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13 Development history
13.1 Changes from version to version
13.1-1 Version 1 for GAP 3
13.1-2 Version 2
13.1-3 Version 2.001 for GAP 4
13.1-4 Induced crossed modules
13.1-5 Versions 2.002 -- 2.006
13.1-6 Versions 2.007 -- 2.010
13.2 Versions for GAP [4.5 .. 4.8]
13.2-1 AllCat1s
13.2-2 Versions 2.43 - 2.56
13.2-3 Version 2.61
13.2-4 Version 2.63 - 2.74
13.3 What needs doing next?

### 13 Development history

This chapter, which contains details of the major changes to the package as it develops, was first created in April 2002. Details of the changes from XMod 1 to XMod 2.001 are far from complete. Starting with version 2.009 the file `CHANGES` lists the minor changes as well as the more fundamental ones.

The inspiration for this package was the need, in the mid-1990's, to calculate induced crossed modules (see [BW95], [BW96], [BW03]). GAP was chosen over other computational group theory systems because the code was freely available, and it was possible to modify the Tietze transformation code so as to record the images of the original generators of a presentation as words in the simplified presentation. (These modifications are now a standard part of the Tietze transformation package in GAP.)

#### 13.1 Changes from version to version

##### 13.1-1 Version 1 for GAP 3

The first version of XMod became an accepted package for GAP 3.4.3 in December 1996.

##### 13.1-2 Version 2

Conversion of XMod 1 from GAP 3.4.3 to the new GAP syntax began soon after GAP 4 was released, and had a lengthy gestation. The new GAP syntax encouraged a re-naming of many of the function names. An early decision was to introduce generic categories `2dDomain` for (pre-)crossed modules and (pre-)cat1-groups, and `2dMapping` for the various types of morphism. In 2.009 `3dDomain` was used for crossed squares and cat2-groups, and `3dMapping` for their morphisms. A generic name for derivations and sections is also required, and `Up2dMapping` is currently used.

##### 13.1-3 Version 2.001 for GAP 4

This was the first version of XMod for GAP 4, completed in April 2002 in time for the release of GAP 4.3. Functions for actors and induced crossed modules were not included, nor many of the functions for derivations and sections, for example `InnerDerivation`.

##### 13.1-4 Induced crossed modules

During May 2002 converted the code for induced crossed modules. (Induced cat1-groups may be converted one day.)

##### 13.1-5 Versions 2.002 -- 2.006

Version 2.004 of April 14th 2004 added the `Cat1Select` (2.7-1) functionality of version 1 to the `Cat1Group` (2.4-1) function.

A significant addition in Version 2.005 was the conversion of the actor crossed module functions from the `3.4.4` version. This included `AutomorphismPermGroup` (6.1-1) for a crossed module; `WhiteheadXMod` (6.1-2); `NorrieXMod` (6.1-2); `LueXMod` (6.1-2); `ActorXMod` (6.1-2); `CentreXMod` (4.1-7) of a crossed module; `InnerMorphism` (6.1-3); and `InnerActorXMod` (6.1-3).

##### 13.1-6 Versions 2.007 -- 2.010

These versions contain changes made between September 2004 and October 2007.

- Added basic functions for crossed squares, considered as `3dObjects` with crossed pairings, and their morphisms. Groups with two normal subgroups, and the actor of a crossed module, provide standard examples of crossed squares. (Cat2-groups are not yet implemented.)

- Converted the documentation to the format of the GAPDoc package.

- Improved `AutomorphismPermGroup` (6.1-1) for crossed modules, and introduced a special method for conjugation crossed modules.

- Substantial revisons made to `XModByCentralExtension` (2.1-5); `NorrieXMod` (6.1-2); `LueXMod` (6.1-2); `ActorXMod` (6.1-2); and `InducedXModByCopower` (7.2-1).

- Version 2.010, of October 2007, was timed to coincide with the release of GAP 4.4.10, and included a change of filenames; and correct file protection codes.

