RE: [Axiom-developer] Hyperdoc on windows

[Bill Page]

On June 1, 2007 2:26 AM Martin Rubey wrote:
> 
> Tim Daly writes:
> 
> > The following question was raised about hyperdoc on windows.
> > I did some work on this years ago and got it running.
> > 
> > > Hae?  You have a HyperDoc port for windows? Where can I get
> > > it?
> > 
> > I uploaded hyperwin.tgz. You can get it at 
> > http://daly.axiom-developer.org/hyperwin.tgz
> > 
> > For instructions see:
> > 
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/axiom-developer/2005-12/msg00438.html

> Since I cannot really try it (no MS Windows here...), another
> question: does this also enable graphics?

No. So far as I can see this is a stand alone version of hyperdoc
only.

> At the time you wrote that you are "now trying to get the graphics
> working" -- did you succeed?

I don't recall any email from Tim that announced this. It would
be nice but stand alone Axiom graphics is not all that useful.

> I assume that your hyperdoc patch does communicate with axiom,
> i.e., browse and examples work?  Otherwise it would be quite
> worthless, as you know.

No, this is a stand alone version of hyperdoc only. It does
not communicate with Axiom. As you say, this way of running
hyperdoc has only very limited usefulness.

To run hyperdoc and Axiom the way it is done on linux would also
require the sman program which in turn requires pty support but
since AXIOMsys is a native Windows application, this is not
possible. Also the socket interface between hyperdoc and AXIOMsys
must work. As far as I know, no one has ever tested the Axiom
socket interface for the windows version of AXIOMsys. Getting
this to work *might* be possible.

> Waldek, do you think you could merge that into your branch --
> given that my assumption is correct?
>
> Would be great!

Unfortunately I think this would be premature. :-(

Also it is important to note that building hyperdoc this way
requires the cygwin environment and running it requires as a
minimum the installation of the cygwin library.

I still think the *best* option right now for running hyperdoc
and axiom graphics on Windows is via Microsoft Virtual PC
(or VMware). You can download the liveCD based on wh-sandbox
recently created by Alfredo, install both Virtual PC, Xming
and putty, then you can run all of Axiom "virtually" under
windows.

Regards,
Bill Page.