Now you can configure the LispWorks image to your taste. In the distribution directory config
there are two files that have been preloaded into the LispWorks image:
Take a look at the settings in configure.lisp
to see if there is anything you want to change. In particular, you must change the value of *lispworks-directory*
if you have chosen a location for the library which is different to that in the supplied image and moved the image away from the top-level of the installation directory.
If you already have a .lispworks
personal initialization file in your home directory, examine the supplied example a-dot-lispworks.lisp
file for new settings which you may wish to add. Otherwise, make a copy of a-dot-lispworks.lisp
in your home directory, naming it .lispworks
. This file is loaded into LispWorks when you start it up, allowing you to make personal customizations to LispWorks not in the image your fellow users see.
Make a copy of config/configure.lisp
called /tmp/my-configuration.lisp
. When you have made any desired changes in my-configuration.lisp
you can save a new LispWorks image, creating a local version.
/tmp/config.lisp
, containing:(load-all-patches)
(load "/tmp/my-configuration.lisp")
(save-image "/usr/local/bin/lispworks")
% cd /usr/lib/lispworks
% lispworks-
7-1-0
-sparc-solaris -build /tmp/config.lisp
If the image will not run at this stage, it is probably not finding a valid key. See Obtaining and Installing your license keys
The siteinit.lisp
is also suppressed because this will be loaded automatically when you start the configured image. Saving the image takes some time.
You can now use the new image by starting it just as you did the supplied image. Saving a new image over the old one is not recommended. Use a unique name.
The following steps provide a basic test of your installation.
/tmp
.DISPLAY
environment variable is correctly set and that your machine has permission to connect to the display.The inspector is a load-on-demand feature, so if the installation is correct you will see messages reporting that the inspector is being loaded.
CL-USER 2 > (env:start-environment :display <display>)
where <display>
is the name of the machine running the X server, for example "cantor:0"
.
LispWorks Release Notes and Installation Guide - 19 Oct 2017