What is the install routine for Common Lisp/ SLIME/SBCL/Quicklisp on Ubuntu?
As I went through the process, I'll sumarize the complete install routine for above recommended Common LISP configuration:
Fire up a terminal:
Install Emacs (IDE):
sudo apt-get install emacs
Install SBCL (Compiler):
sudo apt-get install sbcl
Install Quicklisp (Quicklisp is a library manager for Common Lisp.)
This is done by copy-and-pasting all bold commands in the grey box here: https://www.quicklisp.org/
Install SLIME by using Qucklisp: In the terminal run SBCL:
sbcl
(ql:quickload "quicklisp-slime-helper")
(quit)
SBCL will warn you about having to edit your ~/.emacs file. Do not ignore it
Now inside Emacs to start SLIME type:
M-x slime
Which is Alt+x slime.
Now you're ready to play with LISP.
Some useful Emacs packages (plugins for Emacs) that were recommended to me are: Paredit, auto-complete and smartparens
Hope this is of help for anyone.
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Updated on September 18, 2022Comments
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empedokles about 1 year
I'd like to install above recommended Common Lisp package. What is the best routine to install it on Ubuntu?
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Ron about 8 yearsI'm voting to close this question as off-topic because Ask Ubuntu is not a discussion forum but a Q&A site which means you ask a question and people will (hopefully) answer your question.
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Fabby about 8 years@empedokles: it is possible to ask a question and then answer it yourself to share knowledge. (Have a look here for an example.) But you have to actually ask a question first and then answer it... Please edit the question to be a question and then answer with a ... well... an answer! ;-)
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