Minpack added for solving non-linear equations and non-linear least-squares AND linear fitting

>>>>> "ziga" == ziga lenarcic <iga> writes:

    ziga> On 19. Jan, 2009, at 8:01 PM, Raymond Toy wrote:
    >> 
    >> Good suggestion.  But optimization is such a vague name.  Does it load
    >> zillions of packages that are remotely related to optimization?  Even
    >> if the user only needs one simple optimization routine?
    >> 
    ziga> Hope someone writes nice wrapping functions for minpack.
    >> 
    >> That someone could be you! :-)
    >> 
    >> Ray

    ziga> Maybe load(minimisation) is more appropriate.. the package would
    ziga> contain f2cl minpack and wrapper maxima level functions...

What about constrained minimization?  We don't have any today, but
there could be.  (I did hook up an interface to donlp2, but that
probably won't be added.)

    ziga> Yes, maybe I'll write it :) But I'm not yet proficient in lisp
    ziga> (learning it for a month or two, examining maxima code), however I've

No offense to any authors of Lisp code in maxima, but looking at
maxima's lisp code is not a good way to learn Lisp and good lisp style
in particular.

Get a book.  Practical Common Lisp is a good book to learn from.
There are many others to choose from.

Ray