RE: [Axiom-developer] building Axiom with GCL Version_2_6_7pre fa ils

2005-05-26 Thread Page, Bill
On Friday, May 27, 2005 12:20 AM Mike Thomas wrote: > ... > Lispworks gives: > > CL-USER 1 > (probe-file "./") > #P"C:/Documents and Settings/miketh/" > > CL-USER 2 > (truename "./") > #P"C:/Documents and Settings/miketh/" > > Corman Lisp gives: > > (probe-file "./") > NIL > (truename "./") > #P"C

RE: [Axiom-developer] building Axiom with GCL Version_2_6_7pre fails

2005-05-26 Thread Mike Thomas
Hi Bill. | Can you imagine what recent change (last week?) might lead | to this failure? Perhaps the change to probe-file or related | routine? You are right; the probe-file change. (probe-file "./") returns nil on Windows with the latest changes. In daase.lisp.pamphlet the "./" is hard wired:

RE: [Axiom-developer] opinion

2005-05-26 Thread C Y
--- Mike Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My personal opinion is that there is nothing inherently difficult > about Windows programming compared with Unix. > > For projects like Axiom, Maxima, GRASS, GCL, CMUCL etc in which the > software has roots in the Unix/X11 world, it is the conversion

RE: [Axiom-developer] building Axiom with GCL Version_2_6_7pre fails

2005-05-26 Thread Mike Thomas
Bill. A quick note to say that I have reproduced that directory change bug but have yet to find time to track it down; hopefully next week. Cheers mike Thomas. ___ Axiom-developer mailing list Axiom-developer@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mail

RE: [Axiom-developer] opinion

2005-05-26 Thread Mike Thomas
Hi all. I would like to butt in here as I believe that there is an attitude barrier which needs to be overcome - not an attack on Cliff's hard working and enthusiastic attitude, but rather on a misapprehension shared by Unix oriented programmers in general, I think. Here is the misapprehension:

[Axiom-developer] [the Axiom Community]

2005-05-26 Thread Bill Page
Changes http://page.axiom-developer.org/zope/mathaction/TheAxiomCommunity/diff -- ??changed: - shows that the number of Debian users who reported shows the number of Debian users who reported -- forwarded from http://page.axiom-developer.org/zope/mathaction/[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Axiom-developer] [the Axiom Community]

2005-05-26 Thread Bill Page
Changes http://page.axiom-developer.org/zope/mathaction/TheAxiomCommunity/diff -- ++added: The Debian "popularity-contest" package "graph for Axiom":http://people.debian.org/~igloo/popcon-graphs/index.php?packages=axiom&show_installed=on&show_vote=on&beenhere=1 shows that the number of Debi

RE: [Axiom-developer] opinion

2005-05-26 Thread C Y
--- "Page, Bill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This graph shows that the number of Debian users who reported > installing Axiom via popularity-contest has increased by about > 150% (from 40 to 60) over the last year > > http://people.debian.org/~igloo/popcon-graphs/index.php?packages=axiom&show_

RE: [Axiom-developer] opinion

2005-05-26 Thread Page, Bill
> Bill Page wrote: > >> look for the number of downloads of axiom-windows-0.1.4 at >> line 19. Now look for downloads of the Linux versions :( >> unfortunately none are listed in this "top 30" list ): > > On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 07:31:20PM +0200, Francois Maltey wrote: > >> I don't dowload axiom,

RE: [Axiom-developer] opinion

2005-05-26 Thread Page, Bill
On Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:03 PM Renaud BECHADE wrote: > If you want to make money with this project, I guess that providing > consultancy services is much better anyway (custom devel, training, > math consulting, etc). Do you know anyone who is looking for an Axiom Consultant? :) Regards, Bi

Re: [Axiom-developer] opinion

2005-05-26 Thread Frederic Lehobey
Dear all, On Wed, May 25, 2005 at 07:31:20PM +0200, Francois Maltey wrote: > > > look for the number of downloads of axiom-windows-0.1.4 at > > line 19. Now look for downloads of the Linux versions :( > > unfortunately none are listed in this "top 30" list ): > > I don't dowload axiom, I choose