[Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] Re: [Maxima-commits] CVS: maxima/src plot.lisp, 1.35, 1.36

[Vadim V. Zhytnikov]

Camm Maguire :
> Greetings!  If there is any ansi feature currently implemented in gcl
> 2.7.0 which you would like backported to gcl 2.6.2 before we release
> it, please let me know and I will consider.  In general we are too
> close to release now for such items, but we have still mysterious
> windows problems outstanding, which may delay the release long enough
> for a simple backport to be feasible.

No, I don't think that any backports are required at present.
I hope that ANSI compliance will be the primary goal for
gcl 2.7.X and ultimately 2.8.0 (3.0.0 ?)


> Take care,
>
> "Vadim V. Zhytnikov" <address@hidden> writes:
>
>
> > Raymond Toy :
> >
> >
> > > > > > > > "Vadim" == Vadim V Zhytnikov <address@hidden> writes:
> > >
> > >    Vadim> -                  ;; Hmm, gcl 2.5.1 does appear to have
> > > handler-case.  Ick.     Vadim> +                     ;; GCL 2.6.2
> > > has handler-case but not quite ANSI yet.     Vadim>
> > > (let ((result
> > >    Vadim>                           #-gcl
> > >    Vadim>                            (handler-case     Vadim>
> > > (catch 'errorsw
> > >    Vadim>                                 ($float ($realpart (meval* ',expr))))
> > >    Vadim>                             (arithmetic-error () t))
> > >    Vadim> -                          #+gcl
> > >    Vadim> -                          (catch 'errorsw
> > >    Vadim> +                         #+gcl
> > >    Vadim> +                          (conditions::handler-case
> > > Vadim> +                                (catch 'errorsw
> > >    Vadim>                                 ($float ($realpart (meval* ',expr))))
> > >    Vadim> +                           (conditions::internal-error () t))
> > >    Vadim>                            ))
> > > Does this mean we no longer support versions of gcl earlier than
> > > 2.6.2?  Is that what we want?
> >
> > I suppose so.
> >
> >
> > > FWIW, I still use gcl 2.4.0 on my Solaris box.  Mostly because I
> > > haven't been able to build more recent ones.  I think my Linux box
> > > also uses 2.5.x or so, because I can't build later ones.
> > > Ray
> >
> > As far as I remember we decided to use ANSI GCL for Maxima
> > so 2.4.0 is certainly out of date.  I'm not 100% sure about
> > Solaris but I don't expect any troubles with 2.6.2
> > (now still 2.6.1 CVS) on Linux.


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