Jean-Paul.ROY at unice.fr wrote:
> [MacBook pro Intel, MacOS-X 10.5]
> I fail to install maxima following the suggestions of :
>
> http://maxima.darwinports.com/
>
> I can install darwinports but then :
>
> % cd /opt/local/bin/portslocation/dports/maxima # those
> directories do not exist !
> % sudo port install maxima
>
> fails with errors when installing sbcl.
>
> I notice that binaries are available for Windows. Should I abandon my
> Unix machine (Mac) for a superior Windows machine to run Maxima ?
>
> Thanks for the rest of us,
>
> -jpr
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You first have to have a lisp installed. The message
"fails with errors when installing sbcl."
indicates that sbcl is not installed (I think).
When you install maxima from sources (which I do), you have to already have some version of 'lisp' already installed.
Try
sudo port install sbcl
When that is finished, you can try
sudo port install maxima
Actually, I prefer to install maxima from source directly. That way I keep various versions, if a new version breaks some things I need. Recall that maxima is constantly being developed, and some things change for the worse in a new version, only to be fixed later.
To do this, here is what I do.
1. Download the source from maxima.sourceforge.net
Suppose this is
maxima-5.13.0.tar.gz
2. I put this into
/usr/local/src
3. Then, do the following
gunzip maxima-5.13.0.tar.gz
tar xvf maxima-5.13.0.tar
cd maxima-5.13.0
./configure
make
make install
This should give you a working maxima
If you want to use rmaxima, you need to install 'rlwrap'
sudo port install rlwrap
HTH,
-sen
Note: I am using 'Tiger'
I presume the procedure is the same for 'Leopard'