Re: [Maxima-discuss] An experimental binary of Maxima-5.40.0 on macOS

[有坂富雄 <ari...@ic...>]

Dear Loukas,

New Maxima.app includes "gnuplot-5.0.6" which provides several graphic terminals (e.g. "aqua", "png", "wxt", and "x11").  But "qt" is not provided.

The file "readme.txt" in the web-page "5.40.0-MaximaOSX" at Sourceforge describes as follows:

> (2) If you have installed a previous version of Maxima, you may have an initialization file "maxima-init.mac".
>   (You can check it with the Terminal.app command
>    "cat $HOME/.maxima/maxima-init.mac")
> If the file "maxima-init.mac" exists, you can open it and modify as follows:
>   (You can open it with the Terminal.app command
>    "open -a /Applications/TextEdit.app $HOME/.maxima/maxima-init.mac")
> * If the definition of the value "gnuplot_command" exists, you should remove it.
>   Because the Maxima.app works good with the default value of "gnuplot_command".
> * If the function "set_plot_option([gnuplot_term, qt])$" exists, you should
>   remove it or change it to "set_plot_option([gnuplot_term, 'wxt])$". 
>   Because the graphic terminal "qt" is not provided.

So that you can use "wxt" or "x11" instead of "qt".
("x11" needs to install XQuartz.)

I hope this will help you.

Thanks,

Tomio Arisaka


On 2017-6-20 at 22:37, Loukas Zachilas <zac...@ut...> wrote:

> Dear Tomio,
>
> You are great!
>
> I tried the first solution (since I had already uninstalled all previous versions, and thus there was no initialization file).
>
> So… I changed the Maxima program to “maxima” (I was sure that your spelling was crucial… Small letters, small “m” in the beginning).
>
> And Maxima now works fine.
>
> But… may I ask you something more?
>
> When I plot something (either in 2D or 3D), the Gnuplot window (which is a gnuplot_qt window), is not responding as in my previous installation.
>
> I mean that I cannot zoom in or zoom out (with right click on the graph), or I cannot rotate the 3D surface (when I draw a function of 2 variables).
>
> Any possible explanation?
>
> Possibly, I use old gnuplot version? Or in your package, the gnuplot is an old one?
>
> 
>
> Best regards,
>
> Loukas
>
> 
>
> 
>
> 
>
> From: 有坂富雄 <ari...@ic...>
> Date: Tuesday, 20 June 2017 at 15:40
> To: Loukas Zachilas <zac...@ut...>
> Cc: "max...@li..." <max...@li...>
> Subject: Re: [Maxima-discuss] An experimental binary of Maxima-5.40.0 on macOS
>
> 
>
> Dear Loukas,
>
> Thanks for your report, and sorry for the inconvenience.
>
> I think you had used another version of wxMaxima.
> Your wxMaxima created the initialization file.
> But it is not compatible with new Maxima.app.
> Because new Maxima.app works good with the default path name of Maxima.
>
> New Maxima.app includes wxMaxima-15.04.0.
> So that you can select one of two solutions:
>
> (a) If you had used wxMaxima-15.04.0, then you should change the path name of Maxima to "maxima".
>    (1) Select the menu "wxMaxima"->"Preferences..."
>    (2) Select the icon "Maxima" in the window "wxMaxima configuration".
>    (3) Change the string of "Maxima program" to "maxima"
>
> (b) If you had used other version of wxMaxima, then you should remove the initialization file which were created by wxMaxima.
>    (1) You can find the initialization file with the Terminal.app command
>        "find $HOME/Library -name '*wxMaxima*'".
>    (2) You can remove the initialization file with the Terminal.app command
>        "find $HOME/Library -name '*wxMaxima*' -exec rm -Ri {} +".
>
> By the way, you can use VTK without settings.
> All of executable path settings are embedded in AppleScript launcher.
>
> Please look at the AppleScript file in the folder "Launchers/sources".
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tomio Arisaka
>
>
> On 2017-6-20 at 06:56, Loukas Zachilas <zac...@ut...> wrote:
>
> > Dear Tomio,
> >
> > I have downloaded your latest version of Maxima 5.40.0 for MacOSX.
> >
> > I have preferred the large version: Maxima-5.40.0-VTK-macOS.dmg
> >
> > But as soon as I run it, I get in the lower-right place, on the status bar of the wxMaxima window, the following message: Maxima process terminated.
> >
> > I have quite big experience (I believe) with Maxima and wxMaxima.
> >
> > I remember that I was getting this message, when wxMaxima could not find the Maxima.app
> >
> > So, I opened “Preferences” and I checked that the Maxima program was right: /Applications/Maxima.app
> >
> > So?
> >
> > Where is the problem?
> > Do I have to insert a path of Maxima application somewhere else? Maybe with the use of the Terminal?
> >
> > Does VTK demand something more?
> >
> > Any help is welcome.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Loukas Zachilas
> >
> > Assistant Professor on Applied Mathematics
> >
> > Univ. of Thessaly
> >
> > Dept. Of Economics
> >
> > GREECE
> >