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diff --git a/gnu/packages/maths.scm b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
index d1860dfa97..3fa74090b9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/maths.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/maths.scm
@@ -43,9 +43,11 @@
#:use-module (gnu packages ghostscript)
#:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
#:use-module (gnu packages less)
+ #:use-module (gnu packages lisp)
#:use-module (gnu packages gnome)
#:use-module (gnu packages xorg)
#:use-module (gnu packages gl)
+ #:use-module (gnu packages m4)
#:use-module (gnu packages mpi)
#:use-module (gnu packages multiprecision)
#:use-module (gnu packages pcre)
@@ -827,3 +829,40 @@ canvas. The program supports rectangular two-dimensional plots, histograms,
polar-axis plots and three-dimensional plots. Plots can be printed or saved
to BMP, JPEG or PNG image formats.")
(license license:gpl3+)))
+
+(define-public maxima
+ (package
+ (name "maxima")
+ (version "5.33.0")
+ (source
+ (origin
+ (method url-fetch)
+ (uri (string-append "mirror://sourceforge/maxima/Maxima-source/"
+ version "-source/" name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+ (sha256
+ (base32
+ "13axm11xw0f3frx5b0qdidi7igkn1524fzz77s9rbpl2yy2nrbz2"))))
+ (build-system gnu-build-system)
+ (arguments
+ `(#:phases (alist-cons-before
+ 'check 'pre-check
+ (lambda _
+ (chmod "src/maxima" #o555))
+ %standard-phases)))
+ (inputs
+ `(("gcl" ,gcl)))
+ (native-inputs
+ `(("texinfo" ,texinfo)
+ ("perl" ,perl)))
+ (home-page "http://maxima.sourceforge.net")
+ (synopsis "Numeric and symbolic expression manipulation")
+ (description "Maxima is a system for the manipulation of symbolic and
+numerical expressions. It yields high precision numeric results by using
+exact fractions, arbitrary precision integers, and variable precision floating
+point numbers")
+ ;; Some files are lgpl2.1+. Some are gpl2+. Some explicitly state gpl1+.
+ ;; Others simply say "GNU General Public License" without stating a
+ ;; version (which implicitly means gpl1+).
+ ;; At least one file (src/maxima.asd) says "version 2."
+ ;; GPLv2 only is therefore the smallest subset.
+ (license license:gpl2)))