else
       prev = p;
   }
@@ -2610,7 +2663,7 @@ int small_lcm(ND_pairs l)
   int i;
   NODE t;
   static DL lcm,mul,quo;
-  static int nvar;
+  static int nvar = 0;
 
   if ( nd_sba_largelcm ) return 0;
   if ( nvar < nd_nvar ) {
@@ -2645,6 +2698,62 @@ int small_lcm(ND_pairs l)
 #endif
 }
 
+ND_pairs find_smallest_lcm(ND_pairs l)
+{
+  SIG sig;
+  int i,minindex;
+  NODE t;
+  ND_pairs r;
+  struct oSIG sig1;
+  static DL mul,quo,minlm;
+  static int nvar = 0;
+
+  if ( nvar < nd_nvar ) {
+    nvar = nd_nvar; 
+    NEWDL(quo,nvar); NEWDL(mul,nvar);
+    NEWDL(minlm,nvar);
+  }
+  sig = l->sig;
+  // find mg s.t. m*s(g)=sig and m*lm(g) is minimal
+  _ndltodl(l->lcm,minlm); minindex = -1;
+  for ( t = nd_sba_pos[sig->pos]; t; t = t->next ) {
+    i = (long)BDY(t);
+    if ( _dl_redble_ext(DL(nd_psh[i]->sig),DL(sig),quo,nd_nvar) ) {
+      _ndltodl(DL(nd_psh[i]),mul);
+      _addtodl(nd_nvar,quo,mul);
+      if ( (*cmpdl)(nd_nvar,minlm,mul) > 0 ) {
+        minindex = i;
+        break;
+        _copydl(nd_nvar,mul,minlm);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // l->lcm is minimal; return l itself
+  if ( minindex < 0 ) return l;
+  else return 0;
+  for ( i = 0; i < nd_psn; i++ ) {
+    if ( i == minindex ) continue;
+    _ndltodl(DL(nd_psh[i]),mul);
+    if ( _dl_redble_ext(mul,minlm,quo,nd_nvar) ) {
+      _addtodl(nd_nvar,nd_ps[i]->sig->dl,quo);
+      sig1.pos = nd_ps[i]->sig->pos;
+      sig1.dl = quo;
+      if ( comp_sig(sig,&sig1) > 0 ) {
+//        printf("X");
+        NEWND_pairs(r);
+        r->sig = sig;
+        r->i1 = minindex;
+        r->i2 = i;
+        dltondl(nd_nvar,minlm,r->lcm);
+        r->next = 0;
+        return r;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  // there is no suitable spair 
+  return 0;
+}
+
 ND_pairs remove_large_lcm(ND_pairs d)
 {
   struct oND_pairs root;
@@ -2653,10 +2762,17 @@ ND_pairs remove_large_lcm(ND_pairs d)
   root.next = d;
   prev = &root; p = d;
   while ( p ) {
+#if 0
     if ( small_lcm(p) ) {
       // remove p
       prev->next = p->next;
     } else
+#else
+    if ( find_smallest_lcm(p) == 0 ) {
+      // remove p
+      prev->next = p->next;
+    } else
+#endif
       prev = p;
     p = p->next;
   }
@@ -2667,12 +2783,65 @@ struct oEGT eg_create,eg_newpairs,eg_merge;
 
 NODE conv_ilist_s(int demand,int trace,int **indp);
 
-NODE nd_sba_buch(int m,int ishomo,int **indp)
+// S(fj*ei-fi*ej) 
+
+void _subdl(int,DL,DL,DL);
+
+SIG trivial_sig(int i,int j)
 {
+  static DL lcm;
+  static struct oSIG sigi,sigj;
+  static int nvar = 0;
+  SIG sig;
+
+  if ( nvar != nd_nvar ) {
+    nvar = nd_nvar; NEWDL(lcm,nvar); NEWDL(sigi.dl,nvar); NEWDL(sigj.dl,nvar);
+  }
+  if ( nd_sba_inputisgb != 0 ) {
+    lcm_of_DL(nd_nvar,nd_sba_hm[i],nd_sba_hm[j],lcm);
+    sigi.pos = i; _subdl(nd_nvar,lcm,nd_sba_hm[i],sigi.dl);
+    sigj.pos = j; _subdl(nd_nvar,lcm,nd_sba_hm[j],sigj.dl);
+    if ( comp_sig(&sigi,&sigj) > 0 ) sig = dup_sig(&sigi);
+    else sig = dup_sig(&sigj);
+  } else {
+    sigi.pos = i; _copydl(nd_nvar,nd_sba_hm[j],sigi.dl);
+    sigj.pos = j; _copydl(nd_nvar,nd_sba_hm[i],sigj.dl);
+    if ( comp_sig(&sigi,&sigj) > 0 ) sig = dup_sig(&sigi);
+    else sig = dup_sig(&sigj);
+  }
+  return sig;
+}
+
+int nd_minsig(ND_pairs *d) 
+{
+  int min,i,ret;
+
+  min = -1;
+  for ( i = 0; i < nd_nbase; i++ ) {
+    if ( d[i] != 0 ) {
+      if ( min < 0 ) min = i;
+      else {
+        ret = comp_sig(d[i]->sig,d[min]->sig);
+        if ( ret < 0 ) min = i;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return min;
+}
+
+int dlength(ND_pairs d)
+{
+  int i;
+  for ( i = 0; d; d = d->next, i++ );
+  return i;
+}
+
+NODE nd_sba_buch(int m,int ishomo,int **indp,NODE *syzp)
+{
   int i,j,nh,sugar,stat,pos;
   NODE r,t,g;
-  ND_pairs d;
-  ND_pairs l;
+  ND_pairs *d;
+  ND_pairs l,l1;
   ND h,nf,s,head,nf1;
   NDV nfv;
   Z q;
@@ -2681,63 +2850,72 @@ NODE nd_sba_buch(int m,int ishomo,int **indp)
   LIST list;
   SIG sig;
   NODE *syzlist;
-  int Nredundant;
+  int ngen,ind;
+  int Nnominimal,Nredundant;
   DL lcm,quo,mul;
-  struct oEGT eg1,eg2,eg_update,eg_remove,eg_large,eg_nf,eg_nfzero;
+  struct oEGT eg1,eg2,eg_update,eg_remove,eg_large,eg_nf,eg_nfzero,eg_minsig,eg_smallest;
+  int Nnfs=0,Nnfz=0,Nnfnz=0,dlen,nsyz;
 
