[Reduce-algebra-developers] package-remake problems

[Kostas O. <k.o...@at...>]

In the process of developing a new package, in my case named "nlopt",
the command

package!-remake 'nlopt;

is very convenient.  Unfortunately it produces this error:

***** Missing file $reduce/packages/nlopt/nlopt.red

Now it is not true that this file is missing, but, according to a
previous conversation with Arthur,
Reduce wants the Lisp variable !@reduce or !$reduce set to the right value.

Nevertheless, if I do, as a test,

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
3* !@reduce := "junk";
"junk"

4* !$reduce := "junk";
"junk"

the problem persists

5* package!-remake 'nlopt;

***** Missing file $reduce/packages/nlopt/nlopt.red

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Am I doing something wrong here?


I also tried in a shell window

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
$ export reduce=junk
$ redcsl
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
with the same results.


Can someone help with this?  It would be very convenient to get
package!-remake to work.

                            Kostas