Packages and other user-friendly things (Was Re: solve(x/sqrt(x+2)=1, x))
Subject: Packages and other user-friendly things (Was Re: solve(x/sqrt(x+2)=1, x))
From: Robert Dodier
Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 11:01:17 -0700
On 10/30/09, Harald Geyer <harald at lefant.net> wrote:
> We did discuss this for user supplied packages a few month ago
> and most people seemed to agree that a forum, where users can download
> add-on packages, would be enough. So maybe some webpage where users can
> download share packages to drop into $HOME/.maxima/ is enough as well?
Well, a user-supplied package forum is helpful, but it doesn't
cover built-in packages, right? It would also be helpful to be able
to get current revisions of built-in packages, and for this we
should figure out something talk to CVS, maybe defsystem or
whatever, I'm no expert.
best
Robert Dodier