[Note] Lisp, Emacs, Quicklisp, Slime on Windows 10

Goal: Install LISP, quicklisp, slime, Emacs on Windows 10

Install LISP

1. CLISP, http://sourceforge.net/projects/clisp/files/clisp/2.48/
• Download big-zip file.
• Add to PATH
  
2. SBCL, http://sbcl.org/platform-table.html
   
• Download v2 64bit. 
• Install in C:\sbcl and add to PATH.
  

Install quicklisp

0. save this file in c:\tmp for example, http://beta.quicklisp.org/quicklisp.lisp

1. mkdir c:\opt\quicklisp

2. cd \tmp

3.

Clisp: run clisp and type: (load "quicklisp.lisp")

SBCL: run sbcl and type: (load "quicklisp")

4. Type below in LISP environment

(quicklisp-quickstart:install :path "C:\\opt\\quicklisp\\")

(ql:add-to-init-file)

3. Quit LISP and run again, then type 

 

(ql:quickload "quicklisp-slime-helper")

 

Install Emacs

1. Get the latest installer version from, 

http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/emacs-27/

2. Ctrl-x, Ctrl-f, then enter ~/.emacs

Note that you can only configure either CLISP or SBCL, not both with this method.

3. Enter following and save (Ctrl-x, Ctrl-s)

for SBCL

(setq inferior-lisp-program "/sbcl/sbcl.exe")
(load "/opt/quicklisp/slime-helper.el")

for CLISP

(setq inferior-lisp-program "clisp.exe")
(load "c:\\opt\\quicklisp\\slime-helper.el")

Test

1. Run emacs and type (M is ALT), M-x slime
2. New file (Ctrl-x, Ctrl-f), enter some code 
3. Evaluate (Ctrl-c, Ctrl-c)
4. REPL (Ctrl-c, Ctrl-z)

 

REFERENCE

• https://nabacg.wordpress.com/2012/02/26/emacs-sbcl-slime-common-lisp-environment-on-windows/
• https://grishagin.com/lisp/windows10/2017/01/26/install-lisp-Windows10.html