Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 22:53:59 +0200 From: Albert Shih <shih@math.jussieu.fr> To: Henry Lenzi <henry.lenzi@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Maple 8 on FreeBSD with Diablo Message-ID: <20060523205359.GI20340@math.jussieu.fr> In-Reply-To: <8b4c81f0605221414q1eedcb32xb09c65d05feff601@mail.gmail.com> References: <8b4c81f0605201643x35191ad3w52551dd996380ded@mail.gmail.com> <20060521233031.GD29164@math.jussieu.fr> <8b4c81f0605221414q1eedcb32xb09c65d05feff601@mail.gmail.com>
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Le 22/05/2006 à 18:14:08-0300, Henry Lenzi a écrit > >The best way to use Maple (I don't have maple 8, my versions 9, 9.5 and 10) > >is to run maple without java by typing : > > > > xmaple -cw > > > >(cw mean : classic worksheet) > > Hi -- > > Thanks for trying to help. My question refereed to the fact that, at > least on my official CD, there is no such FLEXim script for Unix such > as the documentation (Handbook) refers to. > > The information apparently is outdated, or I got sold a different CD > (I said I specifically would run it in Linux at the time). > > I know it's possible to install it. Maybe Maple 8 is a lost cause. > However, the NetBSD people claimed to have it installed under binary > emulation. Their documentatio too is unsatisfactory in this respect. > > Would you care to share your experience in installing Maple ? It > would be greatly appreciated. > > Right now, I would prefer not to have to buy another license, because > they're expensive, and just stick to Maple 8 for a bit more, but since > Maplesoft's support for FreeBSD is non-existent (and even for Linux it > kind of sucks)... > I don't have the best install method : Personnaly (maybe it's stupid method but it's work) : 1/ I've get a Linux box (with a officila support by MapleSoft, like Fedora or something like that). 2/ I install the Maple on this Linux Box on something like /usr/local/maple-8 You can install or not install flexlm depend what's kind of licensce you have. 3/ If you must install flexlm install it 4/ Make tar cvf maple.tar /usr/local/maple-8 copy this tar file on your freebsd box untar it in /usr/local (or where you want) Modify the file /usr/local/maple-8/bin/maple.system.type [root]$ diff maple.system.type maple.system.type.orig 75c75 < MAPLE_BIN="bin.IBM_INTEL_LINUX" --- > MAPLE_BIN="FAIL" [root]$ Do exactly same thing for flexlm if you need. Regards. NB: Don't buy Maple-10, it's not working on 5.2/5.4/6.1 -- Albert SHIH Universite de Paris 7 (Denis DIDEROT) U.F.R. de Mathematiques. 7 ième étage, plateau D, bureau 10 Heure local/Local time: Tue May 23 22:53:49 CEST 2006
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