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Even the original MIT Lisp Machine was designed around editing source files, there were "compile the current function" keybindings and menu options in the versi
by rjsw 20d ago
Even the original MIT Lisp Machine was designed around editing source files, there were "compile the current function" keybindings and menu options in the version of Emacs for it.
You could also type an individual function into the repl then pretty-print it to a file but that typically expands out any read macros that you may have used.
- sroerick 20d agoAwesome. Got any more info? Were any of the Lisp Machines image based?
- rjsw 20d agoInterlisp-D was more image based. You could type something in to the repl then add it to a file later. There was a structure editor that worked on the s-expression of a function, including any comments as they were represented as a special form within that structure. (* This is a comment) See section 7 of the introductory guide [1]. [1] https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/www.bitsavers.org/pdf/xerox/interlisp-d/199202_Medley_2.0/An_Introduction_to_Medley_Release_2.0_Feb92.pdf https://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/www.bitsavers.org/pdf/xe...