Resolve gap-system/gap#5761

.github/workflows/CI.yml

@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ jobs:
           - master
           - stable-4.13
           - stable-4.12
-          - stable-4.11
-          - stable-4.10
         ABI: ['']
         include:
           - gap-branch: master

PackageInfo.g

@@ -72,23 +72,24 @@ PackageDoc := rec(
 ),
 
 Dependencies := rec(
-  GAP := ">= 4.10",
+  GAP := ">= 4.12",
   NeededOtherPackages := [ [ "GAPDoc", ">= 1.5" ] ],
   SuggestedOtherPackages := [ ],
   ExternalConditions := [ ],
 ),
 
 AvailabilityTest := function()
-    if Filename(DirectoriesPackagePrograms("crypting"), "crypting.so") = fail then
- 	return fail; 
-    fi;	
-    return true;
+   if not IsKernelExtensionAvailable("crypting") then
+     LogPackageLoadingMessage(PACKAGE_WARNING,
+                              ["the kernel module is not compiled, ",
+                               "the package cannot be loaded."]);
+     return fail;
+  fi;
+  return true;
 end,
 
 TestFile := "tst/testall.g",
 
 #Keywords := [ "TODO" ],
 
 ));
-
-

init.g

@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 #
 # Reading the declaration part of the package.
 #
-_PATH_SO:=Filename(DirectoriesPackagePrograms("crypting"), "crypting.so");
-if _PATH_SO <> fail then
-    LoadDynamicModule(_PATH_SO);
+
+if not LoadKernelExtension("crypting") then
+  Error("failed to load the crypting package kernel extension");
 fi;
-Unbind(_PATH_SO);
 
 ReadPackage( "crypting", "gap/crypting.gd");