SBCL 1.0.9 - windows build - (load "maxima-build.lisp") fails

On Dec 9, 2007 1:13 AM, Terrence Brannon <schemelab at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, I tried a source build of maxima, but the file
> "maxima-build.lisp" does not exist in the source download of maxima -
> maxima-5.13.99rc1
>
> Build transcript follows:
>
>
>
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> c:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\dl\maxima-5.13.99rc1>sbcl
> sbcl
> This is SBCL 1.0.9, an implementation of ANSI Common Lisp.
> More information about SBCL is available at <http://www.sbcl.org/>;.
>
> SBCL is free software, provided as is, with absolutely no warranty.
> It is mostly in the public domain; some portions are provided under
> BSD-style licenses.  See the CREDITS and COPYING files in the
> distribution for more information.
>
> This is experimental prerelease support for the Windows platform: use
> at your own risk.  "Your Kitten of Death awaits!"
> * (load "configure.lisp")
>
> T
> * (configure)
> Enter the Maxima directory [c:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My
> Documents\dl\maxima-5.13.99rc1]:
>
> Is this a Windows system? (true/false) [false]:
> true
> Posix shell (optional) [/bin/sh]:
>
> Name of the Clisp executable (optional) [clisp]:
>
> Name of the CMUCL executable (optional) [lisp]:
>
> Name of the SCL executable (optional) [lisp]:
>
> Name of the Allegro executable (optional) [acl]:
>
> Name of the OpenMCL executable (optional) [mcl]:
>
> Name of the SBCL executable (optional) [sbcl]:
>
> Created maxima-local
> Created src/maxima
> Created src/maxima.bat
> Created src/autoconf-variables.lisp
> ("maxima-local.in" "src/maxima.in" "src/maxima.bat.in"
>  "src/autoconf-variables.lisp.in")
> * (quit)

You need to go to src here:
cd src

> c:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\dl\maxima-5.13.99rc1>sbcl
> sbcl
> This is SBCL 1.0.9, an implementation of ANSI Common Lisp.
> More information about SBCL is available at <http://www.sbcl.org/>;.
>
> SBCL is free software, provided as is, with absolutely no warranty.
> It is mostly in the public domain; some portions are provided under
> BSD-style licenses.  See the CREDITS and COPYING files in the
> distribution for more information.
>
> This is experimental prerelease support for the Windows platform: use
> at your own risk.  "Your Kitten of Death awaits!"
> * (load "maxima-build.lisp")
>
> debugger invoked on a SB-INT:SIMPLE-FILE-ERROR:
>   "maxima-build.lisp" does not exist.
>
> Type HELP for debugger help, or (SB-EXT:QUIT) to exit from SBCL.
>
> restarts (invokable by number or by possibly-abbreviated name):
>   0: [ABORT] Exit debugger, returning to top level.
>
> (SB-FASL::INTERNAL-LOAD #P"maxima-build.lisp" NIL :ERROR NIL NIL NIL :DEFAULT)
> 0]

There was a bug in sbcl which prevented maxima from building with sbcl
on windows. Search mailing list archives for a workaround.

-- 
Andrej