build_info fails in ECL + Maxima (unbound *MAXIMA-BUILD-TIME*)

Robert Dodier wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying Maxima 5.16.1 compiled by ECL.
> The only problem I know about at present is this:
> 
> (%i1) build_info();
> 
> Maxima version: 5.16.1
> Maxima encountered a Lisp error:
> 
>  The variable COMMON-LISP-USER::*MAXIMA-BUILD-TIME* is unbound.
> 
> *MAXIMA-BUILD-TIME* is defined in src/maxima.asd.
> I don't know how build_info (which is in src/macsys.lisp or something like that)
> is supposed to get it. Does someone know ?

I think it gets it because the build process dumps a core.  The core is 
created by loading defsystem.lisp, running oos to load up the system and 
dumping the result.  Since the core will contain a copy of 
maxima.system, it has access to the specified variable.

Ray