From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 23 20:54:09 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69D5716A676 for ; Tue, 23 May 2006 20:54:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jas@math.jussieu.fr) Received: from shiva.jussieu.fr (shiva.jussieu.fr [134.157.0.129]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5ACF43D66 for ; Tue, 23 May 2006 20:54:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jas@math.jussieu.fr) Received: from riemann.math.jussieu.fr (riemann.math.jussieu.fr [134.157.13.3]) by shiva.jussieu.fr (8.13.6/jtpda-5.4) with ESMTP id k4NKs1mQ097177 ; Tue, 23 May 2006 22:54:01 +0200 (CEST) X-Ids: 165 Received: from galois2.math.jussieu.fr (galois2.math.jussieu.fr [134.157.13.117]) by riemann.math.jussieu.fr (8.13.6/jtpda-5.4) with ESMTP id k4NKrxPS027771 ; Tue, 23 May 2006 22:53:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: from galois2.math.jussieu.fr (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by galois2.math.jussieu.fr (8.12.8/jtpda-5.4) with ESMTP id k4NKrxAg020586 ; Tue, 23 May 2006 22:53:59 +0200 Received: (from jas@localhost) by galois2.math.jussieu.fr (8.12.8/8.12.8/Submit) id k4NKrxTw020580; Tue, 23 May 2006 22:53:59 +0200 Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 22:53:59 +0200 From: Albert Shih To: Henry Lenzi Message-ID: <20060523205359.GI20340@math.jussieu.fr> References: <8b4c81f0605201643x35191ad3w52551dd996380ded@mail.gmail.com> <20060521233031.GD29164@math.jussieu.fr> <8b4c81f0605221414q1eedcb32xb09c65d05feff601@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <8b4c81f0605221414q1eedcb32xb09c65d05feff601@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Spam-Score: -1.44 () ALL_TRUSTED X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.56 on 134.157.13.3 X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (shiva.jussieu.fr [134.157.0.165]); Tue, 23 May 2006 22:54:01 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.2/1478/Mon May 22 23:01:38 2006 on shiva.jussieu.fr X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Miltered: at shiva.jussieu.fr with ID 44737669.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Maple 8 on FreeBSD with Diablo X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: shih@math.jussieu.fr List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 20:54:11 -0000 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