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[toronto-lisp] Pattern Matching in CL
by David Penton 07 Dec '10

07 Dec '10

Do any of you have experience with pattern-matching packages in CL? By this I do not mean only regular expression stuff such as in CL-PPCRE, but rather pattern-matching for function definition as in Haskell, OCaml, the Racket match function, etc. (Although perhaps CL-PPCRE does this also;, but I am only familiar with the string-handling stuff in CL-PPCRE.) My question is: If I want to mimic what is possible in Haskell, ML and kin, etc. what is the best CL stuff for pattern matching? I have looked at CL-MATCH but find the documentation a bit hard to penetrate. I am in a bit of a hurry to get something done that pattern matching would really help, so any recommendations are welcome. Best, - Dave -

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[toronto-lisp] Lisp in the Google AI challenge
by Vish Singh 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

A formidable Lisp bot, written by a Hungarian programmer, is leading the rankings by a respectable margin in the latest Google AI challenge: http://ai-contest.com/rankings.php Let's cheer him on, and hope he stays in 1st place :) I found out about this challenge too late and, although I played around with the Lisp Starter Pack last week, didn't have time to write a decent bot. I believe there will be another challenge next year. Vish

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[toronto-lisp] Fwd: [TLUG-ANNOUNCE]: GTALUG Meeting Tuesday, 14th December, 2010 @ 7:30pm
by Christopher Browne 24 Nov '10

24 Nov '10

I forwarded notice of this over back in June; if someone would be interested in championing Lisp in a hopefully-lively discussion, you'd surely be made welcome. Note that there are some planned common questions that hopefully show the flavour of the intent: <http://gtalug.org/wiki/Meetings:2010-12/Notes> I believe that virtually all of those questions are ones I'm responsible for... Note that David Collier Brown is an "old Multician," (there now is no other kind! :-)) so it certainly should be a thoughtful moderation that gets expressed. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Myles Braithwaite <me(a)mylesbraithwaite.com> Date: Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 11:04 AM Subject: [TLUG-ANNOUNCE]: GTALUG Meeting Tuesday, 14th December, 2010 @ 7:30pm To: TLUG Announce <tlug-announce(a)ss.org> Topic: Dynamic Languages Smack Down with David Collier-Brown. Panel * Myles Braithwaite -- Python * Still Looking -- Perl * Scott Elcomb -- JavaScript * Fabio FZero -- Ruby * Yanni Chiu -- Smalltalk * Still Looking -- Lisp Location Room GB248, Galbraith Building, University of Toronto 35 St George St Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G8 University of Toronto <http://osm.org/go/ZX6ByChVi-> or <http://goo.gl/maps/S1sL> Schedule 6:00 pm - There is a get together of GTALUGers at Pho 88 <http://pho88.ca/> restaurant 270 Spadina Ave (South of Dundas) for food and socializing. 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation. 9:00 pm - After each meeting (at 9:00 pm) a group of GTALUGers move to the GSU Pub for beer and more socializing. Retrieved from <http://gtalug.org/wiki/Meetings:2010-12> -- http://linuxfinances.info/info/linuxdistributions.html

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[toronto-lisp] making good progress
by Matijaca, Aleksandar 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

Sorry to bombard you folks with this, but I am pissed off and happy all at the same time. It seems that install.lisp was MISSING some brackets ... So, I got this far, and now, have what is hopefully the last issue: CL-USER 5 > (load "c:/aa/asdf-install/asdf-install/load-asdf-install.lisp") ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\load-asdf-install.lisp ;;; ASDF-INSTALL: Loading ASDF-INSTALL package from directory ;;; "c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\" ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\defpackage.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\port.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\split-sequence.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\variables.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\conditions.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\installer.lisp #P"c:/aa/asdf-install/asdf-install/load-asdf-install.lisp" CL-USER 6 > (require 'asdf) NIL CL-USER 7 > (require 'asdf-install) NIL CL-USER 8 > (asdf-install:install "c:/libraries/cl-ppcre.tar.gz") Install where? 1) System-wide install: System in \usr\local\asdf-install\site-systems\ Files in \usr\local\asdf-install\site\ 2) Personal installation: System in H:\.asdf-install-dir\systems\ Files in H:\.asdf-install-dir\site\ 0) Abort installation. --> 2 ;;; ASDF-INSTALL: Installing c:/libraries/cl-ppcre.tar.gz in H:\.asdf-install-dir\site\, H:\.asdf-install-dir\systems\ Error: In ZEROP of (:ACTIVE) arguments should be of type NUMBER. 1 (continue) Return a value to use. 2 Supply a new argument. 3 (abort) Return to level 0. 4 Return to top loop level 0. Type :b for backtrace or :c <option number> to proceed. Type :bug-form "<subject>" for a bug report template or :? for other options. CL-USER 9 : 1 > ====================================================== It appears to have created the directories in H:\.asdf-install-dir\ but there is nothing in those directories... Thanks, Alex. _______________________________________________________________________ This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed and may be privileged and confidential. Unauthorised use or disclosure is prohibited. If you receive This e-mail in error, please advise immediately and delete the original message. This message may have been altered without your or our knowledge and the sender does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the message. Ce courriel est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) désigné(s) est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser immédiatement, par retour de courriel ou par un autre moyen.

