Raymond Toy ?????:
>>>>>>"Vadim" == Vadim V Zhytnikov <vvzhy@users.sourceforge.net> writes:
>
>
> Vadim> - ;; Hmm, gcl 2.5.1 does appear to have handler-case. Ick.
> Vadim> + ;; GCL 2.6.2 has handler-case but not quite ANSI yet.
> Vadim> (let ((result
> Vadim> #-gcl
> Vadim> (handler-case
> Vadim> (catch 'errorsw
> Vadim> ($float ($realpart (meval* ',expr))))
> Vadim> (arithmetic-error () t))
> Vadim> - #+gcl
> Vadim> - (catch 'errorsw
> Vadim> + #+gcl
> Vadim> + (conditions::handler-case
> Vadim> + (catch 'errorsw
> Vadim> ($float ($realpart (meval* ',expr))))
> Vadim> + (conditions::internal-error () t))
> Vadim> ))
>
> Does this mean we no longer support versions of gcl earlier than
> 2.6.2? Is that what we want?
I suppose so.
>
> FWIW, I still use gcl 2.4.0 on my Solaris box. Mostly because I
> haven't been able to build more recent ones. I think my Linux box
> also uses 2.5.x or so, because I can't build later ones.
>
> Ray
>
As far as I remember we decided to use ANSI GCL for Maxima
so 2.4.0 is certainly out of date. I'm not 100% sure about
Solaris but I don't expect any troubles with 2.6.2
(now still 2.6.1 CVS) on Linux.
--
Vadim V. Zhytnikov
<vvzhy@mail.ru>
<vvzhy@netorn.ru>