On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:10:02 -0500, "Andrew Strader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I downloaded CMUCL-18d, but I am having some trouble getting to work > as I want it to. The documentation (README and man pages) only > contain information on the following switches: -core, -edit, -eval, > -init, -hinit, -noinit, -nositeinit, -load, and -slave. That's all > very good, but what about compilation? What about running Lisp code > from a file instead of in the toplevel? What other parameters are > there? Or did I just download the wrong thing? No, you just have misconceptions about how working with Lisp should be - probably because you expect it to be like C, or Java, or Pascal. You usually develop, compile, test, save, and load programs from within the toplevel (REPL) and rarely, if ever, leave it. You _can_ compile programs (from within the REPL) and then execute them non-interactively with -load and -batch but that's not how it's usually done. You might want to take a look at Peter Seibel's book at <http://www.gigamonkeys.com/book/>, specifically at chapter 2. HTH, Edi.
