Subject: new comm.lisp causes maxima to hang (a case)
From: Edwin Woollett
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:01:00 -0800
On Feb. 15, 2012, Robert Dodier wrote:
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>> If I do load new comm.lisp, the same example
>> hangs maxima (gcl):
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>I can't reproduce this problem. I tried it with GCL and with CMUCL.
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>I have to wonder what are defint-new and limit-new.
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these are compiled versions of the latest defint.lisp and
limit.lisp from git; just loading them on top of 5.26.0
seems to cure the integral bugs which gave rise to
the new versions.
>I'm working with Maxima as retrieved from the source code repository
>(Git) and built all at once instead of loading some modified files.
>I suppose that probably makes a difference.
That's good info for me. I can just avoid using the new comm.lisp
for now.
Thanks for the test,
Ted