making Maxima from lisp without make, configure, etc.

On 8/10/2012 3:43 PM, Richard Fateman wrote:
>
> I may be mistaken but it seems to me that the current code base no 
> longer includes the code needed to make
> a Maxima system entirely in Lisp (without plot or front end).  Not too 
> long ago I could build a system without
> configure or make.  There are lisp tools that could be used, asdf, 
> defsystem, quicklisp  that are independent of
> operating system etc.  Can't we use them?
Answering my own question ...

in a free allegro common lisp, one that is not officially supported by 
the sourceforge maxima "make" mechanism...
<start up lisp>

:cd to the src directory for maxima 5.27.0

(asdf::load-system :maxima)


compiles and loads most everything and <<almost>>  gets you to the point 
where you can type

(continue)

and get the  (%i1)

prompt.

As before, the free allegro  version won't compile slatec, so that has 
to be excluded in the asd file.
allegro can however, load the MPFR dll on windows, and I think it can 
load slatec.
This way of making Maxima will not include plot or wxmaxima.

RJF