
// Make newform 1248.2.g.a in Magma, downloaded from the LMFDB on 16 September 2025.
// To make the character of type GrpDrchElt, type "MakeCharacter_1248_g();"
// To make the character of type GrpDrchElt with Codomain the HeckeField, type "MakeCharacter_1248_g_Hecke();"
// To make the coeffs of the qexp of the newform in the Hecke field type "qexpCoeffs();"
// To make the newform (type ModFrm), type "MakeNewformModFrm_1248_2_g_a();".
// This may take a long time!  To see verbose output, uncomment the SetVerbose lines below.
// The precision argument determines an initial guess on how many Fourier coefficients to use.
// This guess is increased enough to uniquely determine the newform.
// To make the Hecke irreducible modular symbols subspace (type ModSym)
// containing the newform, type "MakeNewformModSym_1248_2_g_a();".
// This may take a long time!  To see verbose output, uncomment the SetVerbose line below.
// The default sign is -1.  You can change this with the optional parameter "sign".
function ConvertToHeckeField(input: pass_field := false, Kf := [])
    if not pass_field then
        poly := [1, 0, -1, 0, 1, 0, -1, 0, 1];
        Kf := NumberField(Polynomial([elt : elt in poly]));
        AssignNames(~Kf, ["nu"]);
    end if;
    Rf_num := [[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1], [0, 2, 0, -1, 1, 1, -1, -1], [0, 2, 0, -1, -1, 1, 1, -1], [0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, -1, -1], [-1, 0, 2, 1, -1, -1, 1, 1], [0, 0, 0, 1, -1, -1, -1, 1]];
    Rf_basisdens := [1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1];
    Rf_basisnums := ChangeUniverse([[z : z in elt] : elt in Rf_num], Kf);
    Rfbasis := [Rf_basisnums[i]/Rf_basisdens[i] : i in [1..Degree(Kf)]];
    inp_vec := Vector(Rfbasis)*ChangeRing(Transpose(Matrix([[elt : elt in row] : row in input])),Kf);
    return Eltseq(inp_vec);
end function;


// To make the character of type GrpDrchElt, type "MakeCharacter_1248_g();"
function MakeCharacter_1248_g()
    N := 1248;
    order := 2;
    char_gens := [703, 1093, 833, 769];
    v := [2, 1, 2, 2];
    // chi(gens[i]) = zeta^v[i]
    assert UnitGenerators(DirichletGroup(N)) eq char_gens;
    F := CyclotomicField(order);
    chi := DirichletCharacterFromValuesOnUnitGenerators(DirichletGroup(N,F),[F|F.1^e:e in v]);
    return MinimalBaseRingCharacter(chi);
end function;

// To make the character of type GrpDrchElt with Codomain the HeckeField, type "MakeCharacter_1248_g_Hecke();"
function MakeCharacter_1248_g_Hecke( : Kf := false)
    N := 1248;
    order := 2;
    char_gens := [703, 1093, 833, 769];
    char_values := [[1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [-1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]];
    assert UnitGenerators(DirichletGroup(N)) eq char_gens;
    values := ConvertToHeckeField(char_values : pass_field := ISA(Type(Kf), Fld), Kf := Kf); // the value of chi on the gens as elements in the Hecke field
    F := Universe(values);// the Hecke field
    chi := DirichletCharacterFromValuesOnUnitGenerators(DirichletGroup(N,F),values);
    return chi;
end function;


function ExtendMultiplicatively(weight, aps, character)
    prec := NextPrime(NthPrime(#aps)) - 1; // we will able to figure out a_0 ... a_prec
    primes := PrimesUpTo(prec);
    prime_powers := primes;
    assert #primes eq #aps;
    log_prec := Floor(Log(prec)/Log(2)); // prec < 2^(log_prec+1)
    F := Universe(aps);
    FXY<X, Y> := PolynomialRing(F, 2);
    // 1/(1 - a_p T + p^(weight - 1) * char(p) T^2) = 1 + a_p T + a_{p^2} T^2 + ...
