Any feedback on windows installer for Maxima 5.9.0.9beta2?

Billinghurst, David (CALCRTS) writes:
> Vadim V. Zhytnikov wrote:
> 
>>>David Billinghurst wrote:
>>>
>>>I see there have been 26 downloads of the windows installer.
>>>Has anyone tried it?
>>
>>I see just one problem with Maxima 5.9.0.9beta2
>>on Windows.  Describe dosn't work both with
>>xmaxima and maxima.bat
>>
>>Maxima 5.9.0.9beta2
>>
>>(%i5) ? diff ;
>>(not found "dir")
>>Maxima encountered a Lisp error:
>>
>>  Error in CATCH [or a callee]: Cannot open the file NIL.
>>
>>Automatically continuing.
>>To reenable the Lisp debugger set *debugger-hook* to nil.
>>(%i6)
> 
> 
> I have had a quick look at this, but haven't found the problem.
> The info files are installed, and the path seems to be set correctly.
> 

I have two problems with beta2 Windows installer
and one with beta2 tarball:

1). Two files readme.txt and InfoBefore.txt are missing
at directory interfaces/xmaxima/win32

2). Maxima doesn't work to me on Windows Me - I checked on
several machines.  Old story - xmaxima starts but unable
to lunch maxima session.

3). Stubbornly describe doesn't work to me with beta2.

Notice that 2 and 3 are OK with beta1 and my own
local Windows Maxima installer builds (beta1 + some
modifications to allow path with white spaces).
Works fine.

Issue 2 is probably simple.  David, maybe you oversimplified
Win 9X related code in xmaxima?  Does it work for you?
Which Windows - 98, ME ?

Issue 3 bothers me most of all - I'm trying to find out why
si::info works in one case and fails in another - no
idea yet.



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