[Axiom-developer] Re: Axiom on Windows

[daly]

On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 17:08 -0500, daly wrote:
> Jeffrey,
> 
> One of the problems is that Axiom has been forked into FriCAS
> and Open-Axiom but those versions have not properly specialized
> the files. This will result in damage to an Axiom installation.
> 
> I see from your shell variables that Open-Axiom seems to be
> the last installed version.
> 
> Tim Daly
> 
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> > > From: Kenneth Evans <address@hidden>
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> > > Subject: Axiom on Windows
> > > Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:44:51 -0600
> > > 
> > > Hi
> > > 
> > > I am new to Axiom and am trying to use it on Windows 7, 64-bit.  (I am 
> > > experienced with Mathematica but have never previously used Axiom.) 
> > > Most of the bits and pieces to make this work appear to be out there, 
> > > but are not very well documented or easy to find.  Clearly, several 
> > > people have taken the time to make installers, etc.  Surely someone is 
> > > actually using it successfully on Windows.
> > > 
> > > I myself have it working to some extent.  This is what I did:
> > > 
> > > Downloaded:
> > > 
> > > http://axiom-wiki.newsynthesis.org/AxiomBinaries
> > > axiom-windows-0.1.4.exe
> > > 
> > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/open-axiom/files/
> > > open-axiom-1.3.0-windows-i386.exe
> > > 
> > > http://axiom-wiki.newsynthesis.org/FriCASBinaries
> > > Fricas-Rev.263.exe
> > > 
> > > I installed them in the order OpenAxiom, FriCAS, Axiom (not having much 
> > > information on which of the three to use).  They all installed and made 
> > > desktop shortcuts.  The ones for OpenAxiom and Axiom, more or less 
> > > worked from the shortcuts with the command-line interface.  The one for 
> > > FriCas failed with a socket error ("can't open socket listing file"). 
> > > They all put their paths in PATH, which could possibly be a problem.  I 
> > > uninstalled FriCAS.  The others I installed and reinstalled as I found 
> > > one did some things right and the other other things right.  Currently 
> > > they are both installed with Axiom first in the PATH.
> > > 
> > > I got the QT windows version of TeXmacs.
> > > 
> > > http://axiom-wiki.newsynthesis.org/TeXmacs
> > > texmacs-installer.exe
> > > 
> > > I got it running.  It is apparently set up for Axiom.  I cloned the 
> > > axiom plug-in and made it work for OpenAxiom using snippets of 
> > > information gleaned via the web.  So I can now run both as sessions in 
> > > TeXmacs.  Axiom works better for me.  I can, in fact, do a lot of what 
> > > Axiom as a CAS is supposed to do.
> > > 
> > > The main problem with TeXmacs is that when it is covered by another 
> > > window, clicking on the title bar causes it to maximize, rather than 
> > > just coming on top -- very annoying.
> > > 
> > > The main problem I have right now with the CAS is that I cannot get it 
> > > to read .axiom.input.  I would like to do this to, at a minimum, set my 
> > > working directory to "My Documents/Axiom" where I expect to keep my 
> > > .input files.  This is what happens (with Axiom in the command-line 
> > > interface to keep it simple):
> > > 
> > > 1. )cd doesn't work
> > > 
> > > (1) -> )cd
> > > 
> > >     >> System error:
> > >     Cannot get the truename of #p"~/".
> > > 
> > > protected-symbol-warn called with (NIL)
> > > (1) ->
> > > 
> > > Using ")system ls", I can see that I am in "My Documents, actually 
> > > c:\Users\evans\Documents.  I would guess Axiom didn't do this as it 
> > > doesn't seem to know it (Axiom) is there.  It is probably some kind of 
> > > windows default.
> > > 
> > > )cd Axiom doesn't work.  In fact, nothing I have tried works except:
> > > 
> > > )cd c:/Users/evans/Documents/Axiom
> > > 
> > > Even after that )cd still doesn't work, but )read 
> > > <filename-without-path> works.
> > > 
> > > Before doing that )cd Axiom or ./Axiom didn't work.
> > > 
> > > Is there some way to get around this?  Note that $HOME is defined as 
> > > c:\Users\evans\Documents.  You would think it might try $HOME if ~ fails.
> > > 
> > > 2. It does not read .axiom.input.  I have tried putting it where it 
> > > should be (c:\Users\evans) in "My Documents" and in other places.  Does 
> > > anyone know how to make it read .axiom.input.
> > > 
> > > These are some things from the environment that might be applicable:
> > > 
> > > HOME=c:\Users\evans
> > > HOMEDRIVE=C:
> > > HOMEPATH=\Users\evans
> > > LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\evans\AppData\Local
> > > OPENAXIOM=C:/Program Files 
> > > (x86)/OpenAxiom/lib/open-axiom/i686-pc-mingw32/1.3.0
> > > USERNAME=evans
> > > USERPROFILE=C:\Users\evans
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance for any help.
> > > 
> > >   -Ken
> > > 
> > >