> From: Vadim V. Zhytnikov
>> Billinghurst, David (CALCRTS) writes:
>>
>>I have just uploaded the windows installer.
>>
>> David
>
> David, thank you very much for Windows installer.
> But I have several questions and maybe suggestions:
You raise some good points. I have thought about them,
too, and would like to work through them before we
make the final release. We should write a windows README
addressing them.
> 1. What is essential problem with installation path
> with spaces such as "C:\Program Files\"?
> Can't we just use "C:\Progra~1" for it?
> It used to work with Maxima 5.9.0.
>
> Maybe the real problem is that short alias
> to "C:\Program Files\" is not necessary "C:\Progra~1"
> but may be quite different. Can installer find such
> alias during installation?
I just couldn't get things to work if the directory
had spaces in the name. You are welcome to try.
"C:\Progra~1" may well work.
> 2. Can we use gnuplot 4.0 as default plot routine?
> It seems that we are permitted to package prebuilt
> gnuplot executables with Maxima. I know that Windows
> port of Octave does this.
I am open to suggestions here. I deliberately overrode
the default plotting application so that xmaxima plotting
works. Have a look at the final line in
share/maxima/5.9.0.9beta1/share/maxima-init.lisp. If you
delete that line then plotting will default to gnuplot.
> 3. It desirable to have access to maxima not only via
> xmaxima.exe graphic shell but as simple console
> application.
This will work if you edit bin/maxima.bat and change
the line "set prefix=...." to your installation directory.
I tried to this with the installer, but I could not
find a robust solution.
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> Vadim V. Zhytnikov