diff --git a/build/build.tcl b/build/build.tcl
index a4ddf771..6d58f591 100644
--- a/build/build.tcl
+++ b/build/build.tcl
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ if {![info exists env(BASICS)]} {
     set env(BASICS) "no"
 }
 
+# If the MACSYMA environment variable is set, then we'll use
+# it later to decide whether to build Macsyma.  If it is not set,
+# maintain current behavior of building Macsyma.
+
+if {![info exists env(MACSYMA)]} {
+    set env(MACSYMA) "yes"
+}
+
 proc abort {} {
     puts ""
     puts "The last command timed out."
@@ -134,6 +142,9 @@ source $build/basics.tcl
 if {$env(BASICS)!="yes"} {
     source $build/misc.tcl
     source $build/lisp.tcl
+    if {$env(MACSYMA)=="yes"} {
+	source $build/macsyma.tcl
+    }
     source $build/scheme.tcl
     source $build/muddle.tcl
     source $build/sail.tcl
diff --git a/build/lisp.tcl b/build/lisp.tcl
index 03a90223..7dd32835 100644
--- a/build/lisp.tcl
+++ b/build/lisp.tcl
@@ -389,319 +389,7 @@ respond "_" "liblsp;_libdoc;lispt\r"
 respond "_" "\032"
 type ":kill\r"
 
-# libmax
-
-# all libmax components (well almost all) require libmax;module fasl
-# at compile time.  Build it first.
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "libmax;module\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-# libmax;maxmac can't be compiled unless libmax;mforma is (first) compiled.
-# However, libmax;mforma uses libmax;macmac.  Hence you end up having to
-# compile libmax;mforma first, then libmax;maxmac, and then compiling these
-# both a second time.  Otherwise, there are not incorrectly generated FASL
-# files for each, but anything that depends on these two packages will also
-# have errors during compilation.
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "\007"
-respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
-respond_load "(maklap)"
-respond "_" "libmax;mforma\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "\007"
-respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
-respond_load "(maklap)"
-respond "_" "libmax;maxmac\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "\007"
-respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
-respond_load "(maklap)"
-respond "_" "libmax;mforma\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "\007"
-respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
-respond_load "(maklap)"
-respond "_" "libmax;maxmac\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-# the following are required to compile some of the libmax;
-# FASL files
-#
-respond "*" ":midas rwk;lfsdef fasl_rwk;lfsdef\r"
-expect ":KILL"
-respond "*" ":midas rat;ratlap fasl_rat;ratlap\r"
-expect ":KILL"
-respond "*" ":print maxdmp;..new. (udir)\r"
-type ":vk\r"
-respond "*" ":link maxdmp;ratlap fasl,rat;ratlap fasl\r"
-respond "*" ":link libmax;lusets fasl,liblsp;\r"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "\007"
-respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
-respond_load "(maklap)"
-respond "_" "libmax;ermsgx\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;ermsgc\r"
-respond "_" "z;fildir\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;lmmac\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;meta\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;lmrund\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;lmrun\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;displm\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;defopt\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;mopers\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;mrgmac\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;nummac\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;opshin\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;edmac_emaxim;\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;procs\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;readm\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;strmac\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;transm\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;rzmac_rz;macros\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;transq\r"
-respond "_" "libmax;mdefun\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-# build MAXTUL FASL files
-
-respond "*" ":print maxerr;..new. (udir)\r"
-type ":vk\r"
-respond "*" ":print maxer1;..new. (udir)\r"
-type ":vk\r"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "maxtul;strmrg\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;defile\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;docgen\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;query\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;maxtul\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;toolm\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;dclmak\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;mailer\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;mcl\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;timepn\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;expand\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;fsubr!\r"
-respond "_" "maxtul;error!\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "maxtul;fasmap\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-# define needs (for some reason) to be compiled separately.