 init_eg(&eg_remove);
   syzlist = (NODE *)MALLOC(nd_psn*sizeof(NODE));
+  d = (ND_pairs *)MALLOC(nd_psn*sizeof(ND_pairs));
+  nd_nbase = nd_psn;
   Nsyz = 0;
   Nnd_add = 0;
+  Nnominimal = 0;
   Nredundant = 0;
-  d = 0;
-  for ( i = 0; i < nd_psn; i++ ) {
-    d = update_pairs_s(d,i,syzlist);
-  }
+  ngen = nd_psn;
   for ( i = 0; i < nd_psn; i++ )
     for ( j = i+1; j < nd_psn; j++ ) {
-      NEWSIG(sig); sig->pos = j;
-      _copydl(nd_nvar,nd_sba_hm[i],sig->dl);
+      sig = trivial_sig(i,j);
       syzlist[sig->pos] = insert_sig(syzlist[sig->pos],sig);
     }
+  dlen = 0;
+  for ( i = 0; i < nd_psn; i++ ) {
+    dlen += update_pairs_array_s(d,i,syzlist);
+  }
   sugar = 0;
   pos = 0;
   NEWDL(lcm,nd_nvar); NEWDL(quo,nd_nvar); NEWDL(mul,nd_nvar);
 init_eg(&eg_create);
 init_eg(&eg_merge);
+init_eg(&eg_minsig);
+init_eg(&eg_smallest);
 init_eg(&eg_large);
 init_eg(&eg_nf);
 init_eg(&eg_nfzero);
-  while ( d ) {
-again:
-    if ( DP_Print ) {
-      int len;
-      ND_pairs td;
-      for ( td = d, len=0; td; td = td->next, len++)
-        ;
-       if ( !(len%100) ) fprintf(asir_out,"(%d)",len);
-      }
-    l = d; d = d->next;
-    if ( small_lcm(l) ) {
+  while ( 1 ) {
+    if ( DP_Print && dlen%100 == 0 ) fprintf(asir_out,"(%d)",dlen);
+again :
+get_eg(&eg1);
+    ind = nd_minsig(d); 
+get_eg(&eg2); add_eg(&eg_minsig,&eg1,&eg2);
+    if ( ind < 0 ) break;
+    l = d[ind];
+//    printf("(%d,%d)",l->i1,l->i2); print_sig(l->sig); printf("\n");
+get_eg(&eg1);
+    l1 = find_smallest_lcm(l);
+get_eg(&eg2); add_eg(&eg_smallest,&eg1,&eg2);
+    if ( l1 == 0 ) {
+      d[ind] = d[ind]->next; dlen--;
       if ( DP_Print ) fprintf(asir_out,"M");
-      Nredundant++;
+      Nnominimal++;
       continue;
     }
-    if ( SG(l) != sugar ) {
-      sugar = SG(l);
+    if ( SG(l1) != sugar ) {
+      sugar = SG(l1);
       if ( DP_Print ) fprintf(asir_out,"%d",sugar);
     }
-    sig = l->sig;
+    sig = l1->sig;
     if ( DP_Print && nd_sba_pot ) {
       if ( sig->pos != pos ) {
         fprintf(asir_out,"[%d]",sig->pos);
         pos = sig->pos;
       }
     }
-    stat = nd_sp(m,0,l,&h);
+    stat = nd_sp(m,0,l1,&h);
     if ( !stat ) {
-      NEXT(l) = d; d = l;
-      d = nd_reconstruct(0,d);
+      nd_reconstruct_s(0,d);
       goto again;
     }
 get_eg(&eg1);
@@ -2748,45 +2926,85 @@ get_eg(&eg1);
 #endif
 get_eg(&eg2); 
     if ( !stat ) {
-      NEXT(l) = d; d = l;
-      d = nd_reconstruct(0,d);
+      nd_reconstruct_s(0,d);
       goto again;
     } else if ( stat == -1 ) {
+      d[ind] = d[ind]->next; dlen--;
+      Nnfs++;
       if ( DP_Print ) { printf("S"); fflush(stdout); }
-      FREENDP(l);
     } else if ( nf ) {
-      if ( DP_Print ) { printf("+"); fflush(stdout); }
+      d[ind] = d[ind]->next; dlen--;
+      Nnfnz++;
+      if ( DP_Print ) { 
+        if ( nd_sba_redundant_check ) {
+          if ( ndl_find_reducer_nonsig(HDL(nf)) >= 0 ) {
+            Nredundant++;
+            printf("R"); 
+          } else 
+            printf("+"); 
+        } else
+          printf("+"); 
+        fflush(stdout); 
+      }
       add_eg(&eg_nf,&eg1,&eg2);
       hc = HCU(nf);
       nd_removecont(m,nf);
       nfv = ndtondv(m,nf); nd_free(nf);
       nh = ndv_newps(m,nfv,0);
 
-      d = update_pairs_s(d,nh,syzlist);
+      dlen += update_pairs_array_s(d,nh,syzlist);
       nd_sba_pos[sig->pos] = append_one(nd_sba_pos[sig->pos],nh);
-      FREENDP(l);
    } else {
+      d[ind] = d[ind]->next; dlen--;
+      Nnfz++;
       add_eg(&eg_nfzero,&eg1,&eg2);
      // syzygy
 get_eg(&eg1);
-     d = remove_spair_s(d,sig);
+     nsyz = Nsyz;
+     d[sig->pos] = remove_spair_s(d[sig->pos],sig);
+     dlen -= Nsyz-nsyz;
 get_eg(&eg2); add_eg(&eg_remove,&eg1,&eg2);
      syzlist[sig->pos] = insert_sig(syzlist[sig->pos],sig);
      if ( DP_Print ) { printf("."); fflush(stdout); }
-     FREENDP(l);
    }
  }
  g = conv_ilist_s(nd_demand,0,indp);
  if ( DP_Print ) { 
-   printf("\nnd_sba done. nd_add=%d,Nsyz=%d,Nsamesig=%d,Nredundant=%d\n",Nnd_add,Nsyz,Nsamesig,Nredundant);
+   printf("\ndlen=%d,nd_sba done. nd_add=%d,Nsyz=%d,Nsamesig=%d,Nnominimal=%d\n",dlen,Nnd_add,Nsyz,Nsamesig,Nnominimal);
+   printf("Nnfnz=%d,Nnfz=%d,Nnfsingular=%d\n",Nnfnz,Nnfz,Nnfs);
    fflush(stdout); 
+   if ( nd_sba_redundant_check )
+   printf("Nredundant=%d\n",Nredundant);
+   fflush(stdout); 
    print_eg("create",&eg_create);
    print_eg("merge",&eg_merge);
+   print_eg("minsig",&eg_minsig);
+   print_eg("smallest",&eg_smallest);
    print_eg("remove",&eg_remove);
    print_eg("nf",&eg_nf);
    print_eg("nfzero",&eg_nfzero);
    printf("\n");
  }
+ if ( nd_sba_syz ) {
+   print_eg("remove",&eg_remove);
+   print_eg("nf",&eg_nf);
+   print_eg("nfzero",&eg_nfzero);
+   printf("\n");
+ }
+ if ( nd_sba_syz ) {
+   NODE hsyz,tsyz,prev;
+
+   hsyz = 0;
+   for ( i = 0; i < ngen; i++ ) {
+     tsyz = syzlist[i];
+     for ( prev = 0; tsyz != 0; prev = tsyz, tsyz = NEXT(tsyz))
+       BDY(tsyz) = (pointer)sigtodpm((SIG)BDY(tsyz));
+     if ( prev != 0 ) {
+       prev->next = hsyz; hsyz = syzlist[i];
+     }
+   }
+   *syzp = hsyz;
+ } else *syzp = 0;
  return g;
 }
 
