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Recommendations for a lisp setup on Mac OS X (any dialect)?

What is your Mac OS X (Intel) based lisp setup (of any dialect), how do you like it, and how painful was it to set up? I'm looking for a versatile lisp that is easy to set up, but if you feel strongly about investing more effort, or even money, I would like to hear why you think it's worth it.

I am currently using newLisp, which was a breeze to set up and gives me simple access to things like graphics and sound. I have heard of SBCL with emacs and slime, but that seems a real pain to set up, and I'm still not friends with emacs. I want to see if there's anything I'm missing out on. I would primarily be using this for pleasure, with no commercial goal in mind.

Please recommend only one setup per answer to enable voting, but feel free to submit multiple answers.

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Galghamon Avatar asked Jul 24 '09 14:07

Galghamon


1 Answers

Ready Lisp:

Ready Lisp is a binding together of several popular Common Lisp packages especially for Mac OS X, including: Aquamacs, SBCL and SLIME. Once downloaded, you’ll have a single application bundle which you can double-click – and find yourself in a fully configured Common Lisp REPL.

It’s ideal for OS X users who want to try out the beauty of Common Lisp with a minimum of hassle. It could also be used by teachers to give their Mac students a free, complete Common Lisp environment to take home with them.

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Rainer Joswig Avatar answered Sep 19 '22 06:09

Rainer Joswig