update_examples and init files



>>>>> "Leo" == Leo Butler <l_butler at users.sourceforge.net> writes:

    >> From mailnull  Tue Apr  9 16:45:26 2013
    Ray> While trying out update_examples to update the fft examples (which are
    Ray> incorrect), I noticed that the my maxima init files are loaded.  This
    Ray> causes the examples to include time information from showtime:true.

    Ray> I couldn't find any way to force maxima not to load my init files.
    Ray> Did I miss it?  If not, I propose we add a --no-init-files option that
    Ray> tells maxima not to load any user init files.


    Leo> maxima --init=/dev/null

Really?  I think it would be ok (on Unix) if it actually tried to read
from /dev/null, but, in fact, it tries /dev/null.mac and
/dev/null.lisp.  These probably don't exist.  I guess it works because
they don't exist, so anything that doesn't exist will also work.

Ray