max_build.sh

A bash script for building a maxima installer on Windows.

Download dependencies

Several programs should be installed to build the installer.

• MinGW+MSYS
• A lisp: either sbcl or ccl. ccl comes as an archive. Unazip it to c:/programs/.
• TclKit: tclkit.exe and tclkitsh.exe. Download the binaries and put them in C:/programs/star.
• starkits: sdx.kit and img.kit. Download the starkits and put them in C:/programs/star.
• gnuplot: tested with version 4.6.6. Put the gnuplot directory in C:/programs/.
• wxmaxima: put the wxMaxima binary directory in C:/programs/.
• HTML Help Workshop: download the file htmlhelp.exe and install it.
• Python
• INNO Setup

Configure mingw/msys

Download mingw-get-setup and install it. During the installation you will be asked which packages to install. Select at least:

• mingw-developer-tools
• mingw32-base
• msys-base

The mingw shell is usually started from C:/MinGW/msys/1.0/msys.bat.

Running the shell script

Download the source for maxima and unarchive it. Put the script into the root directory of the sources. Edit the script so that the variables at the top of the script point to the correct destinations. Run the script from a msys shell.

Troubleshooting

If gcc is not found in msys shell enter

mount c:/mingw /mingw