RE: [Axiom-developer] RE: algebra Makefiles with explicit dependencies, bootstrap, fixed-points etc.

[Bill Page]

Tim, Steve,

This looks like very good circumstantial evidence and a possible
theory about the differences in the 1st iteration .lsp files that
I am observing. So to test this, following the successful completion
of fixedPoint with consistent .lsp after the 2nd iteration, I have
copied the five database files:

  browse.daase, category.daase, compress.daase, interp.daase and
  operation.daase

from the ${MNT}/${SYS}/algebra directory over to the
src/share/algebra directory.

There where differences in 4 of these files (the new files are
a little larger).

Now I am re-running the fixedPoint to see if the differences
disappear. I will let you know in a few hours.

Regards,
Bill Page.

> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [Axiom-developer] RE: algebra Makefiles with 
> explicit dependencies, bootstrap, fixed-points etc.
> 
> 
> Bill, Steve,
> 
> Note that the original databases are the NAG versions and the actual
> algebra code has been improved since that time. Modifying the algebra
> will change the domain vectors. These vectors contain hard-coded
> indexes. So, for instance, PLEQN is new since NAG's version so the
> domains which use it will have different index values. The database
> build is done after the algebra is compiled and should reflect the
> actual algebra whereas the original databases may not.
> 
> t
>