    R<T> := PowerSeriesRing(FXY : Precision := log_prec + 1);
    recursion := Coefficients(1/(1 - X*T + Y*T^2));
    coeffs := [F!0: i in [1..prec]];
    coeffs[1] := 1; //a_1
    for i := 1 to #primes do
        p := primes[i];
        coeffs[p] := aps[i];
        b := p^(weight - 1) * F!character(p);
        r := 2;
        p_power := p * p;
        //deals with powers of p
        while p_power le prec do
            Append(~prime_powers, p_power);
            coeffs[p_power] := Evaluate(recursion[r + 1], [aps[i], b]);
            p_power *:= p;
            r +:= 1;
        end while;    
    end for;
    Sort(~prime_powers);
    for pp in prime_powers do
        for k := 1 to Floor(prec/pp) do
            if GCD(k, pp) eq 1 then
                coeffs[pp*k] := coeffs[pp]*coeffs[k];
            end if;
        end for;
    end for;
    return coeffs;
end function;


function qexpCoeffs()
    // To make the coeffs of the qexp of the newform in the Hecke field type "qexpCoeffs();"
    weight := 2;
    raw_aps := [[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [0, -1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [-1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1, 0, 0], [0, 0, -1, 0, 0, 0, -1, 0], [0, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [-2, 0, 0, 1, -1, -2, 0, 0], [0, -2, -1, 0, 0, 0, -1, -1], [2, 0, 0, 0, -2, 0, 0, 0], [0, -3, 3, 0, 0, 0, -2, 1], [1, 0, 0, 2, -2, -3, 0, 0], [0, 0, -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2], [6, 0, 0, 4, -1, -2, 0, 0], [0, 3, -1, 0, 0, 0, 2, -5], [-1, 0, 0, 3, -4, -3, 0, 0], [0, 0, -2, 0, 0, 0, -2, -2], [0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, -1, 2], [0, -5, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, -1], [0, -6, -1, 0, 0, 0, -1, -1], [1, 0, 0, 3, -4, -1, 0, 0], [2, 0, 0, 0, 0, -4, 0, 0], [-2, 0, 0, 0, 0, -4, 0, 0], [0, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, -3, 2], [8, 0, 0, -2, 1, 4, 0, 0], [-4, 0, 0, 2, -6, -2, 0, 0], [0, -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, -2, -2], [-8, 0, 0, 1, -3, -2, 0, 0], [0, -4, 4, 0, 0, 0, -6, 8], [0, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0, -2, 0], [-6, 0, 0, -7, 5, 2, 0, 0], [-8, 0, 0, -8, 4, 2, 0, 0], [0, -4, 0, 0, 0, 0, -2, 4], [0, 0, 0, -6, -1, 4, 0, 0], [0, 7, -7, 0, 0, 0, 4, 1], [0, -7, 5, 0, 0, 0, -10, 8], [3, 0, 0, 8, -2, -5, 0, 0], [0, -5, -7, 0, 0, 0, 4, -7], [0, -10, 3, 0, 0, 0, 3, -3], [1, 0, 0, 1, 6, 3, 0, 0], [0, 2, -4, 0, 0, 0, 2, 6], [0, 8, -6, 0, 0, 0, 8, 0], [0, -3, -5, 0, 0, 0, 4, -5], [-4, 0, 0, 2, 2, 6, 0, 0], [-6, 