Update of /project/lispfaq/cvsroot/lispfaq In directory common-lisp.net:/tmp/cvs-serv24224 Modified Files: faq.css faq.xsl freelisp.xml hello-world.xml no-data-types.xml on-topic.xml online.xml prolisp.xml scheme.xml Log Message: - formatting changes: updated style-sheet, first section now on separate chunk - fixed links to old HyperSpec location Date: Tue Mar 23 05:11:47 2004 Author: emarsden Index: lispfaq/faq.css diff -u lispfaq/faq.css:1.1.1.1 lispfaq/faq.css:1.2 --- lispfaq/faq.css:1.1.1.1 Fri Mar 5 13:17:14 2004 +++ lispfaq/faq.css Tue Mar 23 05:11:47 2004 @@ -1,121 +1,85 @@ -SPAN.EMPHASIS, SPAN.ULINK1, SPAN.TITLE1, SPAN.ARTICLE { - font-family: Times New Roman; - font-weight: 500; - font-style: italic; - font-size: 10pt; - color: #000000; -} -SPAN.ULINK2, SPAN.TITLE3 { - font-family: Times New Roman; - font-weight: 700; - font-style: normal; - font-size: 24.883pt; - color: #000000; -} -SPAN.FUNCTION, SPAN.COMPUTEROUTPUT { - font-family: Courier New; - font-weight: 500; - font-style: normal; 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+} + +.function-name { + color: rgb(25%,0%,0%); +} + +.variable { + color: rgb(0%,25%,0%); +} + + +A:link +{ + text-decoration: none +} +A:active +{ + text-decoration: none +} +A:visited +{ + text-decoration: none +} +A:hover +{ + text-decoration: underline } Index: lispfaq/faq.xsl diff -u lispfaq/faq.xsl:1.2 lispfaq/faq.xsl:1.3 --- lispfaq/faq.xsl:1.2 Mon Mar 22 15:07:41 2004 +++ lispfaq/faq.xsl Tue Mar 23 05:11:47 2004 @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ <xsl:import href="xhtml/chunk.xsl"/> - <xsl:param name="html.stylesheet" select="'lispfaq.css'"/> + <xsl:param name="html.stylesheet" select="'faq.css'"/> <xsl:param name="section.autolabel" select="1"/> <xsl:param name="qandadiv.autolabel" select="1"/> <xsl:param name="use.id.as.filename" select="1"/> @@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ <xsl:param name="css.decoration" select="1"/> <xsl:param name="make.valid.html" select="1"/> <xsl:param name="html.extra.head.links" select="1"/> + <xsl:param name="chunk.first.sections" select="1"/> <xsl:param name="chunker.output.encoding" select="'ISO-8859-1'"/> <xsl:template name="user.head.content"> Index: lispfaq/freelisp.xml diff -u lispfaq/freelisp.xml:1.2 lispfaq/freelisp.xml:1.3 --- lispfaq/freelisp.xml:1.2 Mon Mar 22 15:07:41 2004 +++ lispfaq/freelisp.xml Tue Mar 23 05:11:47 2004 @@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><ulink - url="http://ecls.sourceforge.net/">ECLS</ulink></term> + url="http://ecls.sourceforge.net/">ECL</ulink></term> <listitem> <para> - Standing for `Embeddable Common Lisp', ECL is an - implementation of Common Lisp running on at least x86, - Sparc and PPC architectures, under Linux, FreeBSD, - Solaris, MacOSX and Windows (Using the CYGWIN - environment). As well as a bytecode compiler, ECL can - compile to C. ECL is licensed under the GNU LGPL. + Standing for <productname>Embeddable Common + Lisp</productname>, ECL is an implementation of Common + Lisp running on at least x86, Sparc and PPC architectures, + under Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, MacOSX and Windows (using + the cygwin environment). As well as a bytecode compiler, + ECL can compile to C. ECL is licensed under the GNU LGPL. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -69,12 +69,13 @@ url="http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gcl/">GCL</ulink></term> <listitem> <para> - Gnu Common Lisp has languished in the past as a non-ANSI - compliant Common Lisp; recent times have let it see more - developments towards supporting the ANSI Common Lisp - standard. It cannot (yet) be recommended as a Common Lisp, - but it is still useful for running software written for it - (primarily Maxima). GCL is licensed under the GNU LGPL. + <productname>GNU Common Lisp</productname> has languished + in the past as a non-ANSI compliant Common Lisp; recent + times have let it see more developments towards supporting + the ANSI Common Lisp standard. It cannot (yet) be + recommended as a Common Lisp, but it is still useful for + running software written for it (primarily Maxima). GCL is + licensed under the GNU LGPL. