path: root/science/maxima/DETAILS

           SPELL=maxima
         VERSION=5.44.0
          SOURCE=${SPELL}-${VERSION}.tar.gz
SOURCE_DIRECTORY=${BUILD_DIRECTORY}/${SPELL}-${VERSION}
   SOURCE_URL[0]=http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/$SPELL/Maxima-source/$VERSION-source/$SOURCE
     SOURCE_HASH=sha512:1e043bebb7c6d002c113d8de20a98d58d1a8e7bedfc9bcf52819e7c7554655991dc2f42f0333889706574249736db833a237b3e59b967e7e42ede28262e31f2f
      LICENSE[0]=GPL
        WEB_SITE=http://maxima.sourceforge.net/
        KEYWORDS="algebra lisp science"
         ENTERED=20020312
           SHORT="Lisp implementation of MIT Macsyma for computer based algebra"
cat << EOF
Maxima is a Common Lisp implementation of MIT's Macsyma system for computer
based algebra. Maxima is now about to be released under the GNU Public License.

    * Plotting via netmath over the network.
    * Computations over network
    * Well tested on a large array of problems.
    * Source level Debugger for maxima code
    * Documentation available as html, or texinfo and so info, and so dvi
      and postscript.
    * Latest source development version available or look here for how to
      download using cvs.
    * Easy to extend in fundamentally new ways, because you have complete
      access to source, and access to Common Lisp.
    * Portable to many systems.
    * Now covered by GNU public license, so it will stay free.
    * Was the first computer algebra system, and is one of the best.
    * It is possible to evaluate forms from web pages in local maxima or in
      remote ones. Also to access pari, octave, and gap from netmath.
EOF