Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: [build Axiom] updated Windows buildinstructions

[Ralf Hemmecke]

On 09/21/2006 04:55 PM, Page, Bill wrote:
> >    echo "draw(...)" | axiom > picture.ps

> Yes, all you need is to be using a machine that has X11
> installed.

Thank you, Bill. I really thought that it would have been easier.

Does somebody know why X11 is required? Axiom was also sold on Windows 
if I am not completely wrong. How did NAG produce graphics there?

I quickly looked at src/algebra/view2D.spad but I could not see anything 
related to X. Since I have no idea what

  VIEW    ==> VIEWPORTSERVER$Lisp

refers to, I am out of business. :-( But I really really wonder, why X 
is a must for draw and/or write. Does Axiom (through LISP) call some 
functions from X?

Ciao
Ralf