While trying to compile maxima with ACL 6.2, I ran into a few
problems. The first of which is that SI is already package in ACL.
To get around this, I changed the name from SI to CL-INFO. I'd like
to make this change permanent. I've already tested this with clisp,
cmucl, and gcl. They all find the info docs just fine.
With this change and a few other minor ones, ACL 6.2 sucessfully
compiles and runs maxima. Some outstanding issues include not being
able to find the info docs, errors in error handling, and any thing
that would cause an error message causes acl to quit.
However, one nice thing is that you can take the resulting fasl files
and load them up in the trial acl 6.2 and run maxima. (Trial acl 6.2
can't build it and can't load the dxl file, however.)
Would these changes and the support for ACL6.2 fit within the goals of
post 5.9.0?
Ray