Maxima

This is a silent installer for Maxima.

Maxima is a CAS (computer algebra system) for symbolic mathematics.

New x86 and x64 clisp sbcl version

<package
	id="maxima"
	name="Maxima"
	revision="%PKG_VERSION%"
	reboot="false"
	priority="0">

	<variable name="PKG_VERSION"		value="5.43.2" />
	<variable name="PKG_SOURCE"		value="%SOFTWARE%\Maxima" />
	<variable name="PKG_NAME"		value="maxima-clisp-sbcl-%PKG_VERSION%-win64.exe" architecture="x64" />
	<variable name="PKG_NAME"		value="maxima-clisp-sbcl-%PKG_VERSION%-win32.exe" architecture="x86" />
	<variable name="PKG_DESTINATION"	value="C:\Program Files\Maxima" />
	<variable name="PKG_INSTALL_SWITCH"	value="/S /NCRC /D=%PKG_DESTINATION%" />
	<variable name="PKG_REMOVE_SWITCH"	value="/S" />	
	
	<check type="uninstall" condition="versiongreaterorequal" path="maxima.+" value="%PKG_VERSION%" />

	<install cmd='"%PKG_SOURCE%\%PKG_NAME%" %PKG_INSTALL_SWITCH%' />

	<upgrade include="remove" />
	<upgrade include="install" />

	<!-- Remove old version -->
	<remove cmd='"%PKG_DESTINATION%\uninst\unins000.exe" /VERYSILENT'>
		<exit code="any" />
	</remove>
	<remove cmd='"%PKG_DESTINATION%\Uninstall.exe" %PKG_REMOVE_SWITCH%' />	
</package>

Old version

<package
        id="maxima"
        name="Maxima 5.14.0"
        revision="1"
        reboot="false"
        priority="1">
        <check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="Maxima 5.14.0" />
        <upgrade cmd="%SOFTWARE%\maxima-5.14.0a.exe /SILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES" />
        <install cmd="%SOFTWARE%\maxima-5.14.0a.exe /SILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES" />
        <remove cmd="%PROGRAMFILES%\maxima\uninst\unins000.exe /SILENT" />
</package>

Hints: If there is a new version, every occurrence of the version number has to be adjusted. You can add the following switches for an individual installation:

  • /VERYSILENT instead of /SILENT to prevent users from aborting install (you can do the same for the uninstall program)
  • /LANG=de for installation language (insert a valid language code for your language)
  • /DIR=%PROGRAMFILES%\Maxima\ if you don't want Maxima to be installed into a folder containing the version number
  • /GROUP=Math\Maxima to put the start menu group in a subfolder (and to rename it)
  • /MERGETASKS=!desktopicon if you don't want the wxMaxima desktop icon to be installed