[Gsll-devel] extra info in the example section

[Liam Healy]

Good idea.  I'll try to remember to do something like this.

On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:40 AM, N J <raphexion at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I have a suggestion that might be obvious for all experts but
> nonetheless a little help for newbies like myself. Especially since
> gsll might be the first lisp package they (like me) want to try out.
>
> In the example section in the web page, would it be possible to add a
> small "getting started". Maybe it can be combined with the first
> example. For example.
>
> Getting started
>
> Make sure that your are able to load the system.
>
>    (asdf:operate 'asdf:load-op :gsll)
>
> This should load up the system without errors. The last lines should
> be looking something like:
>
>    ; registering #<SYSTEM GRID {1003EC1961}> as GRID
>    ; loading system definition from /usr/share/common-lisp/systems/c-array.asd
>    ; into #<PACKAGE "ASDF0">
>    ; registering #<SYSTEM C-ARRAY {1002D0F471}> as C-ARRAY
>    NIL
>    *
>
> Then make sure that you use the gsll package, run the following
>
>    (in-package :gsl)
>
> This should tell you that the gsll package is ready with the following line:
>
>    #<PACKAGE "GSLL">
>
> Now you are ready to try out one of the many gsl functions
>
>    (jacobian-elliptic-functions 0.2d0 0.81d0)
>
> which should give you something like this:
>
>    0.19762082367187703d0
>    0.9802785369736752d0
>    0.9840560289645665d0
>
> If the above steps have worked successful, you are ready to jump into
> the amazing world of gsll.
>
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