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[toronto-lisp] port issue fixed
by Matijaca, Aleksandar 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

Indeed, there was one ) extra vi editor spotted it right-away.. However, I am having a problem now with another file in asdf-install, and this time it's not that clear -- apparently, it's an Error: end of file while reading..?? Any idea? CL-USER 1 > (load "c:/aa/asdf/asdf.lisp") ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf\asdf.lisp #P"c:/aa/asdf/asdf.lisp" CL-USER 2 > (load "c:/aa/asdf-install/asdf-install/load-asdf-install.lisp") ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\load-asdf-install.lisp ;;; ASDF-INSTALL: Loading ASDF-INSTALL package from directory ;;; "c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\" ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\defpackage.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\port.lisp ; Loading C:\Program Files\LispWorks Personal\lib\6-0-0-0\load-on-demand\processes\comm-defsys.lisp on demand... ;; Creating system "COMM" ; Loading text file C:\Program Files\LispWorks Personal\lib\6-0-0-0\load-on-demand\processes\comm-pkg.lisp ; Loading fasl file C:\Program Files\LispWorks Personal\lib\6-0-0-0\load-on-demand\processes\sockets.ofasl ; Loading fasl file C:\Program Files\LispWorks Personal\lib\6-0-0-0\load-on-demand\processes\ssl-constants.ofasl ; Loading fasl file C:\Program Files\LispWorks Personal\lib\6-0-0-0\load-on-demand\processes\ssl-foreign-types.ofasl ; Loading fasl file C:\Program Files\LispWorks Personal\lib\6-0-0-0\load-on-demand\processes\ssl.ofasl ; Loading fasl file C:\Program Files\LispWorks Personal\lib\6-0-0-0\load-on-demand\processes\ssl-certs.ofasl ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\split-sequence.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\variables.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\conditions.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\installer.lisp Error: End of file while reading stream #<STREAM::LATIN-1-FILE-STREAM ASDF-INSTALL-LIBRARY:INSTALLER.LISP.NEWEST>. 1 (continue) Try loading ASDF-INSTALL-LIBRARY:installer.lisp again. 2 Give up loading ASDF-INSTALL-LIBRARY:installer.lisp. 3 Try loading another file instead of ASDF-INSTALL-LIBRARY:installer.lisp. 4 Try loading c:/aa/asdf-install/asdf-install/load-asdf-install.lisp again. 5 Give up loading c:/aa/asdf-install/asdf-install/load-asdf-install.lisp. 6 Try loading another file instead of c:/aa/asdf-install/asdf-install/load-asdf-install.lisp. 7 (abort) Return to level 0. 8 Return to top loop level 0. Type :b for backtrace or :c <option number> to proceed. Type :bug-form "<subject>" for a bug report template or :? for other options. ASDF-INSTALL 3 : 1 > _______________________________________________________________________ This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed and may be privileged and confidential. Unauthorised use or disclosure is prohibited. If you receive This e-mail in error, please advise immediately and delete the original message. This message may have been altered without your or our knowledge and the sender does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the message. Ce courriel est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) désigné(s) est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser immédiatement, par retour de courriel ou par un autre moyen.

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Re: [toronto-lisp] toronto-lisp Digest, Vol 35, Issue 5
by Leo Zovic 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

