[slime-devel] sbc.core-with-swank

[Sebastian Tennant]

Quoth Helmut Eller <heller at common-lisp.net>:
> * Sebastian Tennant [2009-08-22 07:08+0200] writes:
>
>> The Slime manual suggests otherwise though (info "(slime) Loading Swank faster"):
>>
>>  Then add this to your `.emacs':
>>
>>       (setq slime-lisp-implementations
>>             '((sbcl ("sbcl" "--core" "sbcl.core-with-swank")
>>                     :init (lambda (port-file _)
>>                             (format "(swank:start-server %S)\n" port-file)))))
>>
>> Could someone clarify this situation?
>
> You probably have to give an absolute filename.  Doesn't sound
> particularly noteworthy to me.

Do you not think the example lisp form in the manual misleading?

Surely it should read 

 "/path/to/sbcl.core-with-swank"

or

 ".../sbcl.core-with-swank"

or simply make mention of the fact that an absolute path is required.


Sebastian
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