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dreamcompiler | karma 15279 | avg karma 3.54 · 2019-07-07 16:19:43+00:00

> there hasn't been a free/cheap compiler and IDE for a PC for a very long time

CCL is a free Common Lisp compiler that runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. On the Mac, it comes with an IDE. It's been around for about 20 years.

SBCL is another free compiler that uses Emacs/Slime as an IDE.

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AgentOrange1234 | karma 614 | avg karma 2.22 · 2019-07-07 20:18:07

I agree that CCL and SBCL are superb on Linux and Mac. But until at least a few years ago, they were both poorly supported on Windows (requiring something like Cygwin). That may have changed now. Also, AFAIK, CCL is dying now. :(

fiddlerwoaroof | karma 6113 | avg karma 2.37 · 2019-07-07 21:14:34

CCL's development is relatively slow compared to sbcl, but I'm not sure that it's "dying". And, there's been a brand new compiler on LLVM, clasp, as well as the SICL project.

flavio81 | karma 2332 | avg karma 2.08 · 2019-07-08 18:35:35+00:00

>AFAIK, CCL is dying now

CCL is the 2nd most downloaded Lisp implementation, so it can't be called "dying."

You'll find that new lisp projects are almost invariably tested on CCL too.

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AgentOrange1234 | karma 614 | avg karma 2.22 · 2019-07-09 00:56:00

The latest commit is 2 months ago.[1] I don’t know how to define “dying,” but it doesn’t seem healthy.

It saddens me, as it is/was a great tool for me for many years. I hope SBCL can take it from here.

1. https://github.com/Clozure/ccl

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