  As part of Mathematical Research Data Initiative (MaRDI), we have developed a
way to preserve a software package into an easy to deploy and use sandbox
environment we call a "runtime", via a program we developed called MaPS : MaRDI
Packaging System. The program relies on Linux user namespaces to isolate a
library environment from the host system, making the sandboxed software
reproducible on other systems, with minimal effort. Moreover an overlay
filesystem makes local edits persistent. This project will aid reproducibility
efforts of research papers: both mathematical and from other disciplines. As a
proof of concept, we provide runtimes for the OSCAR Computer Algebra System,
polymake software for research in polyhedral geometry, and VIBRANT Virus
Identification By iteRative ANnoTation. The software is in a prerelease state:
the interface for creating, deploying, and executing runtimes is final, and an
interface for easily publishing runtimes is under active development. We thus
propose publishing predefined, distributable software environment runtimes
along with research papers in an effort to make research with software based
results reproducible.