@@ -3073,7 +3291,7 @@ again:
     }
   }
   conv_ilist(nd_demand,1,g,indp);
-  if ( DP_Print ) { printf("nd_gb_trace done.\n"); fflush(stdout); }
+  if ( DP_Print ) { printf("\nnd_gb_trace done.\n"); fflush(stdout); }
   return g;
 }
 
@@ -3161,9 +3379,17 @@ NODE ndv_reduceall(int m,NODE f)
   return a0;
 }
 
+int ndplength(ND_pairs d)
+{
+  int i;
+  for ( i = 0; d; i++ ) d = NEXT(d);
+  return i;
+}
+
 ND_pairs update_pairs( ND_pairs d, NODE /* of index */ g, int t, int gensyz)
 {
   ND_pairs d1,nd,cur,head,prev,remove;
+  int len0;
 
   if ( !g ) return d;
   /* for testing */
@@ -3180,8 +3406,10 @@ ND_pairs update_pairs( ND_pairs d, NODE /* of index */
   }
   d = crit_B(d,t);
   d1 = nd_newpairs(g,t);
+  len0 = ndplength(d1); 
   d1 = crit_M(d1);
   d1 = crit_F(d1);
+  NcriMF += len0-ndplength(d1); 
   if ( gensyz || do_weyl )
     head = d1;
   else {
@@ -3191,7 +3419,7 @@ ND_pairs update_pairs( ND_pairs d, NODE /* of index */
         remove = cur;
         if ( !prev ) head = cur = NEXT(cur);
         else cur = NEXT(prev) = NEXT(cur);
-        FREENDP(remove);
+        FREENDP(remove); Ncri2++;
       } else {
         prev = cur; cur = NEXT(cur);
       }
@@ -3223,6 +3451,23 @@ get_eg(&eg3); add_eg(&eg_merge,&eg2,&eg3);
   return d;
 }
 
+int update_pairs_array_s( ND_pairs *d, int t,NODE *syz)
+{
+  ND_pairs *d1;
+  struct oEGT eg1,eg2,eg3;
+  int i;
+
+  if ( !t ) return 0;
+get_eg(&eg1);
+  Nnewpair = 0;
+  d1 = nd_newpairs_array_s(t,syz);
+get_eg(&eg2); add_eg(&eg_create,&eg1,&eg2);
+  for ( i = 0; i < nd_nbase; i++ )
+    d[i] = merge_pairs_s(d[i],d1[i]);
+get_eg(&eg3); add_eg(&eg_merge,&eg2,&eg3);
+  return Nnewpair;
+}
+
 ND_pairs nd_newpairs( NODE g, int t )
 {
   NODE h;
@@ -3246,7 +3491,7 @@ ND_pairs nd_newpairs( NODE g, int t )
       if ( nd_gbblock[i] >= 0 )
         continue;
     }
-    NEXTND_pairs(r0,r);
+    NEXTND_pairs(r0,r); Npairs++;
     r->i1 = (long)BDY(h);
     r->i2 = t;
     ndl_lcm(DL(nd_psh[r->i1]),dl,r->lcm);
@@ -3260,15 +3505,208 @@ ND_pairs nd_newpairs( NODE g, int t )
   return r0;
 }
 