0, 0, -6, 8, 4, 0, 0], [0, 5, -5, 0, 0, 0, 8, -4], [-12, 0, 0, -4, 8, -2, 0, 0], [0, 6, -2, 0, 0, 0, 4, 6], [-1, 0, 0, -6, -2, -5, 0, 0], [0, 2, 5, 0, 0, 0, -1, -4], [0, -2, 2, 0, 0, 0, 6, -6], [-2, 0, 0, 4, 2, -4, 0, 0], [3, 0, 0, -3, 0, 9, 0, 0], [-4, 0, 0, 8, -2, -2, 0, 0], [0, -14, 4, 0, 0, 0, 2, -6], [-6, 0, 0, 2, 4, 4, 0, 0], [-2, 0, 0, -4, -2, 6, 0, 0], [0, 9, -1, 0, 0, 0, 6, -7], [3, 0, 0, -4, -2, 7, 0, 0], [0, 4, -4, 0, 0, 0, 8, 0], [-2, 0, 0, -4, 3, -6, 0, 0], [0, 0, -2, 0, 0, 0, -2, 2], [0, 3, 9, 0, 0, 0, -4, 12], [0, 2, -13, 0, 0, 0, 7, -5], [14, 0, 0, 2, -4, -4, 0, 0], [2, 0, 0, 6, 4, -6, 0, 0], [0, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0, -2, 10], [0, -8, 9, 0, 0, 0, -9, 7], [-14, 0, 0, -12, 14, 2, 0, 0], [0, 6, 6, 0, 0, 0, 8, 6], [0, -4, 4, 0, 0, 0, -2, 10], [4, 0, 0, 6, -1, 8, 0, 0], [-11, 0, 0, -3, -2, -1, 0, 0], [-6, 0, 0, -1, 3, 8, 0, 0], [0, -10, 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, -4], [0, 2, 3, 0, 0, 0, -1, 1], [13, 0, 0, -3, -4, 3, 0, 0], [0, -19, 7, 0, 0, 0, -2, 3], [0, 10, -4, 0, 0, 0, 4, 6], [-2, 0, 0, 6, -17, -6, 0, 0], [24, 0, 0, 4, -8, 6, 0, 0], [0, 4, 12, 0, 0, 0, -14, 12], [0, -6, 4, 0, 0, 0, -16, 8], [-9, 0, 0, -1, 6, -7, 0, 0], [-14, 0, 0, 1, -1, 2, 0, 0], [12, 0, 0, -5, 7, 6, 0, 0], [0, -26, 6, 0, 0, 0, -2, -2], [-22, 0, 0, 2, -1, -2, 0, 0], [16, 0, 0, -2, -6, 2, 0, 0], [0, 23, 3, 0, 0, 0, -2, 6], [-17, 0, 0, -2, -2, -1, 0, 0], [0, 8, -10, 0, 0, 0, 6, -4], [9, 0, 0, 15, 2, -5, 0, 0], [-3, 0, 0, 8, 8, 5, 0, 0], [0, -12, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, -4], [0, -4, 9, 0, 0, 0, -17, 11], [14, 0, 0, 0, 2, -2, 0, 0], [0, 5, -7, 0, 0, 0, 2, -2], [6, 0, 0, 3, -13, -18, 0, 0], [0, 17, -1, 0, 0, 0, -8, 3], [0, 4, -12, 0, 0, 0, -2, -12], [0, -5, 1, 0, 0, 0, 8, -11], [0, -3, -11, 0, 0, 0, -2, -16], [0, 10, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4, -2], [22, 0, 0, -4, -2, -4, 0, 0], [0, -4, 2, 0, 0, 0, 2, 2], [4, 0, 0, -6, -10, -2, 0, 0], [0, -6, -1, 0, 0, 0, 9, -6], [-6, 0, 0, 12, 11, -6, 0, 0], [-6, 0, 0, 14, 0, -6, 0, 0], [18, 0, 0, -6, 0, 18, 0, 0], [14, 0, 0, 17, -11, -4, 0, 0], [0, -2, -8, 0, 0, 0, -4, 0], [4, 0, 0, 0, 7, 4, 0, 0], [0, -14, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 5], [11, 0, 0, 8, -12, -9, 0, 0], [-10, 0, 0, 3, -7, -14, 0, 0], [0, 8, -5, 0, 0, 0, -3, 11], [4, 0, 0, 14, -2, -12, 0, 0], [0, -5, 13, 0, 0, 0, -18, 19], [0, 10, -2, 0, 0, 0, 4, 2], [0, 18, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0], [-2, 0, 0, 5, 1, 4, 0, 0], [0, 16, -10, 0, 0, 0, 6, -10], [0, -18, -5, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0], [0, -22, 