RONALD F MODESITT <rmodesi at msn.com> writes:
> It appears to me that wxMaxima under Linux does not allow Maxima to
> automatically execute maxima-init.mac. Is this a correct observation?
No, wxMaxima-0.8.5 automatically executes ~/.maxima/maxima-init.mac on
my Debian GNU/Linux system. Perhaps the problem is specific to Ubuntu.
> I tried the load command "load(maxima-init) and get the following
> error:
You must instead write: load("maxima-init");
For simple names, it is okay to pass a symbol instead of a string, but
in this case Maxima parses "maxima-init" not as a symbol but as a
difference expression (maxima - init).
> This leads me to another question regarding documentation on the
> format of .mac files. I would appreciate help in locating such.
To a first approximation, "*.mac" files simply contain commands as you
would enter them at Maxima's prompt. However, there are some minor
restrictions. The file cannot include ":lisp" constructs, and you
cannot use "%" or "%th" to refer to the output of commands within the
file.
"*.mac" files are loaded using the "batchload" command, and the
restrictions are documented there.
> And, finally, I'll repeat my last request from the previous email for
> documentation for the .wxMaxima file in my home folder.
I'm not aware of any documentation describing the format of that file.
Most of the parameters of interest can be edited within wxMaxima by
choosing "configure" from the "edit" menu. Is there a specific reason
that you'd like to edit it directly?
Mark