[Axiom-developer] Re: huh?

[Mark Murray]

Tim Daly writes:
> >I'm doing a test build right now. There are a zillion more ${SPAD}/notangle
> >that I had to patch locally. Could you please do those as well?
> 
> I was unaware that the SPAD variable was used anymore.

D'oh! My mistake - its ${SPADBIN}/notangle :-]

> I removed the only existing use (in the document command) last night.
> I grepped the sources and did not find a ${SPAD}/notangle reference.
> Clearly I missed something. What file does this?
> 
> ${SPADBIN}/notangle still exists in Lattice.pamphlet but this file is
> now purely used for documentation purposes. Bill and I were using this
> information to build a lattice.

I'll put my patch up shortly, its taking a while. I found a lot of
${SPADBIN}/notangle references.

> The references to axiom.sty are bogus in two ways: 
> (1) I missed the "build location" vs "source location" path walk

NP :-)

> (2) I need to figure out how to put axiom.sty on some sort of path
>     that tex uses (anybody know how to do this?)

You need to look at kpathsea. I'll get back to you with
specifics.

> The issue for "committing the patch" (as I understand it) is that
> the C code is "frozen" and no patches are accepted that change it.

That would explain why there is a patch for .c and .nw? I didn't
look too closely at the .c patch, as it looked like a patch to
generated cose, and was thus a little messy ;-).

> I could be wrong. I'm about to patch the tmpname warning so you
> might want to wait a day or two. I'll send you a message once I've
> tested it and put it in the cvs.

NP - I'll catch that when it comes.

M
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