+int sig_cmpdl_op(int n,DL d1,DL d2)
+{
+  int e1,e2,i,j,l;
+  int *t1,*t2;
+  int len,head;
+  struct order_pair *pair;
+
+  len = nd_sba_modord->block_length;
+  pair = nd_sba_modord->order_pair;
+
+  head = 0;
+  for ( i = 0, t1 = d1->d, t2 = d2->d; i < len; i++ ) {
+    l = pair[i].length;
+    switch ( pair[i].order ) {
+      case 0:
+        for ( j = 0, e1 = e2 = 0; j < l; j++ ) {
+          e1 += t1[j];
+          e2 += t2[j];
+        }
+        if ( e1 > e2 )
+          return 1;
+        else if ( e1 < e2 )
+          return -1;
+        else {
+          for ( j = l - 1; j >= 0 && t1[j] == t2[j]; j-- );
+          if ( j >= 0 )
+            return t1[j] < t2[j] ? 1 : -1;
+        }
+        break;
+      case 1:
+        for ( j = 0, e1 = e2 = 0; j < l; j++ ) {
+          e1 += t1[j];
+          e2 += t2[j];
+        }
+        if ( e1 > e2 )
+          return 1;
+        else if ( e1 < e2 )
+          return -1;
+        else {
+          for ( j = 0; j < l && t1[j] == t2[j]; j++ );
+          if ( j < l )
+            return t1[j] > t2[j] ? 1 : -1;
+        }
+        break;
+      case 2:
+        for ( j = 0; j < l && t1[j] == t2[j]; j++ );
+        if ( j < l )
+          return t1[j] > t2[j] ? 1 : -1;
+        break;
+      default:
+        error("sig_cmpdl_op : invalid order"); break;
+    }
+    t1 += l; t2 += l; head += l;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+int sig_cmpdl_mat(int n,DL d1,DL d2)
+{
+  int *v,*t1,*t2;
+  int s,i,j,len;
+  int **matrix;
+  static int *w;
+  static int nvar = 0;
+
+  if ( nvar != n ) {
+    nvar = n; w = (int *)MALLOC(n*sizeof(int));
+  }
+  for ( i = 0, t1 = d1->d, t2 = d2->d; i < n; i++ )
+    w[i] = t1[i]-t2[i];
+  len = nd_sba_modord->row;
+  matrix = nd_sba_modord->matrix;
+  for ( j = 0; j < len; j++ ) {
+    v = matrix[j];
+    for ( i = 0, s = 0; i < n; i++ )
+      s += v[i]*w[i];
+    if ( s > 0 )
+      return 1;
+    else if ( s < 0 )
+      return -1;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+struct comp_sig_spec *create_comp_sig_spec(VL current_vl,VL old_vl,Obj ord,Obj weight)
+{
+  struct comp_sig_spec *spec;
+  VL ovl,vl;
+  V ov;
+  int i,j,n,nvar,s;
+  NODE node,t,tn;
+  struct order_pair *l;
+  MAT m;
+  Obj **b;
+  int **w;
+  int *a;
+
+  spec = (struct comp_sig_spec *)MALLOC(sizeof(struct comp_sig_spec));
+  for ( i = 0, vl = current_vl; vl; vl = NEXT(vl), i++ );
+  spec->n = nvar = i;
+  if ( old_vl != 0 ) {
+    spec->oldv = (int *)MALLOC(nvar*sizeof(int));
+    for ( i = 0, ovl = old_vl; i < nvar; ovl = NEXT(ovl), i++ ) {
+      ov = ovl->v;
+      for ( j = 0, vl = current_vl; vl; vl = NEXT(vl), j++ )
+        if ( ov == vl->v ) break;
+      spec->oldv[i] = j;
+    }
+  } else
+    spec->oldv = 0;
+  if ( !ord || NUM(ord) ) {
+    switch ( ZTOS((Z)ord) ) {
+      case 0:
+        spec->cmpdl = cmpdl_revgradlex; break;
+      case 1:
+        spec->cmpdl = cmpdl_gradlex; break;
+      case 2:
+        spec->cmpdl = cmpdl_lex; break;
+      default:
+        error("create_comp_sig_spec : invalid spec"); break;
+    }
+  } else if ( OID(ord) == O_LIST ) {
+    node = BDY((LIST)ord);
+    for ( n = 0, t = node; t; t = NEXT(t), n++ );
+    l = (struct order_pair *)MALLOC_ATOMIC(n*sizeof(struct order_pair));
+    for ( i = 0, t = node, s = 0; i < n; t = NEXT(t), i++ ) {
+      tn = BDY((LIST)BDY(t)); l[i].order = ZTOS((Q)BDY(tn));
+      tn = NEXT(tn); l[i].length = ZTOS((Q)BDY(tn));
+      s += l[i].length;
+    }
+    if ( s != nvar )
+      error("create_comp_sig_spec : invalid spec");
+    spec->order_pair = l;
+    spec->block_length = n;
+    spec->cmpdl = sig_cmpdl_op;
+  } else if ( OID(ord) == O_MAT ) {
+    m = (MAT)ord; b = (Obj **)BDY(m);
+    if ( m->col != nvar )
+      error("create_comp_sig_spec : invalid spec");
+    w = almat(m->row,m->col);
+    for ( i = 0; i < m->row; i++ )
+      for ( j = 0; j < m->col; j++ )
+        w[i][j] = ZTOS((Q)b[i][j]);
+    spec->row = m->row;
+    spec->matrix = w;
+    spec->cmpdl = sig_cmpdl_mat;
+  } else
+    error("create_comp_sig_spec : invalid spec");
+  if ( weight != 0 ) {
+    node = BDY((LIST)weight);
+    a = (int *)MALLOC(nvar*sizeof(int));
+    for ( i = 0; i < nvar; i++, node = NEXT(node) )
+      a[i] = ZTOS((Z)BDY(node));
+    spec->weight = a;
+  }
+  return spec;
+}
+
+#define SIG_MUL_WEIGHT(a,i) (weight?(a)*weight[i]:(a))
+  
+int comp_sig_monomial(int n,DL d1,DL d2)
+{
+  static DL m1,m2;
+  static int nvar = 0;
+  int *oldv,*weight;
+  int i,w1,w2;
+ 
+  if ( nvar != n ) {
+    nvar = n; NEWDL(m1,nvar); NEWDL(m2,nvar);
+  }
+  if ( !nd_sba_modord )
+    return (*cmpdl)(n,d1,d2);
+  else {
+    weight = nd_sba_modord->weight;
+    oldv = nd_sba_modord->oldv;
+    if ( oldv ) {
+      for ( i = 0; i < n; i++ ) {
+        m1->d[i] = d1->d[oldv[i]]; m2->d[i] = d2->d[oldv[i]];
+      }
+    } else {
+      for ( i = 0; i < n; i++ ) {
+        m1->d[i] = d1->d[i]; m2->d[i] = d2->d[i];
+      }
+    }
+    for ( i = 0, w1 = w2 = 0; i < n; i++ ) {
+      w1 += SIG_MUL_WEIGHT(m1->d[i],i); 
+      w2 += SIG_MUL_WEIGHT(m2->d[i],i);
+    }
+    m1->td = w1; m2->td = w2;
+    return (*nd_sba_modord->cmpdl)(n,m1,m2);
+  }
+}
+
 int comp_sig(SIG s1,SIG s2)
 {
   if ( nd_sba_pot ) {
     if ( s1->pos > s2->pos ) return 1;
     else if ( s1->pos < s2->pos ) return -1;
-    else return (*cmpdl)(nd_nvar,s1->dl,s2->dl);
+    else return comp_sig_monomial(nd_nvar,s1->dl,s2->dl);
   } else {
     static DL m1,m2;
-    static int nvar;
+    static int nvar = 0;
     int ret;
   
     if ( nvar != nd_nvar ) {
@@ -3276,7 +3714,10 @@ int comp_sig(SIG s1,SIG s2)
     }
     _adddl(nd_nvar,s1->dl,nd_sba_hm[s1->pos],m1);
     _adddl(nd_nvar,s2->dl,nd_sba_hm[s2->pos],m2);
-    ret = (*cmpdl)(nd_nvar,m1,m2);
+    if ( !nd_sba_modord )
+      ret = (*cmpdl)(nd_nvar,m1,m2);
+    else
+      ret = comp_sig_monomial(nd_nvar,m1,m2);
     if ( ret != 0 ) return ret;
     else if ( s1->pos > s2->pos ) return 1;
     else if ( s1->pos < s2->pos ) return -1;
@@ -3364,6 +3805,7 @@ ND_pairs merge_pairs_s(ND_pairs p1,ND_pairs p2)
     } else if ( ret > 0 ) {
       r->next = q2; r = q2; q2 = q2->next;
     } else {
+      Nnewpair--;
       ret = DL_COMPARE(q1->lcm,q2->lcm);
       Nsamesig++;
       if ( ret < 0 ) {
@@ -3386,7 +3828,7 @@ ND_pairs merge_pairs_s(ND_pairs p1,ND_pairs p2)
 ND_pairs insert_pair_s(ND_pairs l,ND_pairs s)
 {
   ND_pairs p,prev;
-  int ret;
+  int ret=1;
 
   for ( p = l, prev = 0; p != 0; prev = p, p = p->next ) {
     if ( (ret = comp_sig(s->sig,p->sig)) <= 0 )
@@ -3407,6 +3849,7 @@ ND_pairs insert_pair_s(ND_pairs l,ND_pairs s)
       return l;
   } else {
     // insert s between prev and p
+    Nnewpair++;
     s->next = p;
     if ( prev == 0 ) {
       return s;
@@ -3439,7 +3882,7 @@ ND_pairs nd_newpairs_s(int t, NODE *syz)
   int ts,ret,i;
   ND_pairs r,r0,_sp,sp;
   SIG spsig,tsig;
-  static int nvar;
+  static int nvar = 0;
   static SIG _sig1,_sig2;
   struct oEGT eg1,eg2,eg3,eg4;
 
