batch bug in xmaxima



Hello,
  In xmaxima (gcl in Fedora Core 6) I noticed that I can't batch files
  with comments.  'load' works just fine.

Consider the following file "foo.mac".

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/* this is the file "foo.mac" with is leading comment */

f(x):= 2*x;

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Look at the following

%i1) build_info();
Maxima version: 5.11.0
Maxima build date: 4:28 1/25/2007
host type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
lisp-implementation-type: GNU Common Lisp (GCL)
lisp-implementation-version: GCL 2.6.7

(%o1) 
(%i2) load("foo");
(%o2)				   ./foo.mac
(%i3) f(3.4);
(%o3)				      6.8
(%i4) batch("foo");
batching #p/home/maxie/sen/Math_496/Maxima/Work/foo.mac
(%i5)				  f(x) := 2 x
(%o5)					      f(x) := 2 x


xmaxima is now hung. Won't even respond to "Cntl-G".


Anyone else have this problem?

TIA,
  -sen


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