11, 0, 0, 0, -17, -1], [0, -17, -7, 0, 0, 0, 2, -3], [0, 6, -8, 0, 0, 0, -8, 4], [2, 0, 0, -8, -6, -4, 0, 0], [0, 0, 0, -14, 14, 14, 0, 0], [0, 10, 10, 0, 0, 0, -6, 4], [0, 0, 19, 0, 0, 0, -3, 15], [-19, 0, 0, -9, 2, 11, 0, 0], [-12, 0, 0, 9, -7, -6, 0, 0], [0, 3, 7, 0, 0, 0, -4, 11], [14, 0, 0, 6, -5, -2, 0, 0], [-6, 0, 0, 6, 0, -8, 0, 0], [0, -23, -3, 0, 0, 0, 2, 2], [0, -8, 9, 0, 0, 0, -13, 7], [0, -7, 7, 0, 0, 0, 2, -5], [-2, 0, 0, -9, 3, -2, 0, 0], [0, -4, 19, 0, 0, 0, -19, 15], [0, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0, -2, 6], [20, 0, 0, -7, 1, 6, 0, 0], [0, 4, -21, 0, 0, 0, 19, -16], [0, -15, 9, 0, 0, 0, -12, 13], [-31, 0, 0, -1, -4, -5, 0, 0], [0, -16, -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, -6], [2, 0, 0, 6, 4, -4, 0, 0], [0, 8, -8, 0, 0, 0, 0, -4], [7, 0, 0, -5, 4, 1, 0, 0], [0, 4, 16, 0, 0, 0, -6, 4], [-10, 0, 0, 8, -14, -16, 0, 0], [0, -14, -8, 0, 0, 0, 14, -8], [28, 0, 0, 8, -8, 6, 0, 0], [0, 32, -6, 0, 0, 0, 10, -6], [4, 0, 0, 14, 2, -10, 0, 0], [18, 0, 0, 2, -10, -16, 0, 0], [-4, 0, 0, 2, 7, 12, 0, 0], [-22, 0, 0, -7, 7, 14, 0, 0], [0, -3, 7, 0, 0, 0, -16, 2], [0, 10, 9, 0, 0, 0, 7, 18], [-18, 0, 0, 2, 8, -8, 0, 0], [-5, 0, 0, -6, 0, 7, 0, 0], [0, -26, -6, 0, 0, 0, 8, -6], [-16, 0, 0, -20, 11, 8, 0, 0], [31, 0, 0, -3, -6, -3, 0, 0], [-2, 0, 0, -7, 17, 24, 0, 0], [0, 16, -4, 0, 0, 0, -12, 4], [6, 0, 0, 18, 0, 4, 0, 0], [0, 14, 0, 0, 0, 0, 10, 6], [0, 16, 3, 0, 0, 0, 11, 12], [0, -16, 2, 0, 0, 0, -12, -8], [-14, 0, 0, 2, 0, 4, 0, 0], [-36, 0, 0, -14, 2, 6, 0, 0], [-4, 0, 0, -3, 9, 14, 0, 0], [6, 0, 0, -2, 2, 16, 0, 0], [0, 2, 7, 0, 0, 0, -5, 1], [0, -19, -13, 0, 0, 0, 8, -4], [-28, 0, 0, -5, -1, 6, 0, 0], [0, 24, 2, 0, 0, 0, 12, 10], [-19, 0, 0, 2, 12, -7, 0, 0], [0, 32, -6, 0, 0, 0, -4, -8], [0, 25, -7, 0, 0, 0, 28, -7], [-4, 0, 0, 0, 17, 8, 0, 0], [-9, 0, 0, 3, 4, 1, 0, 0], [0, -5, 1, 0, 0, 0, -6, -11], [0, 43, -3, 0, 0, 0, 16, 1], [0, -34, -3, 0, 0, 0, -3, -1], [8, 0, 0, -2, 20, 18, 0, 0], [33, 0, 0, 17, -6, -13, 0, 0], [18, 0, 0, 15, -5, -12, 0, 0], [0, -18, 1, 0, 0, 0, -9, 6], [0, -17, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1], [0, -33, 1, 0, 0, 0, -16, 6], [0, -12, 2, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0], [-6, 0, 0, -6, -16, 0, 0, 0], [22, 0, 0, 6, -16, 8, 0, 0], [0, -16, -14, 0, 0, 0, 8, -6], [-6, 0, 0, 20, -7, -10, 0, 0], [-28, 0, 0, 2, 14, -6, 0, 0], [0, 25, 5, 0, 0, 0, 6, -4], [6, 0, 0, -5, -1, 0, 0, 0], [0, -28, 14, 0, 0, 0, -16, 8], [-10, 0, 0, -19, 9, 8, 0, 0], [0, -8, 5, 0, 0, 0, 9, -2], [0, 0, -6, 