@@ -3468,6 +3911,44 @@ ND_pairs nd_newpairs_s(int t, NODE *syz)
   return r0;
 }
 
+ND_pairs *nd_newpairs_array_s(int t, NODE *syz)
+{
+  NODE h,s;
+  UINT *dl;
+  int ts,ret,i;
+  ND_pairs r,r0,_sp,sp;
+  ND_pairs *d;
+  SIG spsig,tsig;
+  static int nvar = 0;
+  static SIG _sig1,_sig2;
+  struct oEGT eg1,eg2,eg3,eg4;
+
+  NEWND_pairs(_sp);
+  if ( !_sig1 || nvar != nd_nvar ) {
+    nvar = nd_nvar; NEWSIG(_sig1); NEWSIG(_sig2);
+  }
+  d = (ND_pairs *)MALLOC(nd_nbase*sizeof(ND_pairs));
+  Nnewpair = 0;
+  for ( i = 0; i < t; i++ ) {
+    ret = _create_spair_s(i,t,_sp,_sig1,_sig2);
+    if ( ret ) {
+      spsig = _sp->sig;
+      for ( s = syz[spsig->pos]; s; s = s->next ) {
+        tsig = (SIG)s->body;
+        if ( _dl_redble(DL(tsig),DL(spsig),nd_nvar) )
+          break;
+      }
+      if ( s == 0 ) {
+        NEWND_pairs(sp);
+        dup_ND_pairs(sp,_sp);
+        d[spsig->pos] = insert_pair_s(d[spsig->pos],sp);
+      } else
+        Nsyz++;
+    }
+  }
+  return d;
+}
+
 /* ipair = [i1,i2],[i1,i2],... */
 ND_pairs nd_ipairtospair(NODE ipair)
 {
@@ -3518,7 +3999,7 @@ ND_pairs crit_B( ND_pairs d, int s )
           } else {
             cur = NEXT(prev) = NEXT(cur);
           }
-          FREENDP(remove);
+          FREENDP(remove); NcriB++;
         } else {
           prev = cur; cur = NEXT(cur);
         }
@@ -3838,6 +4319,24 @@ int ndv_newps(int m,NDV a,NDV aq)
     return nd_psn++;
 }
 
+// find LM wrt the specified modord
+void ndv_lm_modord(NDV p,DL d)
+{
+  NMV m;
+  DL tmp;
+  int len,i,ret;
+
+  NEWDL(tmp,nd_nvar);
+  m = BDY(p); len = LEN(p);
+  _ndltodl(DL(m),d); // printdl(d); printf("->");
+  for ( i = 1, NMV_ADV(m); i < len; i++, NMV_ADV(m) ) {
+    _ndltodl(DL(m),tmp);
+    ret = comp_sig_monomial(nd_nvar,tmp,d);
+    if ( ret > 0 ) _copydl(nd_nvar,tmp,d);
+  }
+//   printdl(d); printf("\n");
+}
+
 /* nd_tracelist = [[0,index,div],...,[nd_psn-1,index,div]] */
 /* return 1 if success, 0 if failure (HC(a mod p)) */
 
@@ -3956,7 +4455,10 @@ int ndv_setup(int mod,int trace,NODE f,int dont_sort,i
         if ( nd_demand ) nd_ps_trace_sym[i]->sig = sig;
       }
       NEWDL(nd_sba_hm[i],nd_nvar);
-      _ndltodl(DL(nd_psh[i]),nd_sba_hm[i]);
+      if ( nd_sba_modord )
+        ndv_lm_modord(nd_ps[i],nd_sba_hm[i]);
+      else
+        _ndltodl(DL(nd_psh[i]),nd_sba_hm[i]);
     }
     nd_sba_pos = (NODE *)MALLOC(nd_psn*sizeof(NODE));
     for ( i = 0; i < nd_psn; i++ ) {
@@ -4098,10 +4600,10 @@ void nd_gr(LIST f,LIST v,int m,int homo,int retdp,int 
     int obpe,oadv,ompos,cbpe;
     VECT hvect;
 
+    NcriB = NcriMF = Ncri2 = 0;
     nd_module = 0;
     if ( !m && Demand ) nd_demand = 1;
     else nd_demand = 0;
-    parse_nd_option(current_option);
 
     if ( DP_Multiple )
         nd_scale = ((double)DP_Multiple)/(double)(Denominator?Denominator:1);
@@ -4109,6 +4611,7 @@ void nd_gr(LIST f,LIST v,int m,int homo,int retdp,int 
     ndv_alloc = 0;
 #endif
     get_vars((Obj)f,&fv); pltovl(v,&vv); vlminus(fv,vv,&nd_vc);
+    parse_nd_option(vv,current_option);
     if ( m && nd_vc )
        error("nd_{gr,f4} : computation over Fp(X) is unsupported. Use dp_gr_mod_main().");
     for ( nvar = 0, tv = vv; tv; tv = NEXT(tv), nvar++ );
@@ -4154,8 +4657,13 @@ void nd_gr(LIST f,LIST v,int m,int homo,int retdp,int 
                   }
                 }
             } else {
-                e = getdeg(tv->v,(P)BDY(t));
-                max = MAX(e,max);
+                if ( OID(BDY(t)) == O_DP ) {
+                  e = dp_getdeg((DP)BDY(t));
+                  max = MAX(e,max);
+                } else {
+                  e = getdeg(tv->v,(P)BDY(t));
+                  max = MAX(e,max);
+                }
             }
         }
     nd_setup_parameters(nvar,nd_nzlist?0:max);
@@ -4176,9 +4684,17 @@ void nd_gr(LIST f,LIST v,int m,int homo,int retdp,int 
           b = (pointer)pltondv(CO,vv,zpl);
         }
       } else {
-        if ( !m && !nd_gentrace ) ptozp((P)BDY(t),1,&dmy,&zp);
-        else zp = (P)BDY(t);
-        b = (pointer)ptondv(CO,vv,zp);
+        if ( OID(BDY(t)) == O_DP ) {
+          DP zdp;
+
+          if ( !m && !nd_gentrace ) dp_ptozp((DP)BDY(t),&zdp);
+          else zdp = (DP)BDY(t);
+          b = (pointer)dptondv(m,zdp);
+        } else {
+          if ( !m && !nd_gentrace ) ptozp((P)BDY(t),1,&dmy,&zp);
+          else zp = (P)BDY(t);
+          b = (pointer)ptondv(CO,vv,zp);
+        }
       }
       if ( ishomo )
         ishomo = ishomo && ndv_ishomo(b);
@@ -4308,7 +4824,7 @@ NODE nd_sba_f4(int m,int **indp);
 void nd_sba(LIST f,LIST v,int m,int homo,int retdp,int f4,struct order_spec *ord,LIST *rp)
 {
   VL tv,fv,vv,vc,av;
-  NODE fd,fd0,r,r0,t,x,s,xx;
+  NODE fd,fd0,r,r0,t,x,s,xx,nd,syz;
   int e,max,nvar,i;
   NDV b;
   int ishomo,nalg,wmax,len;
@@ -4324,11 +4840,11 @@ void nd_sba(LIST f,LIST v,int m,int homo,int retdp,int
 
