On Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:35 PM Camm Maguire wrote: > Bill Page wrote: > > > > First I go here > > > > http://kitenet.net/programs/alien/ > > > > to download and install the 'alien' program from 'Latest > source code' > > > > Then I visit > > > > http://packages.debian.org/unstable/math/axiom > > > > click on i386, choose a mirror and download the *.deb file > > > > I become root and then run > > > > # alien --to-rpm axiom_20050901-2_i386.deb > > > > It gives me some warnings about omitting "scripts": > > > > Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package axiom: postinst > > postrm > > Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts. > > axiom-20050901-3.i386.rpm generated > > > > Should I have used the --scripts parameter? > > > > Now I can try a test run: > > > > # rpm -ihv --test axiom-20050901-3.i386.rpm > > > > It tells me: > > > > error: Failed dependencies: > > libreadline.so.5 is needed by axiom-20050901-3 > > > > -------- > > > > Hmmm... I guess this sort of is working :) but where to go from > > here? Should I continue to try to satisfy a dependencies like > > libreadline.so.5 from Debian binaries? > > > > I agree this appears to be working. You can either continue > converting from the debs (all of which are listed on the Debian > package webpage), or you can grab the libs from your distribution > using whatever method they use. libreadline, libncurses, and > libgmp3 should be all the unusual libs you need. >
Cool! I probably have libgmp3 already installed for other reasons so that dependency is already satisfied. Now I continued as follows: On page http://packages.debian.org/unstable/math/axiom I clicked the 'libreadline5' dependency, chose a mirror and downloaded libreadline5_5.0-11_i386.deb I ran # alien --to-rpm libreadline5_5.0-11_i386.deb and then # rpm -ihv libreadline5_5.0-11_i386.rpm I also notice from http://packages.debian.org/unstable/math/axiom that 'axiom-databases' is a dependency so I click, and download axiom-databases_20050901-2_all.deb and run # alien --to-rpm axiom-databases_20050901-2_all.deb # rpm -ihv axiom-databases_20050901-2_all.rpm Finally (with a momemt's hesitation ...) I actually run # rpm -ihv axiom-20050901-3.i386.rpm I exit from root and type: [EMAIL PROTECTED] page]$ /usr/bin/axiom Et voilà! --------- GCL (GNU Common Lisp) 2.6.7 CLtL1 Sep 29 2005 18:04:31 Source License: LGPL(gcl,gmp), GPL(unexec,bfd) Binary License: GPL due to GPL'ed components: (READLINE BFD UNEXEC) Modifications of this banner must retain notice of a compatible license Dedicated to the memory of W. Schelter Use (help) to get some basic information on how to use GCL. AXIOM Computer Algebra System Version: Axiom 3.9 (September 2005) Timestamp: Thursday September 29, 2005 at 20:04:18 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issue )copyright to view copyright notices. Issue )summary for a summary of useful system commands. Issue )quit to leave AXIOM and return to shell. ----------------------------------------------------------------- (1) -> D(sin x,x) Loading /usr/lib/axiom-20050901/algebra/EXPR.o for domain Expression ... (1) cos(x) Type: Expression Integer ------ Amazingly easy! I love Debian - even Debian on non-Debian linux. :-) Of course this is just command line Axiom, but I presume that I could continue like this and install the rest of Axiom, http://packages.debian.org/unstable/math/axiom-graphics http://packages.debian.org/unstable/math/axiom-hypertex Even better now I have set of 'rpm' files that I can include on the AxiomDownload page on the Axiom wiki and then anyone with an 'rpm-style' linux should be able to just downlaod and install these rpm's as if they were native. Simply wonderful technology. :-)) If anyone else can confirm that this works for them, then I will add an appropriate section to the AxiomDownload page. Regards, Bill Page. _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer
