Tested so far:
git clone https://github.com/nilqed/fricas0.git
cd fricas0
ecl -load fricas
sbcl --load fricas
java -jar abcl.jar --load fricasNote: for SBCL, you can compile the interp directory before loading fricas. This can improve speed greatly.
sbcl --load lisp/load-lisp.lisp --load lisp/compile-interp.lisp --eval "(exit)"
The first time - when the interpreter is loaded - you have to compile the algebra:
)lisp (load "lisp/compile-algebra.lisp")Since each of the above mentioned Common Lisp flavours compile to a different format (ecl -> .fas, sbcl -> .fasl, abcl -> .abcl), you may use the same fricas0 folder simultaneously.
| Platform / CL | SBCL | ECL | ABCL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows 7 | 1.3.18 | 16.1.2 | 1.5 |
| Windows 10 | 1.3.10 | 16.1.2 | 1.5 |
| Cygwin64 | 16.1.2/3 | ||
| Ubuntu 16.04 | 1.4.1 | 15.3.7 | 1.5 |
| Android 7.0 / armv8l | 13.5.1 | ||
| WSL 10(bash/ubuntu 16) | 13.5.1 | 1.5 |
Note
Everything here is still considered experimental and not ready for production. The goal is to provide a functional version of FriCAS (i.e. no gui) with minimal build requirements, e.g. allowing usage as a library in other systems as platform independent as possible.
On Ubuntu ECL 15.3.7 is provided via apt install ecl. You will also need apt install libffi-dev, otherwise it won't compile. This version is quite outdated and it might be advisable to compile the latest version by yourself. The same holds for Android (arm).
On Android ECL works well under GNURoot. You certainly want to install sshd in order to work from your desktop (use PuTTy on Windows).
A bug in ABCL 1.5 inhibits the compilation of three algebra files (e.g. polyvec.lsp). At the moment these files are exluded by #+:ABCL pragmas in compile-algebra.lisp.
GNU CLISP 2.49+ (2010-07-17) was also (+) tested on Cygwin64.
The current version is based on the official release FriCAS tarball (version 1.3.2). The files in algebra are from the pre-generated folder (unchanged) and the ones in interp are translations from the boot code (original as well). Generally, no original files were changed, only the new lisp files fricas, fricas-abcl, interp and compile-algebra are newly added.
Warning
Windows users: If you encounter errors while loading the interpreter with a native CL (e.g. SBCL) it is probably caused by wrong line endings (checkout). See https://help.github.com/articles/dealing-with-line-endings/
Ensure: git config core.autocrlf = true
A .gitatributes was added to prevent the change of the *.daase and *.msgs files.
Initfile: It was reported by oldk1331 that certain entries in ~/.fricas.input may cause errors in SBCL. He suggests to set export FRICAS_INITFILE="".