Billinghurst, David (CALCRTS) writes:
>>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.
>
I've just copied wgnuplot.exe (wgnuplot.hlp and wgnuplot.mnu
may worth including too) into maxima /bin directory and
gnuplot plotting works fine with both xmaxima.exe and
maxima.bat.
>
>>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.
>
>
Actually it is necessary to "set maxima_prefix=<installation dir>"
and maxima.bat will works fine including describe and load commands.
I'm unfamiliar with inno setup installer but can it perform
such substitution for <installation dir> during installation
automatically?
--
Vadim V. Zhytnikov
<vvzhy@netorn.ru>