Customizing Maxima. Renaming Maxima functions

Unfortunately it is late.  I think this actually is what I want, but I am not sure.  It will have to wait until morning.

Thanks,

Rich



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fateman" <fateman at cs.berkeley.edu>
To: "'Richard Hennessy'" <rvh2007 at comcast.net>; "'Maxima List'" <maxima at math.utexas.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 8:24 PM
Subject: RE: [Maxima] Customizing Maxima. Renaming Maxima functions


try
:lisp (setf (symbol-function '$rsum)(symbol-function '$integrate))
:lisp (unintern '$integrate)


While this accomplishes what you asked for, it is unlikely that this
makes sense for you to do.

Oh, you can restore the name by ..

:lisp (setf (symbol-function '$integrate) (symbol-function '$rsum))

This will not work for items in Maxima that are more than functions.
For example, $cos has various property that would have to be moved if
you renamed it $cosinus.

There is also a command called alias( ..)

RJF


 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu 
> [mailto:maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Hennessy
> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 5:08 PM
> To: Maxima List
> Subject: Customizing Maxima. Renaming Maxima functions
> 
> Dear List,
> 
> I would like to rename some Maxima commands somehow.  By 
> rename I literally mean rename, the old name won't work anymore 
> after it is done.  e.g.  I would like to change "integrate" 
> to "rsum" for example.  So rsum(x^2,x) will return 1/3*x^3 
> and rsum(x^2,x,0,1) will return 1/3 and also all error 
> messages would be the same as if rsum were integrate.  Can 
> someone help me?  Also undoing this would be good to know too 
> so I can change the name in a block and then change it 
> back at the end of the block for example.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rich
> 
> 
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