Re: [Gcl-devel] HEAD Maxima and HEAD trad GCL

James Amundson ÐÉÛÅÔ:
> On Sun, 2004-01-11 at 05:22, Vadim V. Zhytnikov wrote:
> 
> 
>>>>The only "resolution" I have - replace Maxima defsystem
>>>>by older version. Then Maxima build goes flawlessly.
>>>>I'd like to know who is the real troublemaker.
>>>>Maybe we hit some subtle GCL+mingw bug.
> 
> 
>>This is patch to current CVS Maxima defsystem.lisp
>>which resolves trouble with Mingw GCL.
>>
>>Basically it restores one line conditional
>>
>>#+:gcl(abs-name (file-namestring abs-dir))
>>#-:gcl(abs-name (ignore-errors (file-namestring abs-dir)))
>>
>>This conditional can be found in older defsystem and
>>later was replaced by mere
>>
>>(abs-name (ignore-errors (file-namestring abs-dir)))
>>
>>So it seems that there is some bug in ignore-errors
>>in Mingw GCL.
> 
> 
> Sorry to interrupt, but I am now confused. Do you have the cltl1 gcl
> working, or the ansi gcl working. I experimented with the cltl1 gcl on
> windows. With some modifications to defsystem.lisp I was able to get
> Maxima to build, but it crashed while running the tests.
> 
> If the three of you (Vadim, Camm and Mike) are succeeding in producing a
> windows gcl that will work with Maxima, I jump in and complicate
> matters.
> 
> I'm really holding out for a working windows binary.
> 
> --Jim
> 

GCL CVS ANSI + Maxima CVS with above modification
to defsystem.lisp builds and passes all tests.

-- 
      Vadim V. Zhytnikov

       <vvzhy@mail.ru>
      <vvzhy@netorn.ru>