   nd_module = 0;
   nd_demand = 0;
-  parse_nd_option(current_option);
   Nsamesig = 0;
   if ( DP_Multiple )
     nd_scale = ((double)DP_Multiple)/(double)(Denominator?Denominator:1);
   get_vars((Obj)f,&fv); pltovl(v,&vv); vlminus(fv,vv,&nd_vc);
+  parse_nd_option(vv,current_option);
   if ( m && nd_vc )
     error("nd_sba : computation over Fp(X) is unsupported. Use dp_gr_mod_main().");
   for ( nvar = 0, tv = vv; tv; tv = NEXT(tv), nvar++ );
@@ -4346,17 +4862,30 @@ void nd_sba(LIST f,LIST v,int m,int homo,int retdp,int
   initd(ord);
   for ( t = BDY(f), max = 1; t; t = NEXT(t) ) {
     for ( tv = vv; tv; tv = NEXT(tv) ) {
-      e = getdeg(tv->v,(P)BDY(t));
-      max = MAX(e,max);
+      if ( OID(BDY(t)) == O_DP ) {
+        e = dp_getdeg((DP)BDY(t));
+        max = MAX(e,max);
+      } else {
+        e = getdeg(tv->v,(P)BDY(t));
+        max = MAX(e,max);
+      }
     }
   }
   nd_setup_parameters(nvar,max);
   obpe = nd_bpe; oadv = nmv_adv; oepos = nd_epos; ompos = nd_mpos;
   ishomo = 1;
   for ( fd0 = 0, t = BDY(f); t; t = NEXT(t) ) {
-    if ( !m ) ptozp((P)BDY(t),1,&dmy,&zp);
-    else zp = (P)BDY(t);
-    b = (pointer)ptondv(CO,vv,zp);
+    if ( OID(BDY(t)) == O_DP ) {
+      DP zdp;
+
+      if ( !m ) dp_ptozp((DP)BDY(t),&zdp);
+      else zdp = (DP)BDY(t);
+      b = (pointer)dptondv(m,zdp);
+    } else {
+      if ( !m ) ptozp((P)BDY(t),1,&dmy,&zp);
+      else zp = (P)BDY(t);
+      b = (pointer)ptondv(CO,vv,zp);
+    }
     if ( ishomo )
       ishomo = ishomo && ndv_ishomo(b);
     if ( m ) ndv_mod(m,b);
@@ -4372,13 +4901,15 @@ void nd_sba(LIST f,LIST v,int m,int homo,int retdp,int
       }
       homogenize_order(ord,nvar,&ord1);
       nd_init_ord(ord1);
+      // for SIG comparison
+      initd(ord1);
       nd_setup_parameters(nvar+1,nd_nzlist?0:wmax);
       for ( t = fd0; t; t = NEXT(t) )
         ndv_homogenize((NDV)BDY(t),obpe,oadv,oepos,ompos);
   }
 
   ndv_setup(m,0,fd0,nd_sba_dontsort,0,1);
-  x = f4 ? nd_sba_f4(m,&perm) : nd_sba_buch(m,ishomo || homo,&perm);
+  x = f4 ? nd_sba_f4(m,&perm) : nd_sba_buch(m,ishomo || homo,&perm,&syz);
   if ( !x ) {
     *rp = 0; return;
   }
@@ -4386,6 +4917,8 @@ void nd_sba(LIST f,LIST v,int m,int homo,int retdp,int
        /* dehomogenization */
     for ( t = x; t; t = NEXT(t) ) ndv_dehomogenize((NDV)BDY(t),ord);
     nd_init_ord(ord);
+    // for SIG comparison
+    initd(ord);
     nd_setup_parameters(nvar,0);
   }
   nd_demand = 0;
@@ -4399,7 +4932,16 @@ void nd_sba(LIST f,LIST v,int m,int homo,int retdp,int
     else BDY(r) = ndvtop(m,CO,vv,BDY(t));
   }
   if ( r0 ) NEXT(r) = 0;
-  MKLIST(*rp,r0);
+  if ( nd_sba_syz ) {
+    LIST gb,hsyz;
+    NODE nd;
+
+    MKLIST(gb,r0);
+    MKLIST(hsyz,syz);
+    nd = mknode(2,gb,hsyz);
+    MKLIST(*rp,nd);
+  } else
+    MKLIST(*rp,r0);
   get_eg(&eg1); init_eg(&egconv); add_eg(&egconv,&eg0,&eg1);
   print_eg("conv",&egconv); fprintf(asir_out,"\n");
 }
@@ -4420,8 +4962,8 @@ void nd_gr_postproc(LIST f,LIST v,int m,struct order_s
     struct order_spec *ord1;
     int *perm;
 
-    parse_nd_option(current_option);
     get_vars((Obj)f,&fv); pltovl(v,&vv); vlminus(fv,vv,&nd_vc);
+    parse_nd_option(vv,current_option);
     for ( nvar = 0, tv = vv; tv; tv = NEXT(tv), nvar++ );
     switch ( ord->id ) {
         case 1:
@@ -4568,8 +5110,8 @@ void nd_gr_recompute_trace(LIST f,LIST v,int m,struct 
   int len,n,j;
   NDV *db,*pb;
 
-    parse_nd_option(current_option);
     get_vars((Obj)f,&fv); pltovl(v,&vv); vlminus(fv,vv,&nd_vc);
+    parse_nd_option(vv,current_option);
     for ( nvar = 0, tv = vv; tv; tv = NEXT(tv), nvar++ );
     switch ( ord->id ) {
         case 1:
@@ -4665,9 +5207,11 @@ void nd_gr_trace(LIST f,LIST v,int trace,int homo,int 
     Z jq,bpe;
     VECT hvect;
 
