wxmaxima: segmentation fault #15721
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You want to use the |
The wxMaxima GUI opens just fine, but when I evaluate a statement, it Error On 28 October 2012 19:47, 2bits notifications@github.com wrote:
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You have to configure wxMaxima according to the docs. I was able to open a tutorial and have it evaluate once I got my configuration sorted. |
Do we need to add some caveats? |
Yes I forgot to add the standard caveat telling the user where their |
A caveat would help, particularly one explaining that: Go to the wxMaxima menu and select Preferences. In the text box labeled wxmaxima doesn't depend on maxima. Should it? It's not very useful without In a formula, the letters aren't displayed. A small screenshot is attached. [image: Inline images 1] Thanks for your help. Cheers, |
Why can't we patch the formula to do this automatically? |
Patch the formula of a high-level math program to alleviate the user having to open Preferences and follow Getting Started? Maybe if this was wxAngryBirds I would. . . . |
If it's a one-line patch, I'm with Max. It would be nice for it to work On 31 October 2012 08:42, 2bits notifications@github.com wrote:
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We can't patch the configuration file |
Wxmaxima needs the standard caveat telling the user where the app gets installed, plus one about linking the app, plus one describing how to first setup wxmaxima to find maxima. Fixes Homebrew#15721
Ok that should help. Thanks for the bug report. My apologies for forgetting the caveat and wasting some of your time. |
Certainly you don't have to do this, we appreciate all your help @2bits. However, this is what we should do, for every formula. We are WAY to caveats heavy nowadays. If I was a user of Homebrew and not its creator I would scoff and make a new PM… |
Wxmaxima needs the standard caveat telling the user where the app gets installed, plus one about linking the app, plus one describing how to first setup wxmaxima to find maxima. Fixes Homebrew#15721 Closes Homebrew#15790. Signed-off-by: Adam Vandenberg <flangy@gmail.com>
wxmaxima segfaults on startup.
Cheers,
Shaun
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