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Asked: 2026-05-23T13:40:37+00:00

I use Vim as my editor. Practical common Lisp suggest installing Lispbox, I don’t

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I use Vim as my editor. “Practical common Lisp” suggest installing Lispbox, I don’t know how to use emacs, don’t know how to run lisp code with that T.T after that i find lisp plugin for vim called limp.vim with a long and hard install instruction :((
Finally i installed “Clisp” and i can run lisp code with a simple command:

clisp ~/test.lisp

But how to compile it? Is lisp a compiled language? sorry, i just don’t know anything, i’m newbie in lisp

Can anybody tell me what exactly need to install lisp on my linux? What’s SLIME, sbcl,.. etc.?

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    Install and learn the following things:

    • SBCL the compiler

    install a binary from http://www.sbcl.org/platform-table.html Once your used to it, compile from source and keep the source around. This way you can easily jump to the definitions of functions of SBCL with M-. in Emacs.

    • Emacs

    watch this screencast to see someone implementing a raytracer Raytracer in Common Lisp

    This is the new package management. When I started it wasn’t there. Now we have it and you should use it. It makes things a lot easier.
    Run ‘sbcl –load quicklisp.lisp’ and then enter (quicklisp-quickstart:install) press enter
    and then run (ql:add-to-init-file)

    • SLIME runs within Emacs.

      Try installing it with quicklisp. Read its manual and figure out what to write into your .emacs file so that it automatically starts when you open a lisp file. Optionally watch a screencast.

    • Paredit

    Seriously, you have to learn that (even if the guy in the raytracing screencast didn’t use it). You should start with ( , this will make two parenthesis. With M-( you can enclose an existing s-expression. C-k cuts the s-expression behind the cursor and with C-y you can insert it anywhere.

    • ASDF

    This is the make for lisp. You should learn how to define a system in an ASDF file.

    • Reference

    I printed this booklet, Common Lisp Quick Reference. It’s very concise.

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