2.5.2 Start the X11/Motif LispWorks GUI

Assuming you have installed this option, and that you have X11 running and Motif installed, you can now start LispWorks with the X11/Motif GUI.

Note that the supplied image does not start its GUI automatically by default. There are three alternate ways to make the GUI start:

1. Call the function env:start-environment

Follow this session in the X11 terminal (xterm by default):

xterm% cd "/Applications/LispWorks 5.1"

xterm% ./lispworks-5-1-0-macos-universal-motif

LispWorks(R): The Common Lisp Programming Environment

Copyright (C) 1987-2008 LispWorks Ltd.  All rights reserved.

Version 5.1.0

Saved by LispWorks as lispworks-5-1-0-darwin-motif, at 29 Feb 2008 14:37

User dubya on octane

; Loading text file /Applications/LispWorks 5.1/Library/lib/5-1-0-0/config/siteinit.lisp

; Loading text file /Applications/LispWorks 5.1/Library/lib/5-1-0-0/private-patches/load.lisp

; Loading text file /u/ldisk/dubya/.lispworks

CL-USER 1 > (env:start-environment)

The LispWorks X11/Motif IDE and Lisp Monitor window should appear.

You may put the call to env:start-environment at the end of your initialization file, if desired.

2. Pass the -env command line argument

The -env command line argument causes the function env:start-environment to be called.

Follow this session in the X11 terminal:

xterm% cd "/Applications/LispWorks 5.1"

xterm% ./lispworks-5-1-0-macos-universal-motif
 -env

The LispWorks X11/Motif IDE and Lisp Monitor window should appear.

3. Create an image which starts the GUI automatically

If you want to create a LispWorks image which starts the GUI automatically, you should make a configuration script that calls

( save-image ... :environment t)

and pass it to the supplied lispworks-5-1-0-macos-universal-motif image. Note: This will create a non-universal binary, containing only the architecture on which you call save-image .

See Configuring your LispWorks installation for more information about configuring your LispWorks image for your own needs.