0, 0, 0, -6, -6], [11, 0, 0, 16, -20, -9, 0, 0], [0, 12, 16, 0, 0, 0, -6, 8], [-16, 0, 0, -12, 15, 0, 0, 0], [0, 12, -2, 0, 0, 0, 10, 2], [-6, 0, 0, -9, 13, 14, 0, 0], [0, 42, -12, 0, 0, 0, 6, -4], [10, 0, 0, -12, 24, 4, 0, 0], [0, 28, -7, 0, 0, 0, 13, -8], [-35, 0, 0, 5, -14, -9, 0, 0], [16, 0, 0, -6, -8, 6, 0, 0], [-26, 0, 0, 4, 8, 8, 0, 0], [2, 0, 0, -2, -6, -4, 0, 0], [-5, 0, 0, 1, 14, 9, 0, 0], [0, 17, 15, 0, 0, 0, -4, 16], [0, 12, 0, 0, 0, 0, -8, 12], [9, 0, 0, -4, 10, -3, 0, 0], [-10, 0, 0, -8, 5, -2, 0, 0], [13, 0, 0, 22, 4, 1, 0, 0], [0, -4, 6, 0, 0, 0, -18, 12], [0, -16, -8, 0, 0, 0, 16, -4], [-2, 0, 0, 18, -14, -4, 0, 0], [-10, 0, 0, -6, 16, 2, 0, 0], [-24, 0, 0, 8, -8, 2, 0, 0], [0, -38, 5, 0, 0, 0, -5, -6], [0, -23, -9, 0, 0, 0, 4, -1], [0, -29, 21, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1], [35, 0, 0, 18, -20, -9, 0, 0], [-2, 0, 0, 23, -7, 2, 0, 0], [0, 25, -21, 0, 0, 0, 20, -9], [-11, 0, 0, -9, 6, 19, 0, 0], [-12, 0, 0, 8, -12, -14, 0, 0], [0, 37, -13, 0, 0, 0, -8, 2], [0, 16, -18, 0, 0, 0, 0, 12], [-16, 0, 0, 6, 10, -14, 0, 0], [0, -4, -3, 0, 0, 0, -3, 14], [0, 14, -20, 0, 0, 0, 2, -4], [34, 0, 0, 18, -18, -20, 0, 0], [0, 2, -8, 0, 0, 0, 4, -26], [48, 0, 0, 8, -13, 12, 0, 0], [14, 0, 0, -4, -10, -8, 0, 0], [29, 0, 0, 24, -2, -7, 0, 0], [0, -6, -9, 0, 0, 0, -15, -6], [0, -14, 13, 0, 0, 0, 1, -3], [-26, 0, 0, -22, 16, 4, 0, 0], [0, 4, -4, 0, 0, 0, 34, -16], [12, 0, 0, -2, 5, 12, 0, 0], [17, 0, 0, -13, 12, 15, 0, 0], [-10, 0, 0, -6, 12, -2, 0, 0], [0, -1, -11, 0, 0, 0, -10, -5], [0, 24, -15, 0, 0, 0, 17, -16], [0, 2, 16, 0, 0, 0, -16, 16], [0, 12, -13, 0, 0, 0, -19, 1], [0, -31, -1, 0, 0, 0, 2, -1], [24, 0, 0, 2, 8, -2, 0, 0], [-32, 0, 0, -2, 14, -10, 0, 0], [0, 4, -12, 0, 0, 0, 8, 4], [0, -26, 2, 0, 0, 0, -10, -8], [0, 20, -4, 0, 0, 0, 32, -8], [-4, 0, 0, 16, 3, -12, 0, 0], [0, -26, 6, 0, 0, 0, -20, 2], [0, -7, -5, 0, 0, 0, 4, 14], [-8, 0, 0, 2, 1, 4, 0, 0], [0, 0, -5, 0, 0, 0, -15, 17], [0, -28, 10, 0, 0, 0, -14, 16], [0, -21, 15, 0, 0, 0, -32, 15], [0, -14, -9, 0, 0, 0, -5, -11], [-38, 0, 0, -18, 16, 0, 0, 0], [4, 0, 0, 23, -21, -6, 0, 0], [38, 0, 0, 2, 8, 6, 0, 0], [-1, 0, 0, 6, -20, -25, 0, 0], [0, 14, -5, 0, 0, 0, -11, 0], [0, 28, -16, 0, 0, 0, -18, 10], [-4, 0, 0, 6, -22, -30, 0, 0], [0, -6, 12, 0, 0, 0, -14, -6], [44, 0, 0, 28, -24, -26, 0, 0], [-21, 0, 0, 2, 16, 11, 0, 0], [16, 0, 0, -8, -4, 2, 0, 0], [0, -2, -10, 0, 0, 0, 2, -26], [0, -20, 27, 0, 0, 0, -19, -3], [28, 0, 0, 22, -26, -28, 0, 0], [-10, 0, 0, -5, 1, -22, 0, 0], [0, -9, 27, 0, 0, 0, -10, 28], [3, 0, 0, -10, -16, -5, 0, 0], [6, 