-# not doing this results in errors compiling macsyma sources,
-# such as ELL; HYP >
-#
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "\007"
-respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
-respond_load "(maklap)"
-respond "_" "libmax;define\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-# build macsyma
-
-respond "*" ":print macsym;..new. (udir)\r"
-type ":vk\r"
-
-respond "*" ":link macsym;mdefun fasl,libmax;\r"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "\007"
-respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
-respond_load "(maklap)"
-respond "_" "macsym;ermsgm_maxsrc;ermsgm\r"
-respond "_" "maxdoc;tdcl\r"
-respond "_" "rlb;bitmac\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "rlb;faslre\r"
-respond "_" "rlb;faslro\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-respond "*" ":link rlb%;faslre fasl,rlb;\r"
-respond "*" ":copy rlb;faslre fasl,liblsp;\r"
-respond "*" "l\013"
-respond "Alloc?" "n"
-respond "*" "(setq pure t)"
-type "(load \"liblsp;sharab\")"
-type "(load \"liblsp;comrd\")"
-type "(load \"liblsp;time\")"
-type "(load \"alan;ljob\")"
-type "(load \"libmax;define\")"
-type "(sstatus gcmax 'fixnum 30000)"
-type "(sstatus gcmax 'list 60000)"
-type "(load \"maxtul;strmrg\")"
-type "(load \"maxtul;docgen\")"
-type "(load \"maxtul;query\")"
-type "(load \"maxtul;maxtul\")"
-type "(load \"maxtul;dclmak\")"
-type "(sstatus gcmax 'hunk32 6000)"
-respond "T" "(sstatus gcmax 'symbol 12000)"
-respond "T" "(sstatus gcmax 'list 60000)"
-respond "T" "(sstatus gcmax 'fixnum 20000)"
-respond "T" "(dump-it)"
-respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "load-info\r"
-respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "gen-mcl-check\r"
-respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "declare-file-make\r"
-respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "quit\r"
-respond "*" "(quit)"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "\007"
-respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
-respond_load "(maklap)"
-respond "_" "libmax;mhayat_rat;mhayat\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "\007"
-respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
-respond_load "(maklap)"
-respond "_" "libmax;ratmac_rat;ratmac\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-# mforma needs to get recompiled (not sure exactly which
-# dependency yet causes the version we've built so far
-# not to work, but if recompiled at this point, we're
-# able to build macsyma
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "\007"
-respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
-respond_load "(maklap)"
-respond "_" "libmax;mforma\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "\007"
-respond "*" "(setq pure t)"
-respond "T" "(load \"liblsp;sharab\")"
-respond_load "(load \"maxtul;mcldmp (init)\")"
-respond "T" "\007"
-respond "*" "(dump-mcl 32. t)"
-respond "File name->" "\002"
-respond ";BKPT" "(quit)"
-
-respond "*" ":midas maxtul;ts mcl_mcldmp midas\r"
-respond "*" ":link maxtul;.good. complr,sys;ts complr\r"
 respond "*" ":link liblsp;gcdemn fasl,lisp;\r"
-respond "*" ":link maxtul;ts utmcl,maxtul;ts mcl\r"
-
-respond "*" "complr\013"
-respond "_" "mrg;macros\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
-
-respond "*" ":print maxout;..new. (udir)\r"
-type ":vk\r"
-respond "*" ":print share2;..new. (udir)\r"
-type ":vk\r"
-
-# Here we actually perform the compilation of Macsyma sources
-# For some unknown reason, compilation fails in the same place
-# every time (as though COMPLR gets corrupted or its state is
-# inconsistent with the ability to compile the next source).  
-# A random error is raised and a break level entered.  Simply
-# quitting and restarting the process causes it to pick up 
-# where it left off and the previously failing source compiles
-# fine. The only way I've been able to get past this is by 
-# exiting COMPLR and restarting it.  The number of invocations,
-# below, appears to get through the whole list of sources. The
-# failures appear at the same places each time, so the number
-# of COMPLR invocations needed to make it through all the 
-# compilations appears to be constant.
-# 
-# We should investigate whether there is a better way to do this,
-# but I (EJS) have not found one that works so far.
