Why are you recompiling things? As an end user you should be using a
pre-packaged "install".
> -----Original Message-----
> From: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu [mailto:maxima-
> bounces at math.utexas.edu] On Behalf Of Yigal Weinstein
> Sent: Friday, November 03, 2006 6:38 PM
> To: maxima at math.utexas.edu
> Subject: Re: [Maxima] plot bug in linux
>
> Alright as an end user I find it frustrating/traumatic that such errors
> are to be expected. I have recompiled the latest Maxima with GCL and
> removed the Maxima I compiled with CLISP. My question is, was there any
> way of expecting this error in CLISP or is it a complete fluke?
>
> It seems so haphazard simplifying a simple trig. function and upon
> converting it to a float an error is produced, not just any error but an
> egregious one - this is somewhat traumatic as how can expect to use
> Maxima for any major programming let alone as a calculator?
>
> Please any words from programmers, and end users would be appreciated.
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