Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [Maxima] announcement: Maxima 5.9.2 release

[Camm Maguire]

Greetings!  Here is my debian patch, which also fixes the maxima mode
bug:

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--- maxima-5.9.2.orig/interfaces/xmaxima/Tkmaxima/Constants.tcl
+++ maxima-5.9.2/interfaces/xmaxima/Tkmaxima/Constants.tcl
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     text/html  netmath
     text/plain netmath
     image/gif  netmath
-    application/postscript "ghostview -safer %s"
+    application/postscript "gv -safer %s"
     application/pdf "acroread %s"
     application/x-dvi "xdvi %s"
 }
--- maxima-5.9.2.orig/interfaces/emacs/emaxima/maxima.el
+++ maxima-5.9.2/interfaces/emacs/emaxima/maxima.el
@@ -2760,8 +2760,8 @@
                      'inferior-maxima-output-filter)
 ;        (add-to-list 'comint-output-filter-functions
 ;                     'inferior-maxima-replace-tabs-by-spaces)
-        (add-to-list 'comint-output-filter-functions
-                     'inferior-maxima-remove-double-input-prompt)
+;        (add-to-list 'comint-output-filter-functions
+;                     'inferior-maxima-remove-double-input-prompt)
        (if maxima-fix-double-prompt
             (add-to-list 'comint-output-filter-functions
                          'inferior-maxima-remove-double-prompt))
--- maxima-5.9.2.orig/interfaces/emacs/misc/bookmode.el
+++ maxima-5.9.2/interfaces/emacs/misc/bookmode.el
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@
                
                  (and tem
                       (list (concat "View "(nth 1 tem))
-                            'call-process  "ghostview" nil nil nil
+                            'call-process  "gv" nil nil nil
                             (expand-file-name(nth 1 tem))
                             ))
                  (list "Cancel")
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@
                         (concat
                          (cond ((looking-at "%PS") "")
                                (t "gzip -dc | "))
-                         "ghostview -")
+                         "gv -")
                         
        )))
         
--- maxima-5.9.2.orig/src/plot.lisp
+++ maxima-5.9.2/src/plot.lisp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
                         "set size 1.5, 1.5;set term postscript eps enhanced 
color solid 24")
                        ))
 
-(defvar $viewps_command  "(ghostview \"~a\")")
+(defvar $viewps_command  "(gv \"~a\")")
 
 ;;(defvar $viewps_command  "(gs -I. -Q  ~a)")
 
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Take care,

Camm Maguire <address@hidden> writes:

> Congratulations to all on the release!
> 
> 
> First take at the Debian package:
> 
> 1) Where is the maxima book?
> 
> 2) emacs mode appears broken, I get "maxima restarted" but no prompt.
> 
> Will look into the macosx bug and make sure it works in gcl 2.6.8
> which should come out soon.
> 
> BTW, I see you've accomplished the case lowering without me having to
> backport readtable case, which is now in CVS head, into a stable gcl
> release.  Hope this is adequate.  readtable case can now be made
> available if not.
> 
> Take care,
> -- 
> Camm Maguire                                          address@hidden
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Camm Maguire                                            address@hidden
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