-#
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-build_macsyma_portion
-
-respond "*" ":maxtul;maxtul\r"
-respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "load-info\r"
-respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "merge-incore-system\r"
-respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "gen-tags\r"
-respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "quit\r"
-respond "*" "(quit)"
-
-respond "*" ":move macsym;macsym ntags,macsym tags\r"
-
-respond "*" "aljabr\033\023"
-respond "*" ":lisp\r"
-type "(load \"lisp;mlsub\")"
-respond_load "(load \"libmax;module\")"
-respond_load "(load \"libmax;define\")"
-respond_load "(load \"libmax;maxmac\")"
-respond_load "(load \"libmax;displm\")"
-respond_load "(load \"aljabr;loader\")"
-respond "T" "(loader 1000)"
-respond "(C1)" "quit();"
-
-respond "*" ":copy aljabr;user profil,macsym;\r"
-respond "*" ":link macsym;check fasl,ellen;\r"
-respond "*" ":link sys3;ts macsym,maxdmp;loser >\r"
-respond "*" ":link demo;manual demo,demo;manual >\r"
-respond "*" ":link manual;manual demo,demo;manual demo\r"
-
-### build ctensr for macsyma
-respond "*" "macsym\013"
-respond "(C1)" "compile_lisp_file(translate_file(\"sharem\\;packg >\")\[2\]);"
-respond "(C2)" "compile_lisp_file(translate_file(\"tensor\\;ctensr funcs\")\[2\]);"
-respond "Type ALL;" "all;"
-respond "Type ALL;" "all;"
-respond "(C3)" "quit();"
-
-### build eigen for macsyma
-respond "*" "macsym\013"
-respond "(C1)" "compile_lisp_file(translate_file(\"share\\;eigen >\")\[2\]);"
-respond "Type ALL;" "all;"
-respond "Type ALL;" "all;"
-respond "(C2)" "quit();"
-
-### build share;array fasl and ellen; check fasl for macsyma
-
-respond "*" ":maxtul;mcl\r"
-respond "_" "share;_maxsrc;array\r"
-respond "_" "ellen;check\r"
-respond "_" "\032"
-type ":kill\r"
 
 ### more lisplib stuff
 respond "*" "complr\013"
@@ -751,7 +439,6 @@ respond "_" "liblsp;_libdoc;grapha\r"
 respond "_" "liblsp;_libdoc;grapht\r"
 respond "_" "liblsp;_libdoc;impdef\r"
 respond "_" "liblsp;_libdoc;laugh\r"
-respond "_" "liblsp;_libdoc;lchstr\r"
 respond "_" "liblsp;_libdoc;lets\r"
 respond "_" "liblsp;_libdoc;linere\r"
 respond "_" "\032"
@@ -850,7 +537,6 @@ respond "*" ":delete liblsp;grapht unfasl\r"
 respond "*" ":delete liblsp;impdef unfasl\r"
 respond "*" ":delete liblsp;iota   unfasl\r"
 respond "*" ":delete liblsp;laugh  unfasl\r"
-respond "*" ":delete liblsp;lchstr unfasl\r"
 respond "*" ":delete liblsp;letfex unfasl\r"
 respond "*" ":delete liblsp;lets   unfasl\r"
 respond "*" ":delete liblsp;linere unfasl\r"
diff --git a/build/macsyma.tcl b/build/macsyma.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e9687cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/macsyma.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+log_progress "ENTERING BUILD SCRIPT: MACSYMA"
+
+# libmax
+
+# all libmax components (well almost all) require libmax;module fasl
+# at compile time.  Build it first.
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "libmax;module\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+# libmax;maxmac can't be compiled unless libmax;mforma is (first) compiled.
+# However, libmax;mforma uses libmax;macmac.  Hence you end up having to
+# compile libmax;mforma first, then libmax;maxmac, and then compiling these
+# both a second time.  Otherwise, there are not incorrectly generated FASL
+# files for each, but anything that depends on these two packages will also
+# have errors during compilation.
