problem with sbcl when it thinks it's not interactive
Subject: problem with sbcl when it thinks it's not interactive
From: Richard Fateman
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 07:24:58 -0800
Siver Andrey wrote:
>
>
> I would like to say an opinion (may be off topic here) that it's not good
> thing from methodological point of view when MAXIMA tries to ask something
> interactively.
> I'm going to use MAXIMA as programming language and this point will make
> disadvantages.
> Is there any plans inside MAXIMA community to suзpress such MAXIMA
> behaviour?
>
This question is discussed periodically.
How would you like to have Maxima resolve questions
like "is n=-1?" when integrating x^n ?
There may be a simpler way to solve your problem. I think all
the questions stem from integration. Don't use integration!
RJF