Hi. I'm the maintainer for maxima for Fink. Just to amplify on what
Javier told you, we do provide an up-to-date maxima package for
PowerPCs. We use SBCL as the lisp interpreter for maxima--that's not
quite up-to-date (1.0.54 vs. 1.0.55), due to an upstream bug in the
PowerPC build.
If you decide to use Fink, feel free to report any problems with the
build to our general mailing lists:
fink-beginners at lists.sourceforge.net
-or-
fink-users at lists.sourceforge.net
or else contact me.
On 3/7/12 5:31 AM, Javier Arantegui wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I think that the best option is Fink. Install Fink:
>
> http://www.finkproject.org/index.php
>
> You will need to install the developer tools. They are in the Mac OS
> installation discs and they are a free download in Apple's website
> (registration required).
>
> Then, you could download Maxima, wxMaxima, etc. and compile them for
> your system:
>
> http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/bundle-maxima?rel_id=10.5-powerpc-current-stable
>
> It's quite easy. Compiling takes time but you don't need to be in
> front of your computer, lunch times and nights are good options.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Javier
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 9:16 AM, R.D. Floyd<r2d2floyd at mac.com> wrote:
>> Is there a version of Maxima that runs on the MAC PowerPC G4 OS X version
>> 10.5.8?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> --
>> R.D.Floyd, Asst Prof Physics Emerotus
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>