[Axiom-developer] Error Using GCLVERSION=2.5.2

[Mark E. Fenner]

In trying to get axiom to compile, I made the top level Makefile read:

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#GCLVERSION=gcl-2.4.1
#GCLVERSION=gcl-2.5
GCLVERSION=gcl-2.5.2
#GCLVERSION=gcl-2.6.1
#GCLVERSION=gcl-2.6.2
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This resulted in the following error:

make[2]: Entering directory `/home/mfenner/tmp/axiom/lsp'
2 building gcl-2.5.2
tar: /home/mfenner/tmp/axiom/zips/gcl-2.5.2.tgz: Cannot open: No such file or 
directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors
make[2]: *** [gcldir] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/mfenner/tmp/axiom/lsp'
make[1]: *** [lspdir] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/mfenner/tmp/axiom'
make: *** [all] Error 2


There seems to be no gcl-2.5.2.tgz file in the zips/ directory.  There are 
however a number of 2.5.2 related patch files.  Should I ignore this and 
focus on getting the 2.6.2 version to work?  I'm still a bit confused as to 
why there need to be different GCLVERSION(s) if axiom builds it regardless or 
what is on the user's system.

Regards,
Mark