Peter Ulrich Kruppa writes:
Maxima 5.9.1 requires ANSI gcl 2.6.5 or 2.6.6.
You have to rebuild gcl with --enable-ansi option.
> Hello!
>
> I am trying a standard UNIX installation on a FreeBSD -STABLE .
> gcl version is 2.6.5 .
> # ./configure
> showed no errors.
> # gmake
> (which is gnu-make) fails with this
>
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> pukruppa# gmake
> Making all in src
> gmake[1]: Entering directory `/root/Desktop/maxima/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::sg
> c-on))(si::sgc-on t)) (si:save-system "binary-gcl/maxima"))'
>
> Error: "COMMON-LISP" is not of type (LISP:OR LISP:SYMBOL LISP:STRING
> ...).
> Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging
> Error signalled by LISP:USE-PACKAGE.
> Broken at LISP:USE-PACKAGE. Type :H for Help.
> MAKE>>
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>
>
> What went wrong? Do you need more information?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Uli.
>
>
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