updating Maxima (was Re: bug or not about plot2d([parametric, ...)

Barton Willis wrote:
> -----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----
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>>>  ... It would be nice that 5.18 be released with that bug fixed.
>>>       
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> Also, it would be nice if Maxima could search for updates and
> optionally install them. Some code (macros) couldn't be easily
> updated, but most (maybe all) the code in share could be, I think.
An interesting idea.  And since we're using Lisp, it would pretty easy
to update fairly large parts of the core functionality by just
downloading and loading the update into the running maxima.

I have no idea how to handle this in practice though.

Ray