Re: [Axiom-developer] A bug in windows Axiom

[Bill Page]

On 8/13/07, Alasdair McAndrew wrote:

On 8/13/07, Bill Page wrote:
> ...
> The current installer program for Axiom on Windows installs an older
> version of Axiom in which the
> > version of Axiom in which the
> >
> > )set function compile on
> >
> > bug was not yet fixed (refer to IssueTracker on the wiki). You should
> > try issuing this command before the function definition. This cures
> > most problems with functions in this older version of Axiom.
>
> Thanks, that worked fine!
>

You are welcome.

> Now - I don't want to have to go through the arduous business of
> downloading masses of stuff before I can compile Axiom on Windows
> (and neither do my students).  All I want is one simple installation file:
> download, install and that's it.  Do you know if the current Windows
> binary will ever be upgraded?
>

Of course it will. This is an entirely volunteer-supported project. It
will happen when someone is convinced that it is the next most
important thing to do.  :-)  There have been many important fixes and
changes since the old binary was created.

In the mean time I think you can make this change yourself without
re-compiling Axiom - just a little surgery:

1) Start Axiom normally

2) Issue the command:

  )set function compile on

3) Save a new working copy of the system

  )lisp (si:save-system "AXIOMsys")

4) A new AXIOMsys.exe file will be created in the default directory.
   Just copy this file to

   C:\Program Files\axiom\mnt\windows\bin

   over-writing the existing AXIOMsys.exe file.

5) The next time you start Axiom check that this option is now
    set using

    )set function compile

   You will see that 'on' is the new default.

Let me know if you have any trouble with this.

Regards,
Bill Page.