As the version of gentran on the CVS appears to be for Vaxima, am I
right in thinking it is in Franz Lisp not Common Lisp? The following
reference mentions converting using an automatic translation tool
called fl2cl. Am I right in thinking this is necessary, and does anyone
have this tool?
http://systems.mcs.kent.edu/info/documentation/maxima/maximaguide/sectio
n3.4.html
thanks
Pete
>
> --- Peter Harman <me@peterharman.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am a new Maxima user, as part of an Applied Maths MSc I am
creating
> > an equation-based simulation tool. This will comprise a symbolic
pre-
> > processor / code generator followed by linking of the compiled code
> > to ODE / DAE solvers. Maxima seems to be the ideal tool for the pre-
> > processor, having looked at the gentran source on the CVS this too
> > looks ideal.
> >
> > My question is, as gentran is currently not included in the
> > distribution, does it function or is it still a work-in-progress?
>
> It is untested for years, and basically no one knows if/how well it
> will work with the current Maxima.
>
> > If it functions, may I ask how I go about installing and running it,
> > if it is a work-in-progress is there anything I can do to help?
>
> As far as I know, no one has tried it yet.
>
> CY
>
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