Hi Barton, you wrote:
> I looked at the trans1.lisp code for makelist .
> I commented out the code and built maxima. The testsuite
> reports no errors, and the bug I found is eliminated.
>
> Until somebody fixes the makelist code in trans1.lisp,
> I suggest that we comment it out. The inconsistency
> between translated and untranslated makelist code isn't
> worth the (assumed) extra speed.
Agreed 100% here. Have you already committed the fix?
If you don't want to deal with it, email it to me.
There are several known bugs in the translation code --
overhauling the translation code would be a terrific
project, if anyone is inspired to take it on.
All the best,
Robert Dodier
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