Kamaraju Kusumanchi ?????:
> Vadim V. Zhytnikov wrote:
>
>> Kamaraju Kusumanchi writes:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> I am using maxima 5.9 on redhat linux system. I am wondering if
>>> there is any way I can access previously typed commands, without
>>> retyping them. My arrow keys, CTRL-p etc are not working. I glanced
>>> through the manual, searched google. But it is of no luck.
>>>
>>> I would appreciate some comments on this.
>>>
>>> thanks in advance
>>>
>>> Kamraju S Kusumanchi
>>> http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/
>>>
>>
>> What is the output of bug_report(); ?
>> The command line editing is not function
>> of Maxima, it is function of background lisp
>> and we have to know it to answer your question.
>>
> Thanks for your reply. This is the output from bug_report();
> (C2) bug_report();
>
> The Maxima bug database is available at
> http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=104933&group_id=4933&func=browse
> Submit bug reports by following the 'Submit New' link on that page.
> Please include the following build information with your bug report:
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Maxima version: 5.9.0
> Maxima build date: 22:24 2/9/2003
> host type: i386-redhat-linux-gnu
> lisp-implementation-type: Kyoto Common Lisp
> lisp-implementation-version: GCL-2-5.0
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> The above information is also available from the Maxima function
> build_info().
>
>
Your background lisp is GCL. GCL has readline (command line editing)
support. The fact that it doesn't work for you means that either
(1) GCL was build without readline. In this case there is nothing
you can do but rebuild it with readline - complayn to package
mantainner.
or
(2) readline support is built-in but not activated. There is simple
way to check it. Try the following command at Maxima prompt
:lisp (si::init-readline)
If after this line editing works - you are in luck.
If not then unfortunately (1) is the case.
Best wishes,
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Vadim V. Zhytnikov
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