LISP-SYSTEM-BROWSER

This is Smalltalk-like browser for Common Lisp.

NOTE THAT THIS IS VERY MUCH WORK IN PROGRESS AT THIS MOMENT.

Install

ℹ️ Please consider using SLIME ⭐, that comes with this extension preinstalled.

Clone this repository using git --recursive option, as this repository contains submodules.

Load swank and add this repository path to swank::*load-path*, in your Lisp compiler init file (~/.sbclrc if using SBCL):

(require :swank)
(push #p"~/lisp-system-browser/" swank::*load-path*)

In Emacs, add this repository path to load-path and system-browser-cl to slime-contribs in ~/.emacs init file, like:

(push "~/lisp-system-browser" load-path)

(setq slime-contribs '(slime-fancy system-browser-cl))

(slime-setup)

Install Emacs dependencies:

This depends on emacs-window-layout Emacs library. Appears as window-layout in M-x package-list-packages (melpa).

Use

M-x lisp-system-browser to open the browser.

Commands

lisp-system-browser	      M-x ... RET
   Open the Common Lisp system browser.
quit-system-browser	      M-x ... RET
   Quit the system browser.
system-browser		      M-x ... RET
   Open the currently instantiated system browser.
system-browser-refresh	      M-x ... RET
   Refresh the system browser contents and reset its layout.
system-browser-reset-layout   M-x ... RET
   Reset system browser layout. Use this when Emacs windows break the
   browser's layout.
system-browser-toggle-docs    M-x ... RET
   Toggle documentation panel in system browser.
system-browser-browse-package M-x ... RET
   Browse a particular package completed from command bar.