Maxima and Programming Languages

TheoVerelst (Jul 31 '05) Tcl related Examples:

• http://wiki.tcl.tk/maxima , Calling Maxima from Tcl http://wiki.tcl.tk/12065 http://www.fosdem.org/2005/index/dev_room_tcl/schedule
• http://wiki.tcl.tk/11954 Bwise http://wiki.tcl.tk/bwise combined with Maxima
• Sampled Signal Reconstruction in Tcl driven Maxima http://wiki.tcl.tk/11991
• Bwise blocks using exec maxima http://wiki.tcl.tk/12732
• a tcl script for function value listing based on a fortran expression http://wiki.tcl.tk/12733
• constructing mathematical formulas with Bwise blocks http://wiki.tcl.tk/12737

PHP related examples by M. Arndt (February 2006)

• PHP_maxima_process The script defines the function "maxima_process" which takes as an argument maxima expressions and retruns the raw result. Basic process control ensures that maxima does not run endlessly nor wait for a user input . However, it cannot be fully garanteed that the maxima programm will terminate. Therefore, be careful when using the script. (The script has been tested using php 4.3.10 / php 5.0.3; maxima 5.9.2 on SUSE Linux 9.3. Due to various system calls I do not think that the script will run under Windows).
• PHP_web_interface The interface provides a textarea box where you can input maxima expressions. After clicking on submit the result will be shown on the same page. This interface requires the maxima_process script.

• A quote from the maxima mailing list: http://www.math.utexas.edu/pipermail/maxima/2006/012489.html

  I'd be careful about using this script, or scripts like it. In particular the variable

  $maxima_blacklist

  does not appear to contain the Maxima "system" command. It appears that an arbitrary user would be able to execute a system command, which (at a very quick first read through) represents a rather large security hole.

• Hence, although "system" has been added to the list, do only use the script for experiments on localhost!