Nice!. As a newbie, I found lispbox one of the easiest ways to set up a lisp + emacs on windows, so I think a clojurebox will be a good thing for people.
(although currently I'm just using ssh to get to my work and emacs -nw from there.) On 21 nov, 01:49, "Shawn Hoover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Daniel Renfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > perhaps what we need is a clojure-in-a-box solution. We could create a > > package containing a version of clojure, emacs, slime, swank-clojure, > > clojure-mode, and clojure-contrib. This could be as simple as a zip > > file, but even better would be to have a simple installer exe. > > > All a new user would have to would be to download the exe, run it, and > > choose emacs from their start menu. Everything would already be > > configured to work with whatever version these tools were built > > against. You could even install links to clojure > > documentation/resource sites. (clojure.org, the wiki, the irc logs, > > projecture, etc.) > > > I, of course, focus on Windows users because they are the people that > > would most appreciate an all-in-one installer package. You could > > easily create packages for OSX and distros of Linux. > > > This wouldn't help those that already have a running version emacs > > that they're trying to set up, but that's what the other documentation > > sites are for. > > > Does anyone have experience in creating windows installers like this? > > I could look into it if people think it's a good idea, but I'm > > inexperienced in these matters. > > I made a first pass at a Windows installer today. It's similar to the > Lispbox from gigamonkeys.com, targeting Windows users who want to try > Clojure and are willing to learn Emacs at the same time (I wouldn't think > this would include many users, but then again it worked out for me with the > Lispbox). Components include a recent Emacs 23 from the EmacsW32 project and > the latest CVS/Subversion/Git versions of Clojure, Clojure Contrib, > clojure-mode, swank-clojure, and Slime. Once Clojure has a release I would > want to use that and all the compatible tools. > > There is a single MSI that installs the programs and code, creates a > shortcut, associates clj files, launches with minimal emacs configuration > (hides the GNU splash screen!), and automatically starts a REPL. I couldn't > get inferior-lisp to launch today (Java just wasn't liking my > inferior-lisp-program). I think slime is fine for new users as long as they > don't have to configure it. The benefit of tab-completion at the REPL makes > it worth it. And what better welcome to Clojure than "Connected. Hack and be > merry!" > > The result so far packs all of the above features in a 46MB installer. I'm > willing to pursue finishing it (and possibly making it smaller) if it would > be useful to others and if I can find a place to put it up. > > Shawn- Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht niet weergeven - > > - Tekst uit oorspronkelijk bericht weergeven - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
