Re: [Maxima] Fw: [Gcl-devel] Re: gcl on ms windows

[Camm Maguire]

Greetings!  Nice to hear about your progress!


"Mike Thomas" <address@hidden> writes:

> FYI - Mingw32 build of Maxima looms again.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Thomas" <address@hidden>
> To: <address@hidden>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 5:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: gcl on ms windows
> 
> 
> > Hi there.
> >
> > I have found at least part of the trouble with the Mingw32 port of GCL by
> > comparing the compilation methods for GCL and Maxima.
> >
> > The problem revolved around "cmpnew/cmpmain.c".
> >
> > Apparently twelve nulls had to be inserted between the compiler generated
> > object code.  I intend to test further to double check this as I am not
> > absolutely certain whether this is necessary.  A further problem was that

This is rather odd.  Perhaps it will become clearer when I can see the
changes you'd like to check in?

> I
> > had not enabled the broken O4 optimisation workaround.
> >

Would be nice if we could automate this in configure.

> > I am also pleased to report that the binary data format was not the
> problem.
> >

Great!

> > The end result of these and the other changes I have reported earlier is
> > that I can now use "compile-file" from the REPL loop and load the
> resulting
> > object file using Mingw32 compiled GCL.
> >

Wonderful!

> > If someone can organise CVS write access for me I will check in the
> changes
> > I have made to get this far.
> >


Please see my other reply.

> > saved_maxima.exe is compiling stuff built as I leave catch the train home.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Mike Thomas.
> >

Take care, and thanks!

> >
> >
> >
> >
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