quicklisp
TLDR
Install Quicklisp
$ curl -O https://beta.quicklisp.org/quicklisp.lisp && sbcl --load quicklisp.lisp
Load a system$ (ql:quickload "system-name")
Search for systems$ (ql:system-apropos "keyword")
Update Quicklisp$ (ql:update-client)
SYNOPSIS
Quicklisp Common Lisp library manager
DESCRIPTION
Quicklisp is a library manager for Common Lisp. It downloads, installs, and loads libraries and their dependencies automatically. It works with most Common Lisp implementations.
EXAMPLES
$ ; Load a library
(ql:quickload "cl-ppcre")
; Load multiple
(ql:quickload '("alexandria" "cl-json"))
; Search for libraries
(ql:system-apropos "http")
; Update dist
(ql:update-dist "quicklisp")
; Update client
(ql:update-client)
; List installed
(ql:system-list)
(ql:quickload "cl-ppcre")
; Load multiple
(ql:quickload '("alexandria" "cl-json"))
; Search for libraries
(ql:system-apropos "http")
; Update dist
(ql:update-dist "quicklisp")
; Update client
(ql:update-client)
; List installed
(ql:system-list)
INSTALLATION
$ ; Download and load installer
(load "quicklisp.lisp")
; Install to default location
(quicklisp-quickstart:install)
; Add to init file
(ql:add-to-init-file)
(load "quicklisp.lisp")
; Install to default location
(quicklisp-quickstart:install)
; Add to init file
(ql:add-to-init-file)
COMMON LIBRARIES
$ alexandria - Utility functions
cl-ppcre - Regular expressions
drakma - HTTP client
cl-json - JSON parsing
hunchentoot - Web server
cl-ppcre - Regular expressions
drakma - HTTP client
cl-json - JSON parsing
hunchentoot - Web server
CAVEATS
Requires Common Lisp implementation (SBCL, CCL, etc.). Libraries installed to ~/quicklisp/ by default.
HISTORY
Quicklisp was created by Zach Beane in 2010 to simplify Common Lisp library management.
