gnu: Add jacal.

* gnu/packages/maths.scm (jacal): New variable.
* gnu/packages/patches/jacal-fix-texinfo.patch: New file.

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.
+