[Maxima] quad_qag slow due to compilation at each step?

[Barton Willis]

-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----


>At this point, I think we should just give up and not compile the
>function at all.  Then there are no surprises.  If it turns out too
>slow, we can simply tell the user to compile the function before calling
>quad_qag and friends.

I think I agree -- unless the code uses mode_declare, often there isn't all
that
much speedup with compilation.

Barton