You can get value of common lisp variable *maxima-version* in maxima
environment:
?\*maxima\-version\*
2012/1/26 Wilhelm Haager <wilhelm.haager at htlstp.ac.at>:
> Hi,
>
> is the a possibility to get the version of Maxima within a Maxima session,
> i.e. a function which returns the version number (NOT within the command
> line
> like "maxima --version")?
>
> I have not found any possibility yet.
>
> That would be very useful for conditionals like
> "if version < 5.25 then ... else...;"
>
> Thanks in advance
> Wilhelm Haager
>
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With best regards, Michael Filonenko