RE: [Axiom-developer] axiom common lisp

[Weiss, Juergen]

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> From: Tim Daly Jr. [mailto:address@hidden 
> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:57 AM
> To: Weiss, Juergen
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> Subject: RE: [Axiom-developer] axiom common lisp
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> On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 10:20 +0100, Weiss, Juergen wrote:
> > Actually the changes are minor, if you forget about
> > changes in style. There is the changed package syntax. 
> > And there is the quoted function stuff and some minor
> > changes (a few macros and one or two places in the algebra
> > code) for string-char, both of which I already have taken care
> > of in my cmucl port 2 years ago.
> > 
> > Should not take more than 1/2 a day.
> > 
> 
> Hahaha! :)  You did a CMUCL port 2 years ago?  In 1/2 a day?  Nice. :)

Did not say that. With the changes I made and the link to the
sources I posted 2 years ago, it should not take longer than
1/2 a day to incorportate the changes necessary for more 
common lisp compliance into the current sources.

The cmucl port did not include communications to external programs
(which need the foreign function interface for 2 files written in C).
This could easily be rewritten to the cmucl foreign function interface
or
recoded in cmucl, which offers access to all unix system calls
and sockets in particular. I was not so interested in Hyperdoc
and the graphics and left that part alone.

> How did you test it?  

I ran all the algebra test files (graphics excluded).

> What was your approach to loading the code?  I was making an ASDF
> system.  I wish I'd known, if you already had one.

I used the standard makefile approach

> And, if it's been done, howcome people are still talking about getting
> it done?

Because most people do not listen ;-). Last time I posted the url
http://www.staff.uni-mainz.de/weiss/axiom_cmu.tgz was on Nov 6. 2005

Regards

Juergen Weiss

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