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#4731 draw() does not work on new debian 13 installation
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nobody
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3 hours ago
6 days ago
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I get an error message when attempting to use draw() and wxdraw() inside wxMaxima.
I get errors like "cannot load draw.lisp."
I discovered that if I install the GCC compiler on Debian that the bug went away.
Apparently there is additional maxima code that needs to be compiled when certain functions are called by maxima.
The wxMaxima package was installed from the debian software repository.
Apparently GCC is not part of the default Debian installation.
It would probably be a good idea to document this issue somewhere.
Possibly pass this bug/issue to the wxMaxima team.
Run
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y build-essential
in your terminal to install the complete development environment.
wxMaxima version: 24.02.1_GTK3
using wxWidgets version: wxWidgets 3.2.4
Maxima version: 5.47.0
Maxima build date: 2025-04-26 23:41:25
Host type: x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
System type: NIL NIL NIL
Lisp implementation type: GNU Common Lisp (GCL)
Lisp implementation version: GCL 2.7.1 git tag Version_2_7_2ore2
wxMaxima help dir: /usr/share/doc/wxmaxima
This is a packaging bug in the Debian package for Maxima; the package should declare its dependency on GCC, given that Maxima is compiled with GCL, and GCL appears to require GCC.
I will try to remember to open a ticket on the bug tracker for the Debian package, although if you wish to do so, that would be terrific.
Can you give me a quick summary on how to open a ticket on the Debian bug tracker?
Can you give me a quick summary on how to open a ticket on the Debian bug tracker?
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Subject: used diff tool to analyze files before and after gcc install in ~/.maxima
*** before GCC install
Only in binary_old/5_47_0/gcl/GCL_2_7_1_git_tag_Version_2_7_2ore2/share/draw: grcommon.c
Only in binary_old/5_47_0/gcl/GCL_2_7_1_git_tag_Version_2_7_2ore2/share/draw: grcommon.data
Only in binary_old/5_47_0/gcl/GCL_2_7_1_git_tag_Version_2_7_2ore2/share/draw: grcommon.h
*** after GCC install
Only in binary/5_47_0/gcl/GCL_2_7_1_git_tag_Version_2_7_2ore2/share/draw: gnuplot.o
Only in binary/5_47_0/gcl/GCL_2_7_1_git_tag_Version_2_7_2ore2/share/draw: grcommon.o
Only in binary/5_47_0/gcl/GCL_2_7_1_git_tag_Version_2_7_2ore2/share/draw: picture.o
Only in binary/5_47_0/gcl/GCL_2_7_1_git_tag_Version_2_7_2ore2/share/draw: vtk.o
1136047: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1136047
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Hello twkrimm, thanks for your report.
This issue with
drawand its friend was reported in Debian Bug report #1129331 [1]and then upstream [2]. I proposed a path taht was accepted upstream and in Debain.
This was a maxima issue and it has been fixed in maxima
(see patch debian/patches/draw-take-into-account-gnuplot_file_args).
So I am closing the report.
Best wishes,
Jerome
[1] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1136047
[2] https://sourceforge.net/p/maxima/patches/108/
#108 patch: make
drawto take into account gnuplot_file_argsMilestone: None
Status: accepted
Owner: nobody
Labels: None
Priority: 5
Updated: 2026-03-08
Created: 2026-03-07
Creator: Jerome Benoit
Private: No
This patch makes share/draw to take into account gnuplot_file_args
when draw plots. This issue is visible on Linux. Actually the issue produces
a beautiful envelop when wxdraw is used in wxMaxima on Linux. This issue
was reported in Debian first for the Debian package wxmaxima, and then
reassigned to the Debian package maxima. It is bugreport #1129331
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1129331.
This patch was not tested for other OS, however it is not OS specific.
Furthermore, this patch might not be written in an optimal way as I am
absolutely not familiar with Lisp.
How do I close this issue?
Hi, sorry, I missed the traffic on this ticket a few days ago. Can you verify that the patch fixes the problem which you encountered? If so, I will close this ticket.
I looked at the patch and I don't see how it resolves the GCC problem which you encountered. I'm a little puzzled about that.
I am having a problem recreating the issue.
Which means I can not verify that patch fixes the issue.
I did the following:
1) sudo apt purge build-essential
2) sudo apt autoremove
3) delete binary ~/.maxima/binary
4) uninstall wxmaxima with debian software program
5) open terminal
6) try to execute maxima command
7) this verified maxime no longer installed
8) try to execute gcc command
9) gcc still present
10) checked ~/.maxima/binary folder
binary/5_47_0/gcl/GCL_2_7_1_git_tag_Version_2_7_2ore2/share/draw: gnuplot.o
binary/5_47_0/gcl/GCL_2_7_1_git_tag_Version_2_7_2ore2/share/draw: grcommon.o
binary/5_47_0/gcl/GCL_2_7_1_git_tag_Version_2_7_2ore2/share/draw: picture.o
binary/5_47_0/gcl/GCL_2_7_1_git_tag_Version_2_7_2ore2/share/draw: vtk.o
I can confirm the specifics of the original bug report. I had clean debian testing installation on a VM, installed the maxima package and then tried to load
draw. That failed and the errors indicated the problem was the maxima package depends ongcc.This is a bug in the debian maxima package.
I don't think the debian bug has been fixed. The patch does not address the missing dependency. I think that bug report was closed prematurely.
But, I do think this bug report can be closed, because it is not a bug in maxima itself.