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15.1 sb-aclrepl

The sb-aclrepl module offers an Allegro CL-style Read-Eval-Print Loop for SBCL, with integrated inspector. Adding a debugger interface is planned.

15.1.1 Usage

To start sb-aclrepl as your read-eval-print loop, put the form

     (require 'sb-aclrepl)

in your ~/.sbclrc initialization file.

15.1.2 Example Initialization

Here's a longer example of a ~/.sbclrc file that shows off some of the features of sb-aclrepl:

     (ignore-errors (require 'sb-aclrepl))
     
     (when (find-package 'sb-aclrepl)
       (push :aclrepl cl:*features*))
     #+aclrepl
     (progn
       (setq sb-aclrepl:*max-history* 100)
       (setf (sb-aclrepl:alias "asdc")
            #'(lambda (sys) (asdf:operate 'asdf:compile-op sys)))
       (sb-aclrepl:alias "l" (sys) (asdf:operate 'asdf:load-op sys))
       (sb-aclrepl:alias "t" (sys) (asdf:operate 'asdf:test-op sys))
       ;; The 1 below means that two characaters ("up") are required
       (sb-aclrepl:alias ("up" 1 "Use package") (package) (use-package package))
       ;; The 0 below means only the first letter ("r") is required,
       ;; such as ":r base64"
       (sb-aclrepl:alias ("require" 0 "Require module") (sys) (require sys))
       (setq cl:*features* (delete :aclrepl cl:*features*)))

Questions, comments, or bug reports should be sent to Kevin Rosenberg (kevin@rosenberg.net).

15.1.3 Credits

Allegro CL is a registered trademark of Franz Inc.