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -83,10 +84,11 @@ url="http://openmcl.clozure.com/">OpenMCL</ulink></term> <listitem> <para> - OpenMCL is an `opensourced' version of a port of a subset - of MCL 4.2, and runs on powerpc/Linux. Not quite all - functionality is yet present, but it is improving - rapidly. OpenMCL is licensed under the GNU LGPL + OpenMCL is an opensourced Common Lisp implementation + derived from MCL 4.2, and runs on MacOS X and + Linux/PowerPC. It includes a bridge to the Cocoa framework + that allows convenient manipulation of Objective C objects + in CLOS. OpenMCL is licensed under the GNU LGPL. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -95,7 +97,11 @@ url="http://www.poplog.org/">Poplog</ulink></term> <listitem> <para> - Poplog is licensed under an XFree86-style license. + Poplog is an incrementally-compiled runtime that includes + a Common Lisp implementation, an ML implementation and a + Prolog implementation, all cohabiting in the same image. + It is licensed under an XFree86-style license. Poplog CL is + not actively maintained. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -106,9 +112,10 @@ <para> SBCL is a fork from CMUCL aimed at improving the maintainability by removing the bootstrapping issues - involved in recompiling. Currently it runs on x86/Linux - and alpha/Linux. SBCL is licensed in a similar fashion to - CMUCL. + involved in recompiling. Currently it runs on x86/Linux, + x86/FreeBSD, PowerPC/Linux, MacOS X, MIPS/Linux, + HPPA/Linux and Alpha/Linux. SBCL is licensed in a similar + fashion to CMUCL. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> Index: lispfaq/hello-world.xml diff -u lispfaq/hello-world.xml:1.1 lispfaq/hello-world.xml:1.2 --- lispfaq/hello-world.xml:1.1 Mon Mar 22 13:55:25 2004 +++ lispfaq/hello-world.xml Tue Mar 23 05:11:47 2004 @@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ </para> <para> Something which is closer to the canonical "Hello, World!" - attempt is <userinput>(format t "~&Hello, - World!~%")</userinput>. + attempt is + <userinput> + (write-line "Hello, World!") + </userinput> </para> </answer> </qandaentry> Index: lispfaq/no-data-types.xml diff -u lispfaq/no-data-types.xml:1.1 lispfaq/no-data-types.xml:1.2 --- lispfaq/no-data-types.xml:1.1 Mon Mar 22 13:55:25 2004 +++ lispfaq/no-data-types.xml Tue Mar 23 05:11:47 2004 @@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ <answer> <para> If arrays and structures don't exist, then obviously <ulink - url="http://www.xanalys.com/software_tools/reference/HyperSpec/Body/f_mk_ar.htm">MAKE-ARRAY</ulink> + url="http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/Body/f_mk_ar.htm">MAKE-ARRAY</ulink> and <ulink - url="http://www.xanalys.com/software_tools/reference/HyperSpec/Body/m_defstr.htm">DEFSTRUCT</ulink> + url="http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/Body/m_defstr.htm">DEFSTRUCT</ulink> must be figments of the imagination. Similarly, since Lisp only uses association lists to organize "database-like" information, <ulink - url="http://www.xanalys.com/software_tools/reference/HyperSpec/Body/f_mk_has.htm">MAKE-HASH-TABLE</ulink> + url="http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/Body/f_mk_has.htm">MAKE-HASH-TABLE</ulink> must also be a figment of the imagination. </para> <para> Index: lispfaq/on-topic.xml diff -u lispfaq/on-topic.xml:1.2 lispfaq/on-topic.xml:1.3 --- lispfaq/on-topic.xml:1.2 Mon Mar 22 15:07:41 2004 +++ lispfaq/on-topic.xml Tue Mar 23 05:11:47 2004 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ </question> <answer> <para> - Disscussion of the language defined by the ANSI Common Lisp + Discussion of the language defined by the ANSI Common Lisp standard is definitely on-topic on comp.lang.lisp. Unlike comp.lang.c, we do not restrict our discussions to the standard, but also actively discuss the differences between Index: lispfaq/online.xml diff -u lispfaq/online.xml:1.2 lispfaq/online.xml:1.3 --- lispfaq/online.xml:1.2 Mon Mar 22 15:07:41 2004 +++ lispfaq/online.xml Tue Mar 23 05:11:47 2004 @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <answer> <variablelist> <varlistentry> - <term><ulink url="http://www.xanalys.com/software_tools/reference/HyperSpec/Front/index.html">The Common Lisp Hyperspec</ulink></term> + <term><ulink url="http://www.lispworks.com/reference/HyperSpec/Front/">The Common Lisp Hyperspec</ulink></term> <listitem> <para>A non-normative transferral of the official ANSI standard for Common Lisp to the hypertext medium, by @@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ <listitem> <para>An on-line Wiki-equivalent with emphasis on Free software written in Common Lisp.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><ulink url="http://planet.lisp.org/">Planet.Lisp</ulink></term> + <listitem> + <para>Aggregator for the weblogs and diaries of various + Common Lisp hackers.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term><ulink url="http://common-lisp.net/">Common-Lisp.net</ulink></term> + <listitem> + <para>Home to a number of Common Lisp development projects.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> Index: lispfaq/prolisp.xml diff -u lispfaq/prolisp.xml:1.1 lispfaq/prolisp.xml:1.2 --- lispfaq/prolisp.xml:1.1 Mon Mar 22 13:55:25 2004 +++ lispfaq/prolisp.xml Tue Mar 23 05:11:47 2004 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <qandaentry> <question> - <para>Where can I buy a professional lisp system?</para> + <para>Where can I buy a commercial lisp system?</para> </question> <answer> <para>There are a fair few commercial vendors of Lisp systems; the @@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ <listitem> <para>Franz Inc's Allegro Common Lisp is a fine lisp development environment. See their website for more - details</para> + details.</para> </listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><ulink url="http://www.xanalys.com/">LCL</ulink></term> <listitem> <para>LCL (formerly Liquid Common Lisp) is an offering from - Xanalys</para> + Xanalys.</para> </listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><ulink @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <listitem> <para>Another offering from Xanalys, LispWorks has a different set of extensions above the ANSI specification - from LCL</para> + from LCL.</para> </listitem></varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><ulink Index: lispfaq/scheme.xml diff -u lispfaq/scheme.xml:1.1 lispfaq/scheme.xml:1.2 --- lispfaq/scheme.xml:1.1 Mon Mar 22 13:55:25 2004 +++ lispfaq/scheme.xml Tue Mar 23 05:11:47 2004 @@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ <para> Scheme is a member of the greater family of Lisp languages, assuming that is considered to include others like Dylan and - Emacs Lisp. The design of Scheme predates the ANSI Common Lisp - standard, and some CL features such as lexical scoping may be - considered to have been derived from Scheme. + Emacs Lisp. The design of Scheme <emphasis>predates</emphasis> + the ANSI Common Lisp standard, and some CL features such as + lexical scoping may be considered to have been derived from + Scheme. </para> <para> More detailed comparative discussions don't generally prove very