5.9.0rc3 build failure in numerical/slatec/zbesy.lisp, gcl 2.4.3, gcc 3.2

Greetings!

James Amundson <amundson@fnal.gov> writes:

> On Wed, 2002-11-06 at 13:22, Dan Hitt wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm trying to build maxima 5.9.0rc3.
> > 
> > I'm using a red hat 7.3 (GNU/Linux) system, and i managed to build
> > gcl 2.4.3 (whose prompt says 2.5.0, but the tar ball is labelled 2.4.3)
> > using gcc 3.2, and i'm trying to use this gcl to build maxima.
> 
> I'm afraid you need to use GCL 2.5.0, i.e., the current CVS version of
> GCL. The file README.lisps says so, but perhaps not forcefully enough.
> 
> It doesn't make me happy to rely on a CVS version, but I'm afraid that's
> the way it is at this time.
> 

Oh.  I'm afraid I haven't noticed this development.  What reports have
led to this conclusion?  As far as I can tell, gcl-2.4.3 works fine
with maxima cvs.

Take care,


> If anyone has had *success* with GCL 2.4.3, I would like to hear about
> it.
> 
> --Jim
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