#### 13.2 Versions for GAP [4.5 .. 4.8]

Version 2.19, released on 9th June 2012, included the following changes:

- The file `makedocrel.g` was copied, with appropriate changes, from GAPDoc, and now provides the correct way to update the documentation.

- The first functions for crossed modules of groupoids were introduced.

- A GNU General Public License declaration was added.

##### 13.2-1 AllCat1s

Version 2.21 contained major changes to the `Cat1Select` (2.7-1) operation: the list `CAT1_LIST` of cat1-structures in the data file `cat1data.g` was changed from permutation groups to pc-groups, with the generators of subgroups; images of the tail map; and images of the head map being given as `ExtRepOfObj` of words in the generators.

The `AllCat1s` function was reintroduced from the GAP3 version, and renamed as the operation `AllCat1DataGroupsBasic` (2.7-2).

In version 2.25 the data in `cat1data.g` was extended from groups of size up to \(48\) to groups of size up to \(70\). In particular, the \(267\) groups of size 64 give rise to a total of \(1275\) cat1-groups. The authors are indebted to Van Luyen Le in Galway for pointing out a number of errors in the version of this list distributed with version 2.24 of this package.

##### 13.2-2 Versions 2.43 - 2.56

Version 2.43, released on 11th November 2015, included the following changes:

- The material on isoclinism in Chapter 4 was added.

- The package webpage has moved to http://pages.bangor.ac.uk/~mas023/chda/.

- A GitHub repository was started at: https://github.com/gap-packages/xmod.

- The section on Distinct and Common Representatives was moved to the Utils package.

##### 13.2-3 Version 2.61

Major changes in names took place, with `2dDomain, 2dGroup, 2dMapping`, etc. becoming `2DimensionalDomain, 2DimensionalGroup, 2DimensionalMapping`, etc., and similarly for 3-dimensional versions. Also `HigherDimensionalDomain` and related categories, domains, properties, attributes and operations were introduced. At the same time, functions for cat2-groups were introduced by Alper Odabas.

##### 13.2-4 Version 2.63 - 2.74

- Added an implementation of crossed modules of groupoids.

- Lots more work on crossed squares and cat2-groups.

- Added an implementation of group groupoids.

#### 13.3 What needs doing next?

- Speed up the calculation of Whitehead groups.

- Add more functions for `3dObjects` and implement `cat2-groups`.

- Improve interaction with the package groupoids implementing the group groupoid version of a crossed module, and adding more functions for crossed modules of groupoids.

- Add interaction with IdRel (and possibly XRes and natp) .

- Need `InverseGeneralMapping` for morphisms and more features for `FpXMods`, `PcXMods`, etc.

- Implement actions of a crossed module.

- Implement `FreeXMods` and an operation `Isomorphism2dDomains`.

- Allow the construction of a group of morphisms of crossed modules.

- Complete the conversion from Version 1 of the calculation of sections using `EndoClasses`.

- More crossed square constructions:

  - If \(M, N\) are ordinary \(P\)-modules and \(A\) is an arbitrary abelian group on which \(P\) acts trivially, then there is a crossed square with sides

    \[ 0 : A \to N,\quad 0 : A \to M,\quad 0 : M \to P,\quad 0 : N \to P. \]

  - For a group \(L\), the automorphism crossed module \(\Act\ L = (\iota : L \to \Aut\ L)\) splits to form the square with \((\iota_1 : L \to \Inn\ L)\) on two sides, and \((\iota_2 : \Inn\ L \to \Aut\ L)\) on the other two sides, where \(\iota_1\) maps \(l \in L\) to the inner automorphism \(\beta_l : L \to L,\; l^{\prime} \mapsto l^{-1}l^{\prime}l\), and \(\iota_2\) is the inclusion of \(\Inn\ L\) in \(\Aut\ L\). The actions are standard, and the crossed pairing is

    \[ \boxtimes \;:\; \Inn\ L \times \Inn\ L \to L, \quad (\beta_l, \beta_{l^{\prime}}) \;\mapsto\; [l, l^{\prime}]~. \]

- Improve the interaction with the HAP package.

- Implement cat1-groups with objects.

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