Running Axiom in Texmacs for Windows (was: [Texmacs-dev] Plugins)

[Page, Bill]

Dan,

I know this would not be considered a final solution, but
I have found a way to work around the problems of compiling
tm_axiom.c under windows. tm_axiom.c uses the unix-isms fork
and pipe which are not available under vanilla windows so
tm_axiom.c would have to be seriously re-written in order
to run under native Windows.

But I found that if I copied tm_axiom.exe from the cygwin
distribution of texmacs (which I also happen to have on
this system)

  C:\cygwin\usr\sbin\TeXmacs\bin\tm_axiom.exe

and the cygwin library

  C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll library

into

  C:\Program Files\WinTeXmacs\TeXmacs\bin

then the new version of Axiom for Windows works with Texmacs
for Windows! Of course cygwin is providing the fork and pipe
emulation that is needed for the unix version of tm_axiom.

In principle, tm_axiom.c is a fairly simple filter program.
Perhaps you or someone on the texmacs-dev list could point
me to a simple example of a native Windows program that does
the same thing? I could try to produce a new version of
tm_axiom.c for the windows distribution.

Regards,
Bill Page.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Page, Bill" <address@hidden>
To: "'Dan Martens'" <address@hidden>
Cc: "Bill Page (E-mail)" <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 11:01 PM
Subject: RE: [Texmacs-dev] Plugins

> Dan,
>
> Axiom uses a "helper" program, as do some of the other
> external applications, but not all. I am not sure about
> Pari. The Axiom helper program is called tm_axiom.c
>
> I just did a search for tm_axiom.exe and did not find it.
> Perhaps this program is not being compiled? That would be
> a problem. I will try to compile it and let you know what
> happens.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Page.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dan Martens [mailto:address@hidden
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:48 PM
> > To: Page, Bill
> > Subject: Re: [Texmacs-dev] Plugins
> >
> >
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > Currently we have Pari and Yacas working with Wintexmacs.
> > I  am not quite sure why the pipe would fail.  Do you have
> > an Axiom dist. I can download to debug and test?  Is this
> > a 16bit or 32bit app?
> >
> > Dan
>
>


-----Original Message-----
From: Page, Bill 
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:49 PM
To: 'Dan Martens'
Cc: Page, Bill
Subject: RE: [Texmacs-dev] Plugins
 
> Dan,
> 
> You can download it here:
> 
> http://page.axiom-developer.org/zope/mathaction/AxiomDownload
> 
> It was compiled with MinGW under MSYS. How do I tell if it is
> a 16bit or 32bit app?
> 
> Once you install Axiom just try something simple like:
> 
>   1+1
> 
> to quit type
> 
>   )quit
> 
> and answer Yes. Let me know if you have any problems.
> 
> Is there anything you can suggest that I test?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Bill Page.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Page, Bill" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:39 PM
Subject: [Texmacs-dev] Plugins

> Dan,
>
> What is the current situation with plugins for wintexmacs?
> We now have a windows version of Axiom and I can run Axiom
> from the MSDOS command line, but when I use
>
>  Insert/Session/Axiom
>
> (Yes, Axiom shows up in the menu)
>
> then I get a slightly smungged axiom] prompt and then a
> message at the bottom that says
>
>  Error: Cound not creat pipe
>
> I looked at the pluginpaths.txt discussion and I have added
> such a file but the behaviour did not change. (Axiom showed
> up in the Insert/Session menu anyway I presume because I had
> already added the Axiom directory to the system Path.
>
> I am trying this on a Windows 2000 system. Do you know of
> any problems that might cause this?
>
> Is this really working with Pari? (I will install Pari next
> and see.) If so, I wonder what could be the difference?
>
> Regards,
> Bill Page.
>