build error for 23.0 using INSTALL.lisp instructions
Subject: build error for 23.0 using INSTALL.lisp instructions
From: Konovalov, Vadim (Vadim** CTR **)
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:52:56 +0100
> From: maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu
> [mailto:maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu] On Behalf Of Raymond Toy
> On 12/31/10 1:16 PM, Konovalov, Vadim (Vadim)** CTR ** wrote:
> > Indeed, file ./src/share-subdirs.lisp is missing, but there
> exists the file ./src/share-subdirs.lisp.in, which obviously
> should have been expanded into the share-subdirs.lisp, but it haven't.
> Hmm. share-subdirs.lisp is created by configure from
> share-subdirs.lisp.in. This is obviously broken if you don't use
> configure.
I used (configure) step from INSTALL.lisp file, but not ./configure script
> And if you build without running bootstrap/configure/make, you are
> missing all of the info files. My memory is not so good, so
> I have to
> use help all the time.
>
> Is this supposed to be a supported way of building maxima? We could
> checkin a version of share-subdirs.lisp but that will likely
> get out of
> date.
>
> I would prefer not supporting this method of building maxima.
IMO this is so cute way of building Maxima!
Regards,
Vadim.