Standard maxima installation under Linux?

On 2/12/06, Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com> wrote:
> hello james,
>
> > It is a Java program that uses Maxima as an external process,
> > communicating via streams.  I think this is completely analgous to
> > having my program sit down at a console and start typing.
>
> well, it should be, but it is not -- at odd times maxima will try
> to read something from the console, and waits forever if noone
> is there to type something ... but if your program already works
> on windows, you must have solved that problem.

Actually, this still worries me.  So far, I've only used Maxima for
factorization and solving equations, and I haven't had any trouble
with either of those.  I'm thinking that when I add integration, it
will be more likely to pop up.  Before Maxima pauses, does it always
print a question to the screen saying what kind of information it's
asking for?  I'm pretty sure it does, and if it does, my program will
probably be able to read the question from the output stream and
hopefully I'll have a chance to intercept it and at least stop it from
pausing.  Whether the program can be smart enough to read it is
another question (maybe I could pass it on to the user, somehow). 
I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

>
> > Am I right in thinking that the users current directory doesn't matter
> > when starting maxima, as long as it has been installed?
>
> i believe that is the case.
>
> good luck and keep us posted.
>
> robert dodier
>

Thank you very much for the feedback.  It is appreciated.