Hi Arie, > So, I tried it another way by just installing the Debian package PicoLisp: > sudo apt-get install picolisp > and indeed, now starting pil just works. However, it is an older version ( > *15.11.0*).
Yes, it is Debian "stable". > On this page: > https://packages.debian.org/sid/lisp/picolisp > I see that there is a version: > *17.12+20180218-1* > available. > > Q: *Why isn't that latest package installed?* Yeah, good question. Debian packages are usually quite outdated. If you install the "testing" version of Debian, you get $ apt-cache policy picolisp picolisp: Installed: 17.12+20180218-1 Candidate: 17.12+20180218-1 Version table: *** 17.12+20180218-1 500 500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian buster/main amd64 Packages 500 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian sid/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ♪♫ Alex -- UNSUBSCRIBE: mailto:[email protected]?subject=Unsubscribe
