[slime-devel] SLIME development newbie questions

[Stas Boukarev]

Tamas K Papp <tkpapp at gmail.com> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I decided that it would be worthwhile to learn some Emacs Lisp, mainly
> in order to understand the internals of SLIME better -- maybe I could
> get to the point that I could extend and customize it myself.  This is
> why I am posting here instead of an emacs group.
>
> I am looking for help on how to get started, especially with the
> following:
>
> 1. Is there a SLIME-like IDE for Emacs Lisp?  If not, what's the
> closest?  I know that Emacs itself provides some functionality, but it
> does not look nearly as comfy as SLIME for CL.  Eg I couldn't figure
> out the equivalent of M-. and similar.
There's M-x ielm. For M-. I use http://paste.lisp.org/display/113374

> 2. Is there a document describing the architecture of SLIME?
Not that i know. "A pile of hacks" sounds about right.

> 3. How should I start?  What's the best way to start poking around in
> SLIME?
By finding something you want to modify.

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With Best Regards, Stas.