New defsystem 3.6i (Was Re: OpenMCL support Re: [Maxima] Installation of maxima-5.9.2 on Mac OS X)

Vadim V. Zhytnikov wrote:
> Robert Dodier writes:
> 
>>> I feel unhappy about this.  One lisp fixed, another broken.
>>> Not an inch closer to the goal -- get rid of private defsystem.
>>
>>
>> please help me understand this -- if Maxima uses defsystem 3.6i,
>> then there is no private defsystem, right? or what?
>>
> 
> I talk about SCL.  At fist I forgot about it but
> current Maxima's defsystem contains private fixes
> not only for GCL (no longer needed with defsystem 3.6i, Great!)
> but for SCL also.
> 
> On the other hand SCL is not free so we have no
> easy way to maintain Maxima-SCL build.

Please upgrade defsystem to the CLOCC version if it simplifies maintenance
of maxima.  Patches for SCL were submitted to Marco and will likely be integrated
when he gets a chance, and in the meantime SCL users can obtain a working defsystem
from the Scieneer web site freeware collection.

Maxima for SCL is being maintained and works.   Changes to support the SCL
optional, and non-standard, lowercase mode are also being developed.

Regards
Douglas Crosher