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "\007"
+respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
+respond_load "(maklap)"
+respond "_" "libmax;mforma\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "\007"
+respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
+respond_load "(maklap)"
+respond "_" "libmax;maxmac\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "\007"
+respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
+respond_load "(maklap)"
+respond "_" "libmax;mforma\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "\007"
+respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
+respond_load "(maklap)"
+respond "_" "libmax;maxmac\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+# the following are required to compile some of the libmax;
+# FASL files
+#
+respond "*" ":midas rwk;lfsdef fasl_rwk;lfsdef\r"
+expect ":KILL"
+respond "*" ":midas rat;ratlap fasl_rat;ratlap\r"
+expect ":KILL"
+respond "*" ":print maxdmp;..new. (udir)\r"
+type ":vk\r"
+respond "*" ":link maxdmp;ratlap fasl,rat;ratlap fasl\r"
+respond "*" ":link libmax;lusets fasl,liblsp;\r"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "\007"
+respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
+respond_load "(maklap)"
+respond "_" "libmax;ermsgx\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;ermsgc\r"
+respond "_" "z;fildir\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;lmmac\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;meta\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;lmrund\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;lmrun\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;displm\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;defopt\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;mopers\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;mrgmac\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;nummac\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;opshin\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;edmac_emaxim;\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;procs\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;readm\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;strmac\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;transm\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;rzmac_rz;macros\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;transq\r"
+respond "_" "libmax;mdefun\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+# build MAXTUL FASL files
+
+respond "*" ":print maxerr;..new. (udir)\r"
+type ":vk\r"
+respond "*" ":print maxer1;..new. (udir)\r"
+type ":vk\r"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "maxtul;strmrg\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;defile\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;docgen\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;query\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;maxtul\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;toolm\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;dclmak\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;mailer\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;mcl\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;timepn\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;expand\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;fsubr!\r"
+respond "_" "maxtul;error!\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "maxtul;fasmap\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+# define needs (for some reason) to be compiled separately.
+# not doing this results in errors compiling macsyma sources,
+# such as ELL; HYP >
+#
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "\007"
+respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
+respond_load "(maklap)"
+respond "_" "libmax;define\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+# build macsyma
+
+respond "*" ":print macsym;..new. (udir)\r"
+type ":vk\r"
+
+respond "*" ":link macsym;mdefun fasl,libmax;\r"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "\007"
+respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
+respond_load "(maklap)"
+respond "_" "macsym;ermsgm_maxsrc;ermsgm\r"
+respond "_" "maxdoc;tdcl\r"
+respond "_" "rlb;bitmac\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "rlb;faslre\r"
+respond "_" "rlb;faslro\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+respond "*" ":link rlb%;faslre fasl,rlb;\r"
+respond "*" ":copy rlb;faslre fasl,liblsp;\r"
+respond "*" "l\013"
+respond "Alloc?" "n"
+respond "*" "(setq pure t)"
+type "(load \"liblsp;sharab\")"
+type "(load \"liblsp;comrd\")"
+type "(load \"liblsp;time\")"
+type "(load \"alan;ljob\")"
+type "(load \"libmax;define\")"
+type "(sstatus gcmax 'fixnum 30000)"
+type "(sstatus gcmax 'list 60000)"
+type "(load \"maxtul;strmrg\")"
+type "(load \"maxtul;docgen\")"
+type "(load \"maxtul;query\")"
+type "(load \"maxtul;maxtul\")"
+type "(load \"maxtul;dclmak\")"
+type "(sstatus gcmax 'hunk32 6000)"
+respond "T" "(sstatus gcmax 'symbol 12000)"
+respond "T" "(sstatus gcmax 'list 60000)"
+respond "T" "(sstatus gcmax 'fixnum 20000)"
+respond "T" "(dump-it)"
+respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "load-info\r"
+respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "gen-mcl-check\r"
+respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "declare-file-make\r"
+respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "quit\r"
+respond "*" "(quit)"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "\007"
+respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
+respond_load "(maklap)"
+respond "_" "libmax;mhayat_rat;mhayat\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "\007"
+respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
+respond_load "(maklap)"
+respond "_" "libmax;ratmac_rat;ratmac\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+# mforma needs to get recompiled (not sure exactly which
+# dependency yet causes the version we've built so far
+# not to work, but if recompiled at this point, we're
+# able to build macsyma
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "\007"
+respond "*" "(load '((libmax) module))"
+respond_load "(maklap)"
+respond "_" "libmax;mforma\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "\007"
+respond "*" "(setq pure t)"
+respond "T" "(load \"liblsp;sharab\")"
+respond_load "(load \"maxtul;mcldmp (init)\")"
+respond "T" "\007"
+respond "*" "(dump-mcl 32. t)"
+respond "File name->" "\002"
+respond ";BKPT" "(quit)"
+
+respond "*" ":midas maxtul;ts mcl_mcldmp midas\r"
+respond "*" ":link maxtul;.good. complr,sys;ts complr\r"
+
+respond "*" ":link maxtul;ts utmcl,maxtul;ts mcl\r"
+
+respond "*" "complr\013"
+respond "_" "mrg;macros\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+respond "*" ":print maxout;..new. (udir)\r"
+type ":vk\r"
+respond "*" ":print share2;..new. (udir)\r"
+type ":vk\r"
+
+# Here we actually perform the compilation of Macsyma sources
+# For some unknown reason, compilation fails in the same place
+# every time (as though COMPLR gets corrupted or its state is
+# inconsistent with the ability to compile the next source).  
