Maxima-related files cluttering $HOME



On 07/03/2008, Robert Dodier <robert.dodier at gmail.com> wrote:
> maxima-init.mac is just an ordinary Maxima script.
>
>  Maxima has a lot of user-adjustable options -- see
>  "Global flags" and "Global variables" at:
>  http://maxima.sourceforge.net/docs/manual/en/maxima_92.html
>
>  For the most part I just let them be.
>  The only one I set is linel:65 (line width).

I appreciate your patience, Robert. When I create the file with this line:
maxima_tempdir:"$HOME/.maxima/tmp"
or this line:
maxima_tempdir:"/tmp"

Then Maxima errs and is unusable:

Maxima encountered a Lisp error:

 End of file while scanning expression

Automatically continuing.
To reenable the Lisp debugger set *debugger-hook* to nil.
Error in MACSYMA-TOP-LEVEL [or a callee]: The tag RETURN-FROM-DEBUGGER
is undefined.

Fast links are on: do (use-fast-links nil) for debugging
Broken at MREAD-RAW.  Type :H for Help.
 1 (Continue) without any special action
 2 Maxima top-level
 3 Maxima top-level
 4 (Abort) Return to top level.

What is the format of the line supposed to be? I've been googling for
examples and I cannot find any. Other than the doc page at
sourceforge, where can one find information? I'm sorry to be a pain,
and I did STFW, but I cannot find any examples.

In general, I feel that there is not a lot of information about Maxima
on the web. I will compile all that I learn and publish it at
dotancohen.com my personal site.

Dotan Cohen

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