+    NcriB = NcriMF = Ncri2 = 0;
     nd_module = 0;
     nd_lf = 0;
-    parse_nd_option(current_option);
+    get_vars((Obj)f,&fv); pltovl(v,&vv); vlminus(fv,vv,&nd_vc);
+    parse_nd_option(vv,current_option);
     if ( nd_lf ) {
       if ( f4 )
         nd_f4_lf_trace(f,v,trace,homo,ord,rp);
@@ -4678,7 +5222,6 @@ void nd_gr_trace(LIST f,LIST v,int trace,int homo,int 
     if ( DP_Multiple )
         nd_scale = ((double)DP_Multiple)/(double)(Denominator?Denominator:1);
 
-    get_vars((Obj)f,&fv); pltovl(v,&vv); vlminus(fv,vv,&nd_vc);
     for ( nvar = 0, tv = vv; tv; tv = NEXT(tv), nvar++ );
     switch ( ord->id ) {
         case 1:
@@ -4732,8 +5275,13 @@ void nd_gr_trace(LIST f,LIST v,int trace,int homo,int 
                 }
               }
             } else {
+              if ( OID(BDY(t)) == O_DP ) {
+                e = dp_getdeg((DP)BDY(t));
+                max = MAX(e,max);
+              } else {
                 e = getdeg(tv->v,(P)BDY(t));
                 max = MAX(e,max);
+              }
             }
         }
     nd_setup_parameters(nvar,max);
@@ -4754,9 +5302,17 @@ void nd_gr_trace(LIST f,LIST v,int trace,int homo,int 
             c = (pointer)pltondv(CO,vv,zpl);
           }
         } else {
-          if ( !nd_gentrace ) ptozp((P)BDY(t),1,&dmy,&zp);
-          else zp = (P)BDY(t);
-          c = (pointer)ptondv(CO,vv,zp);
+          if ( OID(BDY(t)) == O_DP ) {
+            DP zdp;
+
+            if ( !nd_gentrace ) dp_ptozp((DP)BDY(t),&zdp);
+            else zdp = (DP)BDY(t);
+            c = (pointer)dptondv(m,zdp);
+          } else {
+            if ( !nd_gentrace ) ptozp((P)BDY(t),1,&dmy,&zp);
+            else zp = (P)BDY(t);
+            c = (pointer)ptondv(CO,vv,zp);
+          }
         }
         if ( ishomo )
             ishomo = ishomo && ndv_ishomo(c);
@@ -5492,8 +6048,10 @@ int nd_get_exporigin(struct order_spec *ord)
 void nd_setup_parameters(int nvar,int max) {
     int i,j,n,elen,ord_o,ord_l,l,s,wpd;
     struct order_pair *op;
+    extern int CNVars;
 
     nd_nvar = nvar;
+    CNVars = nvar;
     if ( max ) {
         /* XXX */
         if ( do_weyl ) nd_bpe = 32;
@@ -5694,6 +6252,7 @@ void nd_reconstruct_s(int trace,ND_pairs *d)
           SG(s) = SG(t);
           ndl_reconstruct(LCM(t),LCM(s),obpe,oepos);
       }
+      if ( s0 ) NEXT(s) = 0;
       d[i] = s0;
     }
     
@@ -6623,6 +7182,32 @@ int nmv_comp(NMV a,NMV b)
   return -t;
 }
 
+NDV dptondv(int mod,DP p)
+{
+  NDV d;
+  NMV m,m0;
+  MP t;
+  MP *a;
+  int i,len,n;
+
+  if ( !p ) return 0;
+  for ( t = BDY(p), len = 0; t; t = NEXT(t), len++ );
+  n = p->nv;
+  if ( mod > 0 || mod == -1 )
+    m0 = m = (NMV)MALLOC_ATOMIC_IGNORE_OFF_PAGE(len*nmv_adv);
+  else
+    m0 = m = MALLOC(len*nmv_adv);
+  for ( i = 0, t = BDY(p); i < len; i++, NMV_ADV(m), t = NEXT(t) ) {
+    dltondl(n,t->dl,DL(m));
+    TD(DL(m)) = ndl_weight(DL(m));
+    CZ(m) = (Z)t->c;
+  }
+  qsort(m0,len,nmv_adv,(int (*)(const void *,const void *))nmv_comp);
+  MKNDV(NV(p),m0,len,d);
+  SG(d) = SG(p);
+  return d;
+}
+
 NDV dpmtondv(int mod,DPM p)
 {
   NDV d;
@@ -6699,6 +7284,21 @@ DP ndvtodp(int mod,NDV p)
     return d;
 }
 
+DPM sigtodpm(SIG s)
+{
+  DMM m;
+  DPM d;
+
+  NEWDMM(m); 
+  m->c = (Obj)ONE;
+  m->dl = s->dl;
+  m->pos = s->pos+1;
+  m->next = 0;
+  MKDPM(nd_nvar,m,d);
+  SG(d) = s->dl->td;
+  return d;
+}
+
 DPM ndvtodpm(int mod,NDV p)
 {
   DMM m,m0;
@@ -6784,6 +7384,7 @@ NODE ndv_reducebase(NODE x,int *perm)
     NDVI w;
     NODE t,t0;
 
+    if ( nd_norb ) return x;
     len = length(x);
     w = (NDVI)MALLOC(len*sizeof(struct oNDVI));
     for ( i = 0, t = x; i < len; i++, t = NEXT(t) ) {
@@ -8118,6 +8719,7 @@ NODE nd_f4(int m,int checkonly,int **indp)
     fprintf(asir_out,"number of red=%d,",Nf4_red);
     fprintf(asir_out,"symb=%.3fsec,conv=%.3fsec,elim1=%.3fsec,elim2=%.3fsec\n",
       f4_symb.exectime,f4_conv.exectime,f4_elim1.exectime,f4_elim2.exectime);
+    fprintf(asir_out,"number of removed pairs=%d\n,",NcriB+NcriMF+Ncri2);
   }
   conv_ilist(nd_demand,0,g,indp);
     return g;
@@ -9769,19 +10371,21 @@ NODE conv_ilist_s(int demand,int trace,int **indp)
   return g0;
 }
 
-void parse_nd_option(NODE opt)
+void parse_nd_option(VL vl,NODE opt)
 {
   NODE t,p,u;
   int i,s,n;
   char *key;
   Obj value;
+  VL oldvl;
 