0, 0, -16, 18, -4, 0, 0], [0, 22, -24, 0, 0, 0, 18, -8], [0, -22, 2, 0, 0, 0, -4, -2], [-22, 0, 0, -10, 25, 18, 0, 0], [0, -38, 9, 0, 0, 0, -13, 6], [0, -29, -11, 0, 0, 0, -12, -19], [0, 43, 5, 0, 0, 0, 6, 17], [26, 0, 0, -5, -9, 12, 0, 0], [0, 37, 7, 0, 0, 0, -22, 11], [0, 8, -24, 0, 0, 0, 16, -36], [0, 20, -27, 0, 0, 0, 19, -5], [-22, 0, 0, -22, 18, 8, 0, 0], [0, 61, -11, 0, 0, 0, 10, 10], [8, 0, 0, -13, -5, -6, 0, 0]];
    aps := ConvertToHeckeField(raw_aps);
    chi := MakeCharacter_1248_g_Hecke( : Kf := Universe(aps));
    return ExtendMultiplicatively(weight, aps, chi);
end function;


// To make the newform (type ModFrm), type "MakeNewformModFrm_1248_2_g_a();".
// This may take a long time!  To see verbose output, uncomment the SetVerbose lines below.
// The precision argument determines an initial guess on how many Fourier coefficients to use.
// This guess is increased enough to uniquely determine the newform.
function MakeNewformModFrm_1248_2_g_a(:prec:=8)
    chi := MakeCharacter_1248_g();
    f_vec := qexpCoeffs();
    Kf := Universe(f_vec);
    // SetVerbose("ModularForms", true);
    // SetVerbose("ModularSymbols", true);
    S := CuspidalSubspace(ModularForms(chi, 2));
    S := BaseChange(S, Kf);
    maxprec := NextPrime(1999) - 1;
    while true do
        trunc_vec := Vector(Kf, [0] cat [f_vec[i]: i in [1..prec]]);
        B := Basis(S, prec + 1);
        S_basismat := Matrix([AbsEltseq(g): g in B]);
        if Rank(S_basismat) eq Min(NumberOfRows(S_basismat), NumberOfColumns(S_basismat)) then
            S_basismat := ChangeRing(S_basismat,Kf);
            f_lincom := Solution(S_basismat,trunc_vec);
            f := &+[f_lincom[i]*Basis(S)[i] : i in [1..#Basis(S)]];
            return f;
        end if;
        error if prec eq maxprec, "Unable to distinguish newform within newspace";
        prec := Min(Ceiling(1.25 * prec), maxprec);
    end while;
end function;


// To make the Hecke irreducible modular symbols subspace (type ModSym)
// containing the newform, type "MakeNewformModSym_1248_2_g_a();".
// This may take a long time!  To see verbose output, uncomment the SetVerbose line below.
// The default sign is -1.  You can change this with the optional parameter "sign".
function MakeNewformModSym_1248_2_g_a( : sign := -1)
    R<x> := PolynomialRing(Rationals());
    chi := MakeCharacter_1248_g();
    // SetVerbose("ModularSymbols", true);
    Snew := NewSubspace(CuspidalSubspace(ModularSymbols(chi,2,sign)));
    Vf := Kernel([<5,R![16, 0, 96, 0, 76, 0, 16, 0, 1]>],Snew);
    return Vf;
end function;