On Monday, April 8, 2002, at 04:02 PM, Matthias Neeracher wrote:
> "Justin C. Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Has anyone tackled this package: >> http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/wfs/maxima.html ? It's a computer >> algebra system, based on Macsyma. > > I've looked at it a while ago. Apparently, it prefers to run with gcl, > which we don't have and which would be very hard to port to MacOS X (I > know; I tried). It claims to be able to run with clisp, but apparently > needs some modifications. > > Do you have anything you need it for or would it just be cool to have? I do have a need; I gather that Yasuaki Honda ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) has it working with CLISP, so I an going to work with him to figure out what changes need to be made. I'll post them here, if they work out. I got nowhere with GCL either; it's a maze of twisty passages in the 'configure' labyrinth. Regards, Justin -- /~\ The ASCII Justin C. Walker, Curmudgeon-at-Large \ / Ribbon Campaign X Against HTML / \ Email _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users Sponsored by http://www.ThinkGeek.com/
