Re: [Maxima-discuss] Help paths (was: Re: Maxima help can use browser now)

[Raymond T. <toy...@gm...>]

On Mon, Jul 18, 2022, 10:37 PM Wolfgang Dautermann <wol...@da...>
wrote:

> Am 19.07.22 um 00:19 schrieb Raymond Toy:
> > I also looked at one of the html files.  It says it was converted using
> > makeinfo 6.7.  We now require at least 6.8 to support how we do @math
> > and m4_math.
>
> The nightly Windows installers are build on Ubuntu 20.04, where makeinfo
> 6.7 is the default version.
>

I have the same problem on my fedora 33 and opensuse leap 15.4 system. I
had to build my own version.  I did the same for my CI on
maxima.common-lisp.dev.

>
> I assume, that 20.04 is still widely used (it is supported until 2025!),
> so *requiring* texinfo 6.8 for Maxima now is maybe too early?
>

I suppose it's possible it change things to work with 6.7 again like we
used to.. But 6.8 brings built-in support for Mathjax and other nice math
things. Lots of bug fixes and other enhancements.

>
> But for the Windows installers I can see, if I can use a more current
> version on the build machine(s).
>

Much appreciated.

>
> Best regards, Wolfgang
>
>
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