This is about Maxima 5.24.0 for Windows XP.
The "bf_fmin_cobyla" package is bugged.
It only works correctly if I set "iprint=0".
With "iprint=1" it works well but gives an error message at the end of
the calculation.
With "iprint=2" or "iprint=3" it gives an error message in the first
step of the calculation and then stops.
It apparently does not want to print big float values for the figure
of merit being minimized.
The Maxima output (the one that appears when I use ";" instead of "$";
the one that is independent of "iprint" values) shows the value
mentioned in the above paragraph normally - if the calculation was
performed with "iprint=0" so that it can end in the first place.
Another problem: the command "loadprint:false" does not work. That is,
loading messages are displayed when I load a package.
Is there a big float version of "quad_qagi"? I really need it.
Is there a big float version of "lbfgs"? I really need it.
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Diego