Re: [Axiom-mail] Axiom under windows - curious error

[Bill Page]

Alasdair,

Maybe the following axiom-developer email thread will help?

http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/axiom-developer/2007-02/msg00062.html

I think you should check the location of the definition of the AXIOM
environment variable as suggested in that thread. It needs to be
defined for all users who access Axiom. If you want it can be defined
at the system level for all users. To test log in as the new user and
start a "Command Prompt" windows. Type:

 echo %PATH%

and check that

 C:\Program Files\axiom2\mnt\windows\bin;

is in the list.

I think the reason why

  C:/msys/1.0/home/bpage/axiom--windows--1/mnt/window

is appearing in your error message is that Axiom rather stupidly
defaults to the original build directory if it does not find a local
definition of the AXIOM environment variable. (Of course it should
give a reasonable error message - not default to something that is
certain to no longer exist and then complain ... :-)

Let me know if this helps.

Regards,
Bill Page.

On 6/14/07, Alasdair McAndrew <address@hidden> wrote:
> I've installed Axiom 0.1.4 on an oldish machine running Win 2000 Pro.  It
> starts and works fine, but when I switch users and try to start it again, I
> am told:
>
> "Error: Cannot open the file
> C:/msys/1.0/home/bpage/axiom--windows--1/mnt/window
> /algebra/compress.daase.
> Fast links are on: do (si::use-fast-links nil) for debugging
> Error signalled by SYSTEM:TOP-LEVEL.
> Broken at APPLY.  Type :H for Help.
> BOOT>>"
>
> What is going on?  I installed the entire Axiom tree in drive F:, far away
> from users' home directories, and both users are administrators.  I suppose,
> Bill, that "bpage" is you?  Then it's all YOUR fault!  (Just kidding).  But
> I would like to know how to get around this behaviour.
>
> Thanks,
> Alasdair
>
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