#1143473 maxima must recommend or depend on gcc as load maxima load command depends on gcc

Package:
maxima
Source:
maxima
Description:
Computer algebra system -- base system
Submitter:
Jerome BENOIT
Date:
2026-08-22 23:23:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1143473#5
Date:
2026-08-02 11:05:59 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer.

It appears that the maxima `load` command needs gcc to compile maxima
libraries/packages. However the Debian package maxima does not depend
on gcc so that on a bootstrap like environments (as the ones used by
autopkgtest) or on non-programmer user like environments maxima cannot
load libraries/packages (unless gcc is actually installed), hence the
report. This issue may confuse maxima newbies.

hth,
Jerome