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From: activis@netcom.com (ActiVision)
Subject: Re: Why is Lisp not more widely used?
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Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 07:16:11 GMT
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Blake McBride (blake@edge.net) wrote:


: Cyber Surfer <cyber_surfer@wildcard.demon.co.uk> wrote:
: >In article <activisDDB6I2.2xw@netcom.com> activis@netcom.com "ActiVision" writes:

: >> Incidentally, if you really have your heart set on using CLISP, why not FTP a
: >> copy of DJGPP from some site that has it, and use that to compile it?  You'd
: >> have a free C development system and a free Common Lisp development system--
: >> quite a bargain.
: >
: >My reason is simply. I already a 3 C compilers, and it's pain making
: >them all work under DOS. I have to keep switching enviroment variables
: >each time I change project. I have GNU C, and that makes the list one
: >C compiler longer. Of course, I try to avoid using C...

: GCC doesn't really support Windows 3.1, NT 3.x or '95.  It's just
: good for command line utilities.

Basically true until recently; there's a DJGPP port of Win32 on the Cygnus FTP
site.

: >
: >I'd love a Lisp system, and I'd prefer not to have to write or port
: >my own, esp if it's a CL system we're talking about. CLISP is not yet
: >available for Windows. NT or Win95 support would make it very popular,
: >esp these days.
: >

: I was/am willing to do the NT/95 port and add a really easy to use GUI
: - if I could only get CLISP to compile with the Microsoft compiler
: without devoting my life and without fighting the lisp maintainers.

Ok, so what about GNU CL or AKCL, other Common-Lisps-in-C that I know of?
If you're feeling a bit ambitious, what about a Windows port of CMU CL?

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