Not sure if it works the same on Lispworks, but in SBCL + Emacs/SLIME, you can target your library archive directly with ASDF instead of relying on the automated download. In other words (require 'asdf) (require 'asdf-install) (asdf-install:install "/path/to/your/cl-ppcre.tar.gz") Obviously, you'll want to use the windows file path in place of that one. As long as the tarball has that asd file in it, it should work. Now, for this library, you should just be able to do (asdf-install:install 'cl-ppcre) instead of getting your own download (this is probably what is meant by "the usual way"). cl-ppcre is well maintained, so ASDF should be able to handle the download for you unless the CLiki is down for whatever reason. -Leo PS. I remember the first few weeks of learning Lisp. It was goddamn infuriating. If it's any consolation at all, the feeling passes once you get your bearings. On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 12:00 PM, <toronto-lisp-request(a)common-lisp.net>wrote: > Send toronto-lisp mailing list submissions to > toronto-lisp(a)common-lisp.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/toronto-lisp > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > toronto-lisp-request(a)common-lisp.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > toronto-lisp-owner(a)common-lisp.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of toronto-lisp digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. asdf / lispworks 6.0.1 personal edition question > (Matijaca, Aleksandar) > 2. Re: asdf / lispworks 6.0.1 personal edition question > (Brian Connoy) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:07:43 -0500 > From: "Matijaca, Aleksandar" <Aleksandar.Matijaca(a)rbccm.com> > Subject: [toronto-lisp] asdf / lispworks 6.0.1 personal edition > question > To: <toronto-lisp(a)common-lisp.net> > Message-ID: > <BD3CC1693A9DA54C971EDAED1B7EF040018C35FF(a)SXGM-501.fg.rbc.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Ok, so I downloaded the latest 6.0.1 Lispworks for windows, and I do not > see anywhere in > the gui even a mention of ASDF - there is no "button"... On their web > site, they state that > they have ASDF integration in IDE - I don't see it. The link in their > web pages takes me here: > > To use ASDF in the LispWorks IDE: > > 1. Load ASDF and some ASDF system definitions in the usual ASDF > way. > 2. Load the file (example-file "misc/asdf-integration.lisp") . > > > >From the above: Load ASDF and some ASDF system definitions in the usual > ASDF way. (WTF, I > don't know what the "usual way" is...?) What is the usual way???? > > Ok, so I ran the second line called (example-file ...... And I assume > that does something also, > although they don't say what.... Why is it called example-file??? What > is example-file? What > kind of a function is that? > > Ok, so, I also downloaded cl-ppcre-2.0.3 (I can't use quicklisp network > type installations > because I am at a bank, and they have serious firewalls preventing stuff > just like this). So, > I downloaded this package, and I unzipped it, and I did notice that > there is amongst other > files a cl-ppcre.asd file (probably important). So, this is what I > have: > > LispWorks 6.0.1 which is supposed to be already ASDF ready on Windows > > Unzipped cl-ppcre-2.0.3 > > So, assuming that the whole thing is ASDF ready, how do I load up and > "install" > cl-ppcre-2.0.3 > > Why is this so friggin' frustrating - I just wanna code in Lisp, not > fight Lispworks and > ASDF... > > Thanks, Alex. > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is > addressed and may be privileged and confidential. > Unauthorised use or disclosure is prohibited. If you receive This e-mail in > error, please advise immediately and delete the original message. > This message may have been altered without your or our knowledge and the > sender does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the > message. > > Ce courriel est confidentiel et prot?g?. L'exp?diteur ne renonce pas aux > droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. > Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements > qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) > d?sign?(s) est interdite. > Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser imm?diatement, > par retour de courriel ou par un autre moyen. >

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[toronto-lisp] ok, I think I figured it out
by Matijaca, Aleksandar 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

I am at a bank behind a firewall, and, my previous crash seemed to indicate that something went wrong in ports.lisp (networking??). So I did a quick look see for the word proxy in asdf-install, and lo-and-behold, I found in defpackage.lisp an area where I could possibly configure proxy info... Now, my proxy information is as follows: Hostname is something.secret.rbc.com Port is 8080 Username someusername Password supersecret The proxy is an http proxy - how would you configure the parameters below, so that it will take these parameters above to configure the defpackage.lisp below. It's an http proxy, and I don't notice anywhere the ability to set up the port value.. Any ideas? (cl:in-package :cl-user) (defpackage #:asdf-install (:use #:common-lisp) (:export ;; Customizable variables. #:*shell-path* ; TODO: Undocumented #:*proxy* #:*cclan-mirror* #:asdf-install-dirs ; TODO: Undocumented #:private-asdf-install-dirs ; TODO: Undocumented #:*tar-extractor* ; TODO: Undocumented #:*program-directories* ; TODO: Undocumented #:*verify-gpg-signatures* #:*locations* #:*safe-url-prefixes* #:*preferred-location* #:*temporary-directory* ; TODO: Undocumented #:*system-file-installer* ;; External entry points. #:add-locations ; TODO: Undocumented #:add-registry-location ; TODO: Undocumented #:uninstall #:install #:asdf-install-version ; TODO: Undocumented #+(and asdf (or :win32 :mswindows)) #:sysdef-source-dir-search ;; proxy authentication #:*proxy-user* #:*proxy-passwd* ;; conditions #:download-error #:signature-error ; TODO: Undocumented #:gpg-error ; TODO: Undocumented #:gpg-shell-error ; TODO: Undocumented #:key-not-found #:key-not-trusted #:author-not-trusted #:installation-abort ; TODO: Undocumented ;; restarts #:install-anyways ; TODO: Undocumented )) (defpackage #:asdf-install-customize (:use #:common-lisp #:asdf-install) (:documentation "Used internally for loading user customization file.")) ;;; Local variables: ;;; indent-tabs-mode:nil ;;; End: _______________________________________________________________________ This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed and may be privileged and confidential. Unauthorised use or disclosure is prohibited. If you receive This e-mail in error, please advise immediately and delete the original message. This message may have been altered without your or our knowledge and the sender does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the message. Ce courriel est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) désigné(s) est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser immédiatement, par retour de courriel ou par un autre moyen.