+# A random error is raised and a break level entered.  Simply
+# quitting and restarting the process causes it to pick up 
+# where it left off and the previously failing source compiles
+# fine. The only way I've been able to get past this is by 
+# exiting COMPLR and restarting it.  The number of invocations,
+# below, appears to get through the whole list of sources. The
+# failures appear at the same places each time, so the number
+# of COMPLR invocations needed to make it through all the 
+# compilations appears to be constant.
+# 
+# We should investigate whether there is a better way to do this,
+# but I (EJS) have not found one that works so far.
+#
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+build_macsyma_portion
+
+respond "*" ":maxtul;maxtul\r"
+respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "load-info\r"
+respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "merge-incore-system\r"
+respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "gen-tags\r"
+respond "MAXIMUM TOOLAGE>" "quit\r"
+respond "*" "(quit)"
+
+respond "*" ":move macsym;macsym ntags,macsym tags\r"
+
+respond "*" "aljabr\033\023"
+respond "*" ":lisp\r"
+type "(load \"lisp;mlsub\")"
+respond_load "(load \"libmax;module\")"
+respond_load "(load \"libmax;define\")"
+respond_load "(load \"libmax;maxmac\")"
+respond_load "(load \"libmax;displm\")"
+respond_load "(load \"aljabr;loader\")"
+respond "T" "(loader 1000)"
+respond "(C1)" "quit();"
+
+respond "*" ":copy aljabr;user profil,macsym;\r"
+respond "*" ":link macsym;check fasl,ellen;\r"
+respond "*" ":link sys3;ts macsym,maxdmp;loser >\r"
+respond "*" ":link demo;manual demo,demo;manual >\r"
+respond "*" ":link manual;manual demo,demo;manual demo\r"
+
+### build ctensr for macsyma
+respond "*" "macsym\013"
+respond "(C1)" "compile_lisp_file(translate_file(\"sharem\\;packg >\")\[2\]);"
+respond "(C2)" "compile_lisp_file(translate_file(\"tensor\\;ctensr funcs\")\[2\]);"
+respond "Type ALL;" "all;"
+respond "Type ALL;" "all;"
+respond "(C3)" "quit();"
+
+### build eigen for macsyma
+respond "*" "macsym\013"
+respond "(C1)" "compile_lisp_file(translate_file(\"share\\;eigen >\")\[2\]);"
+respond "Type ALL;" "all;"
+respond "Type ALL;" "all;"
+respond "(C2)" "quit();"
+
+### build share;array fasl and ellen; check fasl for macsyma
+
+respond "*" ":maxtul;mcl\r"
+respond "_" "share;_maxsrc;array\r"
+respond "_" "ellen;check\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+
+# this is not technically part of macsyma, but requires a bunch
+# of macsyma macros and libraries in order to compile
+
+respond "*" ":complr\r"
+respond "_" "liblsp;_libdoc;lchstr\r"
+respond "_" "\032"
+type ":kill\r"
+respond "*" ":delete liblsp;lchstr unfasl\r"