>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Dodier writes:
Robert> my recommendation here is to cut the translated lisp files
Robert> and arrange for autoloading the corresponding maxima files.
Robert> then any bug fixes can be made to the maxima files.
That is probably best.
Robert> i'm afraid i have little faith in the translation code.
Robert> there are a lot of bugs in the translation code, and it
Robert> is out of date with respect to the rest of maxima.
Robert> i wish it weren't so.
Robert> modifying the maxima files and then translating at build time
Robert> will tickle bugs in translation sooner or later, probably sooner.
I guess that depends on whether people want to be able to translate
the code. Presumably, this would help speed up maxima code, without
forcing the user to rewrite everything in Lisp himself.
I also assume that's why trigsimp and friends were translated instead
of using the original mac files. But machines are probably 2-3 orders
of magnitude faster now than they were in early 80's.
Ray