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[toronto-lisp] asdf / lispworks 6.0.1 personal edition question
by Matijaca, Aleksandar 15 Nov '10

15 Nov '10

Ok, so I downloaded the latest 6.0.1 Lispworks for windows, and I do not see anywhere in the gui even a mention of ASDF - there is no "button"... On their web site, they state that they have ASDF integration in IDE - I don't see it. The link in their web pages takes me here: To use ASDF in the LispWorks IDE: 1. Load ASDF and some ASDF system definitions in the usual ASDF way. 2. Load the file (example-file "misc/asdf-integration.lisp") . >From the above: Load ASDF and some ASDF system definitions in the usual ASDF way. (WTF, I don't know what the "usual way" is...?) What is the usual way???? Ok, so I ran the second line called (example-file ...... And I assume that does something also, although they don't say what.... Why is it called example-file??? What is example-file? What kind of a function is that? Ok, so, I also downloaded cl-ppcre-2.0.3 (I can't use quicklisp network type installations because I am at a bank, and they have serious firewalls preventing stuff just like this). So, I downloaded this package, and I unzipped it, and I did notice that there is amongst other files a cl-ppcre.asd file (probably important). So, this is what I have: LispWorks 6.0.1 which is supposed to be already ASDF ready on Windows Unzipped cl-ppcre-2.0.3 So, assuming that the whole thing is ASDF ready, how do I load up and "install" cl-ppcre-2.0.3 Why is this so friggin' frustrating - I just wanna code in Lisp, not fight Lispworks and ASDF... Thanks, Alex. _______________________________________________________________________ This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed and may be privileged and confidential. Unauthorised use or disclosure is prohibited. If you receive This e-mail in error, please advise immediately and delete the original message. This message may have been altered without your or our knowledge and the sender does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the message. Ce courriel est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) désigné(s) est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser immédiatement, par retour de courriel ou par un autre moyen.

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[toronto-lisp] Java rule engine with lisp like syntax
by Aleksandar Matijaca 06 Nov '10

06 Nov '10

http://www.jessrules.com/jess/ Sent from my iPhone

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[toronto-lisp] dealing with strings -> symbols
by Matijaca, Aleksandar 06 Nov '10

06 Nov '10

Hi there, I have come across something that I need just a little bit of help with. I managed to write some lisp code to read a flat file, line by line. I also managed to put those lines of code into something like this: ( ( "A,MSFT.N,D,12.4,12:43:00") ( "f,IBM.N,f,108.4,11:09:023") ) All comma delineated text files. Now, I would like to convert this into something that I can deal with from a lisp perspective - I would like to get so that these values are symbols - so this is what I really want: ( ( A MSFT.N D 12.4 12:43:00 ) ( f IBM.N f 108.4 11:09:023 ) ) I noticed that there is a function called INTERN which seems to convert a regular string to a symbol, but, I don't really have a regular string, I have a "mess" as shown above. Any idea on how I can go from a messed up single long string, to a bunch of symbols, so I can finally start dealing with the symbols in the line from a file a "lisp way"? Thanks, Alex. _______________________________________________________________________ This email is intended only for the use of the individual(s) to whom it is addressed and may be privileged and confidential. Unauthorised use or disclosure is prohibited. If you receive This e-mail in error, please advise immediately and delete the original message. This message may have been altered without your or our knowledge and the sender does not accept any liability for any errors or omissions in the message. Ce courriel est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) désigné(s) est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courriel par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser immédiatement, par retour de courriel ou par un autre moyen.

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