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-rw-r--r--gnu/packages/patches/jacal-fix-texinfo.patch92
2 files changed, 144 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
index 913a403dab..9533f5f0a8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
#:use-module (gnu packages python)
#:use-module (gnu packages readline)
#:use-module (gnu packages tbb)
+ #:use-module (gnu packages scheme)
#:use-module (gnu packages shells)
#:use-module (gnu packages tcl)
#:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
@@ -2958,3 +2959,54 @@ algorithm for LCS. It is a fast program to compute the approximate
Longest Commons Subsequence of a set of strings.")
(home-page "https://github.com/gdv/Reduce-Expand-for-LCS")
(license license:gpl3+))))
+
+(define-public jacal
+ (package
+ (name "jacal")
+ (version "1c4")
+ (source (origin
+ (method url-fetch)
+ (uri (string-append
+ "http://groups.csail.mit.edu/mac/ftpdir/scm/jacal-"
+ version ".zip"))
+ (sha256 (base32
+ "055zrn12a1dmy0dqkwrkq3fklbhg3yir6vn0lacp4mvbg8573a3q"))
+ (patches (search-patches "jacal-fix-texinfo.patch"))))
+ (build-system gnu-build-system)
+ (arguments
+ `(#:phases
+ (modify-phases %standard-phases
+ (add-before 'build 'pre-build
+ ;; Don't use upstream's script - it really doesn't fit into
+ ;; Guix's functional paradigm.
+ (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+ (substitute* "Makefile"
+ (("^install: install-script") "install: "))))
+ (add-after 'install 'post-install
+ ;; Instead, we provide our own simplified script.
+ (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+ (let ((wrapper (string-append (assoc-ref outputs "out")
+ "/bin/jacal")))
+ (format (open wrapper (logior O_WRONLY O_CREAT))
+ (string-append "#!~a\nexec ~a/bin/scm -ip1 "
+ "-e '(slib:load \"~a/lib/jacal/math\") "
+ "(math)' \"$@\"\n")
+ (which "bash")
+ (assoc-ref inputs "scm")
+ (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
+ (chmod wrapper #o555))))
+ (replace 'configure
+ (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
+ (zero? (system* "./configure"
+ (string-append "--prefix="
+ (assoc-ref outputs "out")))))))))
+ (inputs `(("scm" ,scm)))
+ (native-inputs `(("unzip" ,unzip)
+ ("texinfo" ,texinfo)))
+ (synopsis "Symbolic mathematics system")
+ (description "GNU JACAL is an interactive symbolic mathematics program based on
+Scheme. It manipulate and simplify a range of mathematical expressions such
+as equations, scalars, vectors, and matrices.")
+ (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/jacal")
+ (license license:gpl3+)))
+
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/jacal-fix-texinfo.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/jacal-fix-texinfo.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83e44a3164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/jacal-fix-texinfo.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+Fix the broken Texinfo in the Jacal package documentation
+
+--- jacal/jacal.texi,orig 2017-02-23 20:35:55.303980444 +0100
++++ jacal/jacal.texi 2017-02-23 20:53:14.539024674 +0100
+@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
+
+ With the standard input grammar, the precedence of @samp{-} as a prefix
+ behaves strangely. @code{a^-b*c} becomes @code{a^(-b*c)} while
+-@code{@result{a^b*c} (a^b)*c}.
++@code{a^b*c @result{} (a^b)*c}.
+
+ Using @code{divide} to divide a polynomial by an integer does not work.
+
+@@ -675,8 +675,9 @@
+ e1: ---------
+ a
+ @end example
++@end deffn
+
+-@deffnx Command suchthat var exp
++@deffn Command suchthat var exp
+
+ If an expression rather than an equation is given to @code{suchthat}, it
+ is as though the equation @code{@var{exp}=0} was given.
+@@ -688,8 +689,9 @@
+ e2: ---------
+ a
+ @end example
++@end deffn
+
+-@deffnx Operator | var exp_or_eqn
++@deffn Operator | var exp_or_eqn
+
+ An alternative infix notation is also available for @code{suchthat}.
+
+@@ -857,8 +859,9 @@
+
+ Returns the degree of polynomial or equation @var{poly} in variable
+ @var{var}.
++@end deffn
+
+-@deffnx Operator degree poly
++@deffn Operator degree poly
+
+ Returns the total-degree, the degree of its highest degree monomial,
+ of polynomial or equation @var{poly}.
+@@ -1016,10 +1019,12 @@
+ Returns @var{poly1} reduced with respect to @var{poly2} (or @var{eqn})
+ and @var{var}. If @var{poly2} is univariate, the third argument is not
+ needed.
++@end deffn
+
+-@deffnx Command mod poly1 n
++@deffn Command mod poly1 n
+ Returns @var{poly1} with all the coefficients taken modulo @var{n}.
+-@deffnx Command mod poly1
++@end deffn
++@deffn Command mod poly1
+ Returns @var{poly1} with all the coefficients taken modulo the
+ current modulus.
+
+@@ -1220,8 +1225,9 @@
+ e1: -1 2 3 5
+ @end group
+ @end example
++@end deffn
+
+-@deffnx Command factor polyratio
++@deffn Command factor polyratio
+ Given a univariate ratio of polynomials @var{polyratio}, returns a
+ matrix of factors and exponents.
+
+@@ -2028,7 +2034,7 @@
+ formed from the pair-wise products of components of the inputs. For
+ example, for the input tensors @code{x[a,b]} and @code{y[c]}
+ @example
+-@result{z:tmult(x,y);} z[a,b,c] = x[a,b]*y[c]
++z:tmult(x,y); @result{} z[a,b,c] = x[a,b]*y[c]
+ @end example
+
+ With an additional argument, @code{tmult} will produce the inner product
+@@ -2464,8 +2470,9 @@
+ If you do not wish to return to Jacal but really want to terminate the
+ session and return to the operating system, then after typing
+ @code{qed();}, type @code{(slib:exit)} or use @code{quit}.
++@end deffn
+
+-@deffnx Command quit
++@deffn Command quit
+ Exit directly from Jacal to the operating system. You will not be able
+ to continue your Jacal session.
+