[slime-devel] Re: Lisp and real-world...

[Sean Charles]

Nikodemus Siivola wrote:
> Sean Charles <sean.charles at objitsu.com> writes:
>
>   
>> This is possibly the wrong list but having been on it long enough to
>> know the calibre of participants I would just like to ask: if I had
>> been developing something and wanted to release it, what would be the
>> best solution. LispWorks ?
>>     
>
> Wrong list and an ill-defined question. Whatever you want to release
> has its own set of requirements, and your release goals place other
> requirements.
>   
I thought the question was pretty much to the point!  I never mentioned 
release goals at all, I just asked what would be the best solution. 
Having used Smalltalk for about six years and released an educational 
game, I had similar issues; in the end I used Squeak and created a 
'save-and-die' approach for that.

I'll concede it was the wrong list though, but finding keen Lisp'ers is 
not easy, they tend to be too busy enjoying themselves.  ;-)
>   
>> My personal best-fit idea is to package up a running Linux image with
>> either SBCL or CLISP and distribute it as a VMWare Player image or
>> something...
>>     
>
> If you want to know how to deploy an application using SBCL, I'll
> be happy to help on the SBCL lists -- but as a quick hint, use
> SAVE-LISP-AND-DIE with the :EXECUTABLE argument; works on Windows
> too.
>   
I already know how to deploy a Lisp solution etc etc I use SBCL for all 
me personal scripting needs at home and work (self-employed!), I just 
wanted to hear others views.

Consider it closed.