Vadim writes:
> Vadim V. Zhytnikov wrote:
>
>> Vadim writes:
>>
>>> Probably MAXIMA user either wants to build it from source distribution
>>> by himself/herself, or do download prepared binaries.
>>> I assume if the user downloads source distribution, (as opposed to
>>> downloading binaries) then this user has reasonable *nix development
>>> tools working properly.
>>
>> This is not true.
>
>
> I don't understand this kind of argumentation.
Not all Unix systems have Perl.
Not all Unix systems have Perl 5.8.
Not all Unix systems have appropriate makeinfo.
...
>> For Maxima 5.11 you do need ActivePerl 5.8 but you
>> still can not build Maxima using CVS.
>
>
> what exact step requires 5.8 version?
>
Index file for .info documentation.
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Vadim V. Zhytnikov
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