Bug#707596: update re: maxima: 1000!^0.01 produces i.nfE+142498684

2016-03-14 Thread Robert Dodier
Please note that I have reverted the previous bug fix for Maxima bug report #2680, and made a different bug fix. More info here: https://sourceforge.net/p/maxima/bugs/2680/ The bug fix will appear in the next released version (to be Maxima 5.38).

Bug#758304: wxdraw2d() doesn't work because grcommon.lisp is buggy

2014-08-17 Thread Robert Dodier
Maxima 5.27.0 is a couple of years old, and the code to which OP refers does not exist anymore. Perhaps OP can try it again with a current version of Maxima. I have tried the same operation with a current version of Maxima (post-5.33 from Git) and it works as expected. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Bug#737198: behavior of multiple inputs; was: maxima doesn't honour *prompt-prefix* ...

2014-08-14 Thread Robert Dodier
About multiple inputs on one line, I can't reproduce the behavior you've observed. There is some logic in the prompt-printing code to suppress the input prompt when there are multiple inputs; I can't tell why it apparently isn't acting as expected in the case you observed. It is possible that the b

Bug#756337: Maxima segfaults when calculating determinant

2014-08-14 Thread Robert Dodier
The segfault is due to the Lisp implementation (namely GCL) incorrectly handling the attempt to allocate an array which is too large for available memory. The behavior shown in the 49 by 49 case is correct: if the array can't be allocated, the Lisp implementation should print an error message. Cras

Bug#617357: incorrect handling of UTF8 characters

2014-08-14 Thread Robert Dodier
This behavior is due to the underlying Lisp implementation (namely GCL) incorrectly handling UTF-8 characters. (You are working with Maxima as compiled by GCL, right? If I am not mistaken, that is the default for Debian.) You can work around this behavior by compiling Maxima with a UTF-8-aware Lis

Bug#615468: plotting leaves temporary file (maxout.gnuplot_pipes) in $HOME

2014-08-14 Thread Robert Dodier
Temporary files are written into the directory named by maxima_tempdir. You can set maxima_tempdir to "/tmp" or something like that. My advice is to close this report, as it isn't a bug from the Maxima developers point of view. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.o

Bug#737198: maxima doesn't honour *prompt-prefix* and *prompt-suffix* as used by cantor-backend-maxima

2014-08-11 Thread Robert Dodier
OK, it turns out I did not correct install Cantor after compiling it (incorrect installation prefix). However, I've now fixed that problem, and the result is that Cantor loads the Maxima init file successfully and Maxima does honor the prompt prefix and suffix variables, as verified by strace. So

Bug#737198: maxima doesn't honour *prompt-prefix* and *prompt-suffix* as used by cantor-backend-maxima

2014-08-09 Thread Robert Dodier
I've managed to build and install the current version of Cantor from Git. Cantor reports its version as 0.5. KDE version is 4.8.5. Maxima version is branch_5_33_base_153_ge30d638 (post-5.33 from Git). When I launch Cantor, :lisp *alt-display2d* is nil, which indicates that cantor-initmaxima.lisp

Bug#598158: maxima: does not simplify simple integrals involving absolute values

2014-07-28 Thread Robert Dodier
Maxima can solve some integrals involving absolute values, including the example given (integrate(exp(-abs(x)-%i*x),x,minf,inf)), via the package abs_integrate. (%i2) load (abs_integrate); (%o2) /usr/local/share/maxima/5.32.1/share/contrib/integration/abs_integrate.mac (%i3) integrate(exp(-ab

Bug#737198: maxima doesn't honour *prompt-prefix* and *prompt-suffix* as used by cantor-backend-maxima

2014-07-28 Thread Robert Dodier
I installed (via apt-get) cantor and cantor-backend-maxima on my Ubuntu 12.04 system. $ cantor --version Qt: 4.8.1 KDE Development Platform: 4.8.5 (4.8.5) Cantor: 0.3 When I launch cantor --backend maxima, it seems to work as expected. However, I find that the variables and functions defined in c

Bug#431866: [#431866] maxima: solve function cause infinite loop and infinite memory allocation

2007-08-28 Thread Robert Dodier
maybe this example could be reported to the Maxima bug tracker, in case someone works on the solve function at some point. Hope this helps, Robert Dodier Maxima developer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#417846: [#417846] describe() can't find maxima-index.lisp

2007-08-28 Thread Robert Dodier
fix it. Robert Dodier Maxima developer -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#427535: [#427535] maxima-doc: documentation not accessible from within maxima

2007-08-28 Thread Robert Dodier
. regards, Robert Dodier Maxima developer PS. Sorry if this is a repeat. I tried to send this message before but it apparently failed. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]