Problem compiling the cvs version



On Fri, 2002-10-04 at 11:03, Justin Smith wrote:
> I'm trying to compile the CVS version under Redhat 8.0 linux, using 

Very interesting. Your is the first report from RedHat 8.0.

> gcc 3.2
> 
> and 
> 
> gcl 2.4.3.
> 
> 
> 1. the build of gcl was without obvious problems.

Good.

> 2. the Maxima distribution lacked config.guess and config.sub files, so
> I copied them from /usr/share/automake.

Those are automatically generated files. They are not supposed to be in
cvs. Did you do
./bootstrap
./configure <options>
?

Which version of automake and autoconf come with 8.0?

> 3. On compiling Maxima, I got the message
> 
> ;      - Compiling source file "zero.lisp" 
> Compiling zero.lisp.
> End of Pass 1.  
> 
> Error: Can't print a non-number.
> Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging
> Error signalled by LISP::CATCH.
> Broken at COMPILER::CTOP-WRITE.  Type :H for Help.
> MAXIMA>>

Hmm. Sounds like a gcl problem. You might try with either clisp or
cmucl.

--Jim