OK, I've updated the file at
http://maxima.sf.net/maxima-5.9.0rc-install.exe to contain this new
binary as well. I still get the long delay on startup but it passed
the tests OK.
CY
--- "Billinghurst, David (CRTS)" <David.Billinghurst@riotinto.com>
wrote:
> I have updated the maxima.exe binary at
> http://www.geocities.com/billingd2002/maxima/
> It is now an i486 binary.
>
> This setup now works on a pentium running windows 95:
> - ensure MAXIMA_PREFIX variable uses forward slashes
> - on win95, edit share/maxima/5.9.0rc1/share/maxima-init.lisp to
> read
> (setq compiler::*cc* "c:\\Programs\\maxima-5.9\\gcc\\bin\\gcc" )
> or whatever is approriate for your setup.
>
> Some testsuite comments
>
> 1. If the testsuite fails because it cannot find trigrat,
> then MAXIMA_PATH is wrong
>
> 2. If the testsuite fails in the test
> f(x):=x+2;
> compile(f);
> then compiler::*cc* is wrong
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CRTS
> Sent: Sunday, 15 September 2002 12:18
> To: maxima@www.ma.utexas.edu
> Subject: RE: [Maxima] Updated PC port
>
>
> Some feedback on my own port :-)
>
> I installed it on a Pentium 90 running win95. I found that
> it wouldn't run as the gcl I used was build with P3 assembly code.
> I fixed that by building a i386 version of gcl.
>
> Next problem is that the version of gcc I used is for i686 or better,
> so while the new maxima works it won't compile anything.
> This can be fixed by using the i386 version of mingw gcc.
>
> What CPU should we require for the binary we build? I am quite
> happy to build something that runs on i386 or i486, as
> performance is not really an issue for me. If anyone cares about
> raw speed they can build their own P4 (or whatever) version.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: CRTS
> Sent: Wednesday, 11 September 2002 4:58
> To: maxima@www.ma.utexas.edu
> Subject: Updated PC port
>
>
> I have updated the PC port at
> http://www.geocities.com/billingd2002/maxima/index.html
> It includes Mike Clarkson's recent changes.
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