Another solution (which I use) goes as follows.
(1) Add Maxima to your list of lisp implementations. Here it looks like
(setf
slime-lisp-implementations
'((sbcl
("/usr/bin/sbcl") :coding-system utf-8-unix)
(maxima
("sbcl"
"--core"
"/home/rupert/src/not-mine/maxima/src/binary-sbcl/maxima.core")))
Obviously, if you're using something other than sbcl, you're going
to have to do something slightly different.
(2) Now call slime with a negative prefix argument: "M - slime". This
lets you select Maxima as your implementation (with tab completion)
You'll get something like the following
; SLIME 2011-09-13
CL-USER>
(3) Start Maxima proper by calling (run), then hit C-c C-c to send an
error and choose the "Abort" option (it's choice #4 here)
CL-USER> (run)
Maxima 5.25post http://maxima.sourceforge.net
using Lisp SBCL 1.0.52.0.debian
Distributed under the GNU Public License. See the file COPYING.
Dedicated to the memory of William Schelter.
The function bug_report() provides bug reporting information.
(%i1) ; Evaluation aborted on NIL.
MAXIMA>
Doing this makes sure that all the one-time setup stuff that Maxima
does to sort out paths and loading and suchlike has been done.
(4) Play with your "Maximized" lisp environment. To get a normal maxima
command line, just call (run) again. Unfortunately, tab completion
and the like won't work, but otherwise it's perfectly workable. (But
irritatingly orangey red on my emacs).
Don't forget #$ $:
MAXIMA> #$1+x$
((MPLUS SIMP) 1 $X)
It'll save you an awful lot of typing '()...
Rupert
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