Re: [clisp-list] "-x with lisp-file is invalid"

[Pascal B. <pj...@in...>]

Andrew Stebakov writes:
> --- Pascal Bourguignon <pj...@in...> wrote:
> 
> > Andrew Stebakov writes:
> > > 
> > > When I try to execute someting simple like:
> > > clisp -norc -x '(print (+ 2 2))'
> > > 
> > > I get a message:
> > > GNU CLISP: -x with lisp-file is invalid: '(+'
> > > 
> > > What do I do wrong?
> >
> > Perhaps you're using a braindead shell.  
> > Aren't you using a unix system?
> > Aren't you using sh, bash or ksh?
> > Have you defined clisp as an alias?
>
> I am using native CLisp 2.35 on Windows XP.
> I tried it at home with my CLisp 2.33 on Linux and it
> works there.

It might be a good idea to avoid top-posting. The right order allow
you to follow the logic in the discussion more easily.


So you're using MS-Windows and you're surprized something doesn't work?
I'm not.

The MS-Windows shell you're using must have some specific rules about
the way to write arguments that contain spaces.  Perhaps it wants
double-quotes intead of single-quote?  I've no idea.  May I suggest
you to read the manual page of this MS-Windows shell?

Actually, my real advice is to install at least cygwin if you really
must deal with MS-Windows, or install a true OS, like Linux, FreeBSD
or Solaris.  In cygwin, you've got a normal bash shell, and you won't
have these problems.

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