Problems building Maxima under GCL 2.6.1



Juan Pablo Romero Bernal writes:

>Hi Everybody,  
> 
>I'm having a problem building Maxima-5.9.1 with GCL-2.6.1, when  
>running make results in the following error messages:  
> 
>Making all in src 
>make[1]: Entering directory `/home/linux/jprb/GLUD/CLog/actividades/Maxima-CD/maxima-5.9.1/src' 
>test -d binary-gcl || mkdir binary-gcl 
>test -d binary-gcl/numerical || mkdir binary-gcl/numerical 
>test -d binary-gcl/numerical/slatec || mkdir binary-gcl/numerical/slatec 
>gcl -batch -eval '(progn (load "../lisp-utils/defsystem.lisp") (funcall (intern "OPERATE-ON-SYSTEM" :mk) 
>"maxima" :compile :verbose t))' && \ 
>gcl -batch -eval '(progn (load "../lisp-utils/defsystem.lisp") (funcall (intern "OPERATE-ON-SYSTEM" :mk) 
>"maxima" :load :verbose t) (when (fboundp (quote si::sgc-on))(si::sgc-on t)) (si:save-system "binary-gcl/maxima"))' 
> 
>Error: DEFPACKAGE::OPTION is invalid as a function. 
>Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging 
>Error signalled by DEFPACKAGE. 
>Broken at DEFPACKAGE.  Type :H for Help. 
>  
>
> 
>Some idea???? 
> 
>Thanks!!! 
> 
>Juan Pablo Romero Bernal 
> 
>  
>

You are trying to use wrong GCL version.
GCL 2.6.1 is development version and was never
officially released.  Please, get GCL 2.6.5,
build it with --enable-ansi option and
everything will be fine (I hope).

Best wishes,

-- 
     Vadim V. Zhytnikov

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