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Title: Will Maxima/axiom Run?
Post by: pkoprowski on September 18, 2005, 03:52:05 pm

Hi,

I'm thinking about purchasing one of SL-C1000/3000/3100 palmtops but I have one question before I do it.

One of the (very) main reasons for me to use Linux palmtop is run mathematical software on it (so far I use Agenda VR3, but it can run at best Pari/GP). Since Zurus are not really cheap (at least for someone like me living and working in Poland), hence, I would buy a Zaurus if I'm sure it can run the software I need. So this is the question: does anyone know if the following two apps will (compile and) run on any of these models:
- Axiom: http://www.axiom-developer.org (http://www.axiom-developer.org)
- Maxima: http://maxima.sourceforge.net (http://maxima.sourceforge.net)
This isn't a trivial questions since both these programs have a bit complicated build-procedure (their are build around GCL).

If anyone reading this forum has enough time and will to try to compile any of these apps and report the result I would greatly appreciate - moreover it would be beneficial for the rest if he/she made the compiled version available :-)

Thanks a lot in advance,
Przemek

Title: Will Maxima/axiom Run?
Post by: jfv on September 18, 2005, 04:55:14 pm

Maxima runs and so does Pari/GP. I have both on my Zaurus C860. There are already precompiled binaries for both. There was a thread on this forum on Maxima, that you can find by searching. Don't know about Axiom, never used it.

Felipe

Title: Will Maxima/axiom Run?
Post by: Cresho on September 18, 2005, 04:59:13 pm

you should post this in the xqt forum.  also look into buying the c3100 so you can use debian and xqt environment.

https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showforum=112 (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showforum=112)

i would try it myself but i am in the middle of installing xqt on sd and still need more ipk files to install before i finish.  my problem is running out of memory but i can make room which i am not intending to do yet.  I do recommend the c3100.  also, debian needs ext2 but i am running fat.

just post over there and someone will get back at you.

then, ill dab into axim but dont know if i can do it soon.

Title: Will Maxima/axiom Run?
Post by: Cresho on September 18, 2005, 06:17:39 pm

actually i found a 10mb installer

http://www.zaurususergroup.org/feed/ (http://www.zaurususergroup.org/feed/)

and a dependent file

https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showt...ses/.so/.5&st=0 (https://www.oesf.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=10065&hl=libncurses/.so/.5&st=0)

i installed and it runs on the terminal and type maxima to launch.

now what we need is xmaxima which is the gui

i spent an hour uninstalling and trying.   i need to study now..

Title: Will Maxima/axiom Run?
Post by: pkoprowski on September 21, 2005, 04:44:39 am

Great. Thank you all for the info. I'll cross-post to the other forum as Cresho suggested.

BTW, better GUI for Maxima is wxMaxima:
http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net/ (http://wxmaxima.sourceforge.net/)
However it would require to port wxWidgets (http://www.wxwindows.org/) onto Z.

Przemek