Programming in lisp



  On 8/15/2010 9:06 AM, David Blubaugh wrote:
> Is it possible to program maxima in common lisp??  Can I control the 
> functionality of maxima with common lisp ??
> THanks,
> David Blubaugh
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Yes.


You can load lisp programs into Maxima.
You can call lisp programs from Maxima.
You can call Maxima internal programs from lisp.

e.g.

(%i4)   :lisp (defun $hello() "hello from lisp")

(%i5)  hello();


the bulk of Maxima is written in common lisp.

RJF