"Not connected to maxima!"



Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> I checked the mailing list archives but could not find any solution.
> 
> 
> OS: Scientific Linux 4.4 x86 (a derivative from Red Hat Enterprise 
> Linux, like CentOS etc).
> 
> wxMaxima 0.7.1 compiled from sources.
> 
> wxWidgets version 2.8.0 stable, compiled from sources.
> 
> 
> When running wxMaxima 0.7.1 (as root), and trying to do anything with 
> it, I am getting a "Not connected to maxima!" error message. I checked 
> the configuration and found out port 4010. I have enabled port 4010:tcp 
> in my firewall, and have rebooted the system. Still, the error message 
> persists.
> 
> Also in the window of wxMaxima 0.7.1, on the bottom right there is the 
> message "Maxima process terminated".
> 
> I have tried erasing the default .wxMaxima from /root directory and also 
> changed /etc/hosts to "127.0.0.1 localhost" only, but still the same 
> problem.
> 
> 
> Any solution?


It is stupid but I found out the problem. The problem was... that I had not installed 
maxima! I did not notice that there was a separate required package, maxima. I think the 
proper solution for this would be to make wxmaxima to check if maxima is installed.


I am sending this email because I suspect that all users with the similar problem do not 
know of the existence of maxima.