On Thu, 2003-03-27 at 09:13, Raymond Toy wrote:
> >>>>> "Wolfgang" == Wolfgang Jenkner <wjenkner@users.sourceforge.net> writes:
>
> Wolfgang> Update of /cvsroot/maxima/maxima/share/affine
> Wolfgang> In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv1179
>
> Wolfgang> Modified Files:
> Wolfgang> polyb.lisp
> Wolfgang> Log Message:
> Wolfgang> *RED: Comment out code for Lisp machine. The feature test #+3600 is
> Wolfgang> not ANSI CL conform and nobody supports this, anyway.
>
> This brings up another question: Should we do this for other parts of
> the code? Like the stuff for ti and pdp10 and other systems that will
> probably never be used again. Deleting this would help to make some
> of the code much easier to read and maintain.
I made a similar suggestion a long time ago, in the thread that starts
here:
http://www.math.utexas.edu/pipermail/maxima/2001/000372.html
I haven't re-read the whole thread. I seem to remember that the idea was
shot down. It is worth re-visiting the issue. I am still in favor of
deleting the old conditionals.
--Jim
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James Amundson <amundson@fnal.gov>