[This is an email copy of a Usenet posting to "linux.debian.user"]
Hello-
(I posted this on comp.lang.lisp too, because it may be a lisp-implementation problem regarding GCL).
I'm trying to build the Maxima CAS (Computer Algebraic System) on the Debian GNU/Linux (potato), but I keep getting errors regarding the ./configure script. I installed Maxima-5.6 on my /usr/local directory.
The error messages are:
${GCLDIR}/makedefs (/usr/bin/gcl/makedefs) not found.. so leaving blank..
(cd ./src ; make )
make[1]: Entrando no diretório `/usr/local/maxima-5.6/src'
echo '(load "sysdef.lisp")' '(load "'/home/wfs/cvs/gcl'/lsp/sys-proclaim.lisp")' '(load "sys-proclaim.lisp")' '(proclaim (quote (optimize (safety 0) (speed 3) (space 0))))' '(setq *load-verbose* nil)'\
'(proclaim (quote (optimize (safety 2) (speed 2) (space 2))))' \
'(make::make :maxima-macros :compile t)' | /home/wfs/cvs/gcl/unixport/saved_gcl /home/wfs/cvs/gcl/unixport/
make[1]: Saindo do diretório `/usr/local/maxima-5.6/src'
inserting makedefs in ..
makefile,
./configure: /usr/bin/bar/gcl/bin/files-sub: not a file
:mv :tmpx: file or archive not found
src/makefile,
./configure: /usr/bin/bar/gcl/bin/files-sub: not a file
:mv :tmpx: file or archive not found
info/makefile,
./configure: /usr/bin/bar/gcl/bin/files-sub: not a file
:mv :tmpx: file or archive not found
elisp/makefile,
./configure: /usr/bin/bar/gcl/bin/files-sub: not a file
:mv :tmpx: file or archive not found
My ./configure file looks like this:
#!/bin/sh
# edit next few lines
# GCLDIR should be where gcl was built, and the o/*.o lsp/*.o etc must be
# there to link with maxima
# I changed the lines bellow
#GCLDIR=/home/wfs/cvs/gcl
GCLDIR=/usr/bin/gcl
#GCLDIR=/usr/lib/gcl # does not work either!
# the directory where this file is, and where you will build maxima
# could use
# EU mudei as linhas abaixo, conforme instrucoes
#MAXDIR=/home/wfs/cvs/maxima
#MAXDIR=`pwd`
MAXDIR=/usr/local/maxima-5.6
MAXDIR=`pwd`
# where to put some maxima .el files
#EMACS_SITE_LISP=/usr/local/lib/emacs/site-lisp
EMACS_SITE_LISP=/usr/share/emacs/20.7/site-lisp
# determines where to install
# PREFIX_DIR=/usr/local puts things in /usr/local/lib/maxima-x.y
# and /usr/local/bin
PREFIX_DIR=/usr/local
INFO_DIR=${PREFIX_DIR}/info
MAN_DIR=${PREFIX_DIR}/man/man1
##### end editing #########
if [ -f ${GCLDIR}/makedefs ] ;then
cat ${GCLDIR}/makedefs > makedefs
else echo > makedefs
echo '${GCLDIR}/makedefs' "(${GCLDIR}/makedefs)" not found.. so leaving blank..
fi
echo GCLDIR=${GCLDIR} >>makedefs
echo MAXDIR=${MAXDIR} >>makedefs
echo PREFIX_DIR=${PREFIX_DIR} >>makedefs
echo EMACS_SITE_LISP=${EMACS_SITE_LISP} >> makedefs
echo INFO_DIR=${INFO_DIR} >> makedefs
echo MAN_DIR=${MAN_DIR} >> makedefs
echo '# end maxmakedefs' >> makedefs
(cd ${GCLDIR}/bin ; make )
echo inserting makedefs in ..
for v in makefile src/makefile info/makefile elisp/makefile
do
echo " $v,"
${GCLDIR}/bin/file-sub makedefs $v "# begin makedefs" '# end maxmakedefs' tmpx
mv tmpx $v
done
It seems to be a problem regarding the GCL installation on Debian, that obviously differs from the default expected one. But I'm not sure this is the problem.
Can you help me? I really need to use Maxima. For one thing, I just can't afford proprietary CAS like Mathematica and Maple. And besides, why not use Maxima?
I've searched the Maxima mailing-list and linux.debian.user but couldn't find the answer.
Thanks in advance,
Regards,
HL