kushnier%NADC@sri-unix.UUCP (09/25/84)
Help!
Does anyone have a good practical guide to Franz LISP running under UNIX
on a VAX ?
Is there a way to list the LISP environment when running the interpreter or
do you have to go in and out using the Unix editors?
Can you save the LISP envirnment to an editor file while you are in LISP?
P.S. I have the Franz LISP manual, but I haven't translated it to English yet.
P.S.S I haven't even figured out what language it's written in.......
Ron Kushnier
kushnier@nadc.arpa
[I'm not sure what's possible under Berkeley Unix (if that's what you
have) since I'm using a VAX EUNICE system. Our people have rigged the
EMACS editor so that it can be called from Franz, provided that you load
and then suspend EMACS before starting up Franz. Interpreted functions
can thus be edited and newly edited functions can be run; special editor
macros facilitate this. 4.1BSD Unix lacks the interprocess mechanisms
needed to support this (LEDIT), although EMACS process windows running
Franz are possible; 4.2BSD may be more flexible.
To examine your environment while in Franz, use the pp (pretty-print)
command. You can certainly save an environment; check out the
dumplisp and savelisp commands. For a readable Franz tutorial get
Wilensky's new LISPcraft book. -- KIL]