[mcclim-devel] CLX backend or OpenGL backend with ClozureCL on OS X (also posted on c.l.l)

[Frank Gönninger]

Am 27.12.2010 um 12:44 schrieb <rm at tuxteam.de>:

> On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 11:36:24AM +0100, Frank G?nninger wrote:
>> Hi all:
>> 
>> Being completely new to McCLIM and Clozure CL I tried running the sample apps from McCLIM doc's chapter 3. All fine with the Gtk Cairo backend, but no chance with the CLX or OpenGL backends. CLX itself works fine.
>> 
>> Using Quicklisp I loaded the required packages:
>> 
>> ? (ql:quickload "clx")
>> To load "clx":
>>  Load 1 ASDF system:
>>    clx
>> ; Loading "clx"
>> 
>> ("clx")
>> ? (ql:quickload "spatial-trees")
>> To load "spatial-trees":
>>  Load 1 ASDF system:
>>    spatial-trees
>> ; Loading "spatial-trees"
>> 
>> ("spatial-trees")
>> ? (ql:quickload "clim")
>> To load "clim":
>>  Load 1 ASDF system:
>>    clim
>> ; Loading "clim"
>> ....
>> ("clim")
> 
> Why do you perform such a selective load? So far I had better luck just
> doing a:
> 
> (ql:quickload "mcclim")

Well, yes, no, because the docs told me to do so ...

>> ;;; OK, so far. Now let's define CLX as the backend...
>> 
>> ? (setq clim:*default-server-path* '(:clx))
>> 
>> (:CLX)
> 
> Without (ql:quickload "clim-clx") this won't work. CLX by itself only
> provides the API to communicate with a X server, the X backend is
> defined inclim-cxl.
> 
> 
> HTH Ralf Mattes

It did!

Thanks a bunch!

Frank