Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: Axiom on Windows

[Alfredo Portes]

I just installed the OpenAxiom installer:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/open-axiom/files/open-axiom-1.3.0-windows-i386.exe

As I expected, there is no AXIOM variable being installed:

(1) -> )system %AXIOM%
'%AXIOM%' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

The commands not working for you:

(1) -> )cd
   The current OpenAxiom default directory is C:/OpenAxiom/bin/

(1) -> )cd c:\temp
   The current OpenAxiom default directory is c:/temp/

I will try reading the input file later, as this is something I have
not done before in Windows.

Let me know if you have questions, and for problems with the
installer you can report it in one of the OpenAxiom mailing lists:

http://www.open-axiom.org/lists.html

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 5:11 PM, daly <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 17:08 -0500, daly wrote:
>> Jeffrey,
>>
>> One of the problems is that Axiom has been forked into FriCAS
>> and Open-Axiom but those versions have not properly specialized
>> the files. This will result in damage to an Axiom installation.
>>
>> I see from your shell variables that Open-Axiom seems to be
>> the last installed version.
>>
>> Tim Daly
>>
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>> > > From: Kenneth Evans <address@hidden>
>> > > To: address@hidden
>> > > Subject: Axiom on Windows
>> > > Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:44:51 -0600
>> > >
>> > > Hi
>> > >
>> > > I am new to Axiom and am trying to use it on Windows 7, 64-bit.  (I am
>> > > experienced with Mathematica but have never previously used Axiom.)
>> > > Most of the bits and pieces to make this work appear to be out there,
>> > > but are not very well documented or easy to find.  Clearly, several
>> > > people have taken the time to make installers, etc.  Surely someone is
>> > > actually using it successfully on Windows.
>> > >
>> > > I myself have it working to some extent.  This is what I did:
>> > >
>> > > Downloaded:
>> > >
>> > > http://axiom-wiki.newsynthesis.org/AxiomBinaries
>> > > axiom-windows-0.1.4.exe
>> > >
>> > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/open-axiom/files/
>> > > open-axiom-1.3.0-windows-i386.exe
>> > >
>> > > http://axiom-wiki.newsynthesis.org/FriCASBinaries
>> > > Fricas-Rev.263.exe
>> > >
>> > > I installed them in the order OpenAxiom, FriCAS, Axiom (not having much
>> > > information on which of the three to use).  They all installed and made
>> > > desktop shortcuts.  The ones for OpenAxiom and Axiom, more or less
>> > > worked from the shortcuts with the command-line interface.  The one for
>> > > FriCas failed with a socket error ("can't open socket listing file").
>> > > They all put their paths in PATH, which could possibly be a problem.  I
>> > > uninstalled FriCAS.  The others I installed and reinstalled as I found
>> > > one did some things right and the other other things right.  Currently
>> > > they are both installed with Axiom first in the PATH.
>> > >
>> > > I got the QT windows version of TeXmacs.
>> > >
>> > > http://axiom-wiki.newsynthesis.org/TeXmacs
>> > > texmacs-installer.exe
>> > >
>> > > I got it running.  It is apparently set up for Axiom.  I cloned the
>> > > axiom plug-in and made it work for OpenAxiom using snippets of
>> > > information gleaned via the web.  So I can now run both as sessions in
>> > > TeXmacs.  Axiom works better for me.  I can, in fact, do a lot of what
>> > > Axiom as a CAS is supposed to do.
>> > >
>> > > The main problem with TeXmacs is that when it is covered by another
>> > > window, clicking on the title bar causes it to maximize, rather than
>> > > just coming on top -- very annoying.
>> > >
>> > > The main problem I have right now with the CAS is that I cannot get it
>> > > to read .axiom.input.  I would like to do this to, at a minimum, set my
>> > > working directory to "My Documents/Axiom" where I expect to keep my
>> > > .input files.  This is what happens (with Axiom in the command-line
>> > > interface to keep it simple):
>> > >
>> > > 1. )cd doesn't work
>> > >
>> > > (1) -> )cd
>> > >
>> > >     >> System error:
>> > >     Cannot get the truename of #p"~/".
>> > >
>> > > protected-symbol-warn called with (NIL)
>> > > (1) ->
>> > >
>> > > Using ")system ls", I can see that I am in "My Documents, actually
>> > > c:\Users\evans\Documents.  I would guess Axiom didn't do this as it
>> > > doesn't seem to know it (Axiom) is there.  It is probably some kind of
>> > > windows default.
>> > >
>> > > )cd Axiom doesn't work.  In fact, nothing I have tried works except:
>> > >
>> > > )cd c:/Users/evans/Documents/Axiom
>> > >
>> > > Even after that )cd still doesn't work, but )read
>> > > <filename-without-path> works.
>> > >
>> > > Before doing that )cd Axiom or ./Axiom didn't work.
>> > >
>> > > Is there some way to get around this?  Note that $HOME is defined as
>> > > c:\Users\evans\Documents.  You would think it might try $HOME if ~ fails.
>> > >
>> > > 2. It does not read .axiom.input.  I have tried putting it where it
>> > > should be (c:\Users\evans) in "My Documents" and in other places.  Does
>> > > anyone know how to make it read .axiom.input.
>> > >
>> > > These are some things from the environment that might be applicable:
>> > >
>> > > HOME=c:\Users\evans
>> > > HOMEDRIVE=C:
>> > > HOMEPATH=\Users\evans
>> > > LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\evans\AppData\Local
>> > > OPENAXIOM=C:/Program Files
>> > > (x86)/OpenAxiom/lib/open-axiom/i686-pc-mingw32/1.3.0
>> > > USERNAME=evans
>> > > USERPROFILE=C:\Users\evans
>> > >
>> > > Thanks in advance for any help.
>> > >
>> > >   -Ken
>> > >
>> > >
>
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