-  nd_gentrace = 0; nd_gensyz = 0; nd_nora = 0; nd_gbblock = 0;
+  nd_gentrace = 0; nd_gensyz = 0; nd_nora = 0; nd_norb = 0; nd_gbblock = 0;
   nd_newelim = 0; nd_intersect = 0; nd_nzlist = 0;
   nd_splist = 0; nd_check_splist = 0;
   nd_sugarweight = 0; nd_f4red =0; nd_rank0 = 0;
   nd_f4_td = 0; nd_sba_f4step = 2; nd_sba_pot = 0; nd_sba_largelcm = 0;
-  nd_sba_dontsort = 0; nd_top = 0;
+  nd_sba_dontsort = 0; nd_top = 0; nd_sba_redundant_check = 0;
+  nd_sba_syz = 0; nd_sba_modord = 0; nd_sba_inputisgb = 0;
 
   for ( t = opt; t; t = NEXT(t) ) {
     p = BDY((LIST)BDY(t));
@@ -9793,6 +10397,8 @@ void parse_nd_option(NODE opt)
       nd_gensyz = value?1:0;
     else if ( !strcmp(key,"nora") )
       nd_nora = value?1:0;
+    else if ( !strcmp(key,"norb") )
+      nd_norb = value?1:0;
     else if ( !strcmp(key,"gbblock") ) {
       if ( value && OID(value) == O_LIST ) {
         u = BDY((LIST)value);
@@ -9838,15 +10444,33 @@ void parse_nd_option(NODE opt)
     } else if ( !strcmp(key,"sba_f4step") ) {
       nd_sba_f4step = value?ZTOS((Q)value):0;
     } else if ( !strcmp(key,"sba_pot") ) {
-      nd_sba_pot = value?1:0;
+      nd_sba_pot = ZTOS((Q)value);
     } else if ( !strcmp(key,"sba_largelcm") ) {
       nd_sba_largelcm = value?1:0;
     } else if ( !strcmp(key,"sba_dontsort") ) {
       nd_sba_dontsort = value?1:0;
+    } else if ( !strcmp(key,"sba_syz") ) {
+      nd_sba_syz = value?1:0;
+    } else if ( !strcmp(key,"sba_modord") ) {
+      // value=[vlist,ordspec,weight]
+      u = BDY((LIST)value);
+      pltovl((LIST)ARG0(u),&oldvl);
+      nd_sba_modord = create_comp_sig_spec(vl,oldvl,(Obj)ARG1(u),argc(u)==3?ARG2(u):0);
+    } else if ( !strcmp(key,"sba_gbinput") ) {
+      nd_sba_inputisgb = value?1:0;
+      if ( nd_sba_inputisgb != 0 ) {
+        // value=[vlist,ordspec,weight]
+        u = BDY((LIST)value);
+        pltovl((LIST)ARG0(u),&oldvl);
+        nd_sba_modord = create_comp_sig_spec(vl,oldvl,(Obj)ARG1(u),argc(u)==3?ARG2(u):0);
+      }
+    } else if ( !strcmp(key,"sba_redundant_check") ) {
+      nd_sba_redundant_check = value?1:0;
     } else if ( !strcmp(key,"top") ) {
       nd_top = value?1:0;
     }
   }
+  if ( nd_sba_syz ) nd_sba_dontsort = 1;
 }
 
 ND mdptond(DP d);
@@ -10051,8 +10675,8 @@ MAT nd_btog(LIST f,LIST v,int mod,struct order_spec *o
   if ( mod == -2 )
     return nd_btog_lf(f,v,ord,tlist,rp);
 
-  parse_nd_option(current_option);
   get_vars((Obj)f,&fv); pltovl(v,&vv); vlminus(fv,vv,&nd_vc);
+  parse_nd_option(vv,current_option);
   for ( nvar = 0, tv = vv; tv; tv = NEXT(tv), nvar++ );
   switch ( ord->id ) {
     case 1:
@@ -10120,8 +10744,8 @@ MAT nd_btog_lf(LIST f,LIST v,struct order_spec *ord,LI
   LM lm;
   Z lf,inv;
 
-  parse_nd_option(current_option);
   get_vars((Obj)f,&fv); pltovl(v,&vv); vlminus(fv,vv,&nd_vc);
+  parse_nd_option(vv,current_option);
   for ( nvar = 0, tv = vv; tv; tv = NEXT(tv), nvar++ );
   switch ( ord->id ) {
     case 1:
@@ -10191,8 +10815,8 @@ VECT nd_btog_one(LIST f,LIST v,int mod,struct order_sp
   if ( mod == -2 )
     error("nd_btog_one : not implemented yet for a large finite field");
 
-  parse_nd_option(current_option);
   get_vars((Obj)f,&fv); pltovl(v,&vv); vlminus(fv,vv,&nd_vc);
+  parse_nd_option(vv,current_option);
   for ( nvar = 0, tv = vv; tv; tv = NEXT(tv), nvar++ );
   switch ( ord->id ) {
     case 1:
@@ -10305,8 +10929,8 @@ void nd_f4_lf_trace(LIST f,LIST v,int trace,int homo,s
     Q jq,bpe;
 
     nd_module = 0;
-    parse_nd_option(current_option);
     get_vars((Obj)f,&fv); pltovl(v,&vv); vlminus(fv,vv,&nd_vc);
+    parse_nd_option(vv,current_option);
     if ( nd_vc )
       error("nd_f4_lf_trace : computation over a rational function field is not implemented");
     for ( nvar = 0, tv = vv; tv; tv = NEXT(tv), nvar++ );
@@ -11105,7 +11729,7 @@ NODE nd_sba_f4(int m,int **indp)
   int i,nh,stat,index,f4red,f4step;
   int col,rank,len,k,j,a,sugar,nbase,psugar,ms;
   NODE r,g,rp0,nflist;
-  ND_pairs d,l,t;
+  ND_pairs d,l,t,l1;
   ND h,nf;
   NDV nfv;
   union oNDC hc;
@@ -11133,12 +11757,22 @@ NODE nd_sba_f4(int m,int **indp)
     if ( ms == psugar && f4step >= nd_sba_f4step ) {
 again:
       l = d; d = d->next;
+#if 0
       if ( small_lcm(l) ) {
         if ( DP_Print ) fprintf(asir_out,"M");
         continue;
       }
       sig = l->sig;
       stat = nd_sp(m,0,l,&h);
+#else
+      l1 = find_smallest_lcm(l);
+      if ( l1 == 0 ) {
+        if ( DP_Print ) fprintf(asir_out,"M");
+        continue;
+      }
+      sig = l1->sig;
+      stat = nd_sp(m,0,l1,&h);
+#endif
       if ( !stat ) {
         NEXT(l) = d; d = l;
         d = nd_reconstruct(0,d);