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

[root]

Ralf,

> 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?

Axiom is actually a collection of processes. The top level process is
sman (superman) which starts and controls other processes, including
AXIOMsys (the interpreter), viewman (the graphics) and hyperdoc.

All of the processes communicate thru sockets.

Viewman does all of the drawing work using X11.

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