>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com> writes:
Robert> About the affine package, I can't seem to get anything to work.
Robert> (I'm running Maxima 5.9.3 / clisp. load (affine); succeeds if I answer n
Robert> to the question about compiling while loading.)
Robert> I tried some of the examples shown by ? affine e.g.
Robert> grobner_basis ([3*x^2+1, y*x]);
Robert> => undefined function MUST-REPLACEP
I tried the following with CVS maxima and cmucl:
(%i42) grobner_basis ([3*x^2+1, y*x]);
eliminated one
. 0 . 0 2
(%o42)/R/ [- y, - 3 x - 1]
(%i45) polysimp (y^2*x + x^3*9 + 2);
(%o45)/R/ - 3 x + 2
That seems to match what the docs say.
Other than that, I don't know what affine is supposed to do.
Ray