I just installed the OpenAxiom installer: http://sourceforge.net/projects/open-axiom/files/open-axiom-1.3.0-windows-i386.exe
As I expected, there is no AXIOM variable being installed: (1) -> )system %AXIOM% '%AXIOM%' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. The commands not working for you: (1) -> )cd The current OpenAxiom default directory is C:/OpenAxiom/bin/ (1) -> )cd c:\temp The current OpenAxiom default directory is c:/temp/ I will try reading the input file later, as this is something I have not done before in Windows. Let me know if you have questions, and for problems with the installer you can report it in one of the OpenAxiom mailing lists: http://www.open-axiom.org/lists.html On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 5:11 PM, daly <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 17:08 -0500, daly wrote: >> Jeffrey, >> >> One of the problems is that Axiom has been forked into FriCAS >> and Open-Axiom but those versions have not properly specialized >> the files. This will result in damage to an Axiom installation. >> >> I see from your shell variables that Open-Axiom seems to be >> the last installed version. >> >> Tim Daly >> >> On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 16:05 -0500, [email protected] >> wrote: >> > As list administrator, your authorization is requested for the >> > following mailing list posting: >> > >> > List: [email protected] >> > From: [email protected] >> > Subject: Axiom on Windows >> > Reason: Post by non-member to a members-only list >> > >> > At your convenience, visit: >> > >> > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/admindb/axiom-developer >> > >> > to approve or deny the request. >> > email message attachment >> > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- >> > > From: Kenneth Evans <[email protected]> >> > > To: [email protected] >> > > Subject: Axiom on Windows >> > > Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2011 14:44:51 -0600 >> > > >> > > Hi >> > > >> > > I am new to Axiom and am trying to use it on Windows 7, 64-bit. (I am >> > > experienced with Mathematica but have never previously used Axiom.) >> > > Most of the bits and pieces to make this work appear to be out there, >> > > but are not very well documented or easy to find. Clearly, several >> > > people have taken the time to make installers, etc. Surely someone is >> > > actually using it successfully on Windows. >> > > >> > > I myself have it working to some extent. This is what I did: >> > > >> > > Downloaded: >> > > >> > > http://axiom-wiki.newsynthesis.org/AxiomBinaries >> > > axiom-windows-0.1.4.exe >> > > >> > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/open-axiom/files/ >> > > open-axiom-1.3.0-windows-i386.exe >> > > >> > > http://axiom-wiki.newsynthesis.org/FriCASBinaries >> > > Fricas-Rev.263.exe >> > > >> > > I installed them in the order OpenAxiom, FriCAS, Axiom (not having much >> > > information on which of the three to use). They all installed and made >> > > desktop shortcuts. The ones for OpenAxiom and Axiom, more or less >> > > worked from the shortcuts with the command-line interface. The one for >> > > FriCas failed with a socket error ("can't open socket listing file"). >> > > They all put their paths in PATH, which could possibly be a problem. I >> > > uninstalled FriCAS. The others I installed and reinstalled as I found >> > > one did some things right and the other other things right. Currently >> > > they are both installed with Axiom first in the PATH. >> > > >> > > I got the QT windows version of TeXmacs. >> > > >> > > http://axiom-wiki.newsynthesis.org/TeXmacs >> > > texmacs-installer.exe >> > > >> > > I got it running. It is apparently set up for Axiom. I cloned the >> > > axiom plug-in and made it work for OpenAxiom using snippets of >> > > information gleaned via the web. So I can now run both as sessions in >> > > TeXmacs. Axiom works better for me. I can, in fact, do a lot of what >> > > Axiom as a CAS is supposed to do. >> > > >> > > The main problem with TeXmacs is that when it is covered by another >> > > window, clicking on the title bar causes it to maximize, rather than >> > > just coming on top -- very annoying. >> > > >> > > The main problem I have right now with the CAS is that I cannot get it >> > > to read .axiom.input. I would like to do this to, at a minimum, set my >> > > working directory to "My Documents/Axiom" where I expect to keep my >> > > .input files. This is what happens (with Axiom in the command-line >> > > interface to keep it simple): >> > > >> > > 1. )cd doesn't work >> > > >> > > (1) -> )cd >> > > >> > > >> System error: >> > > Cannot get the truename of #p"~/". >> > > >> > > protected-symbol-warn called with (NIL) >> > > (1) -> >> > > >> > > Using ")system ls", I can see that I am in "My Documents, actually >> > > c:\Users\evans\Documents. I would guess Axiom didn't do this as it >> > > doesn't seem to know it (Axiom) is there. It is probably some kind of >> > > windows default. >> > > >> > > )cd Axiom doesn't work. In fact, nothing I have tried works except: >> > > >> > > )cd c:/Users/evans/Documents/Axiom >> > > >> > > Even after that )cd still doesn't work, but )read >> > > <filename-without-path> works. >> > > >> > > Before doing that )cd Axiom or ./Axiom didn't work. >> > > >> > > Is there some way to get around this? Note that $HOME is defined as >> > > c:\Users\evans\Documents. You would think it might try $HOME if ~ fails. >> > > >> > > 2. It does not read .axiom.input. I have tried putting it where it >> > > should be (c:\Users\evans) in "My Documents" and in other places. Does >> > > anyone know how to make it read .axiom.input. >> > > >> > > These are some things from the environment that might be applicable: >> > > >> > > HOME=c:\Users\evans >> > > HOMEDRIVE=C: >> > > HOMEPATH=\Users\evans >> > > LOCALAPPDATA=C:\Users\evans\AppData\Local >> > > OPENAXIOM=C:/Program Files >> > > (x86)/OpenAxiom/lib/open-axiom/i686-pc-mingw32/1.3.0 >> > > USERNAME=evans >> > > USERPROFILE=C:\Users\evans >> > > >> > > Thanks in advance for any help. >> > > >> > > -Ken >> > > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Axiom-developer mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer > _______________________________________________ Axiom-developer mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/axiom-developer
