On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 12:57:51AM -0800, Dave Roberts wrote:
> I'm trying to use SBCL and finding that I want to use some of the
> various extensions that are defined. I have found the sb-ext: package
> and been able to invoke some functions there (sb-ext:run-program, in
> particular). I have been trying to use the CMUCL manual and then making
> some translation of the package name, but some things don't translate. I
> have tried using APROPOS to search for function names and discover the
> SBCL package names. This works up to a point, but there are some
> differences to the CMUCL manual (like the UNIX: and SB-UNIX: packages).
> Is there some documentation somewhere that documents SBCL in a manner
> similar to CMUCL's manual, or is reading the CMUCL manual and using
> APROPOS about the best available right now? If so, what are the major
> differences between the CMUCL interfaces and current SBCL (I'm using
> 0.8.6 from sf.net as it had RPMs available for it).
No, there's nothing as comprehensive as the old CMU CL manual. There
is an SBCL user manual (in the distribution and online at
<http://sbcl.sourceforge.net/manual/>) but even though it started life
as the CMU CL manual, it's not complete, and in particular it doesn't
cover many extensions, so in many cases the doc strings are all you
get.
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