From: Peter O'Gorman BM/017 Maths Dept. U.L.
Subject: Help wanted with VAX LISP :- executable images
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1990 17:11:50 +0000
Message-ID: <2368@ul.ie>

I am using VAX LISP V2.1 on a DEC VAX 8530.

The manual says that an executable image can be created, by using
the function 'define-lisp-system'. 

This function is supposedly in the package VAX-LISP.
When I tried it, I was informed that it is an undefined function.
I did try use-package etc.

I realise that it is probably only my stupidity, as I am still learning the
language, but I would appreciate help on this.

Thanks.
		-Peter
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Peter O'Gorman, Maths dept, University of Limerick, Ireland.
E-Mail : ········@UL.IE 

• Re: Help wanted with VAX LISP :- executable images Ken Meltsner
  • Re: Help wanted with VAX LISP -> Thank's. Peter O'Gorman BM/017 Maths Dept. U.L.

From: Ken Meltsner
Subject: Re: Help wanted with VAX LISP :- executable images
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1990 13:31:52 +0000
Message-ID: <1990Feb1.133152.12808@athena.mit.edu>

I'm not sure if Vaxlisp 2.1 supports  standalone executable images; the first
version I can remember that did was 2.2  Since the current release is 3.0a, 
you may want to upgrade. (The new system has many other advantages as well.)

Here's a sample define-lisp-system:

(define-lisp-system "junker"
  :exclude '(:editor
              :compiler
              :uis
              )
  :requires-license nil
  :input-files '("test-junk")
  :main 'countdown)

Test-junk.lsp has a single function COUNTDOWN which runs from 10 to 1.

But I suspect your big problem is an obsolete version of LISP.

			Ken

From: Peter O'Gorman BM/017 Maths Dept. U.L.
Subject: Re: Help wanted with VAX LISP -> Thank's.
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 1990 13:00:59 +0000
Message-ID: <2496@ul.ie>

In reply to my query on define-lisp-system,

········@athena.mit.edu (Ken Meltsner) writes:

> I'm not sure if Vaxlisp 2.1 supports  standalone executable images; the first
> version I can remember that did was 2.2  Since the current release is 3.0a, 
> you may want to upgrade. (The new system has many other advantages as well.)

> But I suspect your big problem is an obsolete version of LISP.
> 
> 			Ken

We had upgraded to Version 2.2 more than 6 months ago, except the LISP command
remained the same, running V2.1.

I now have people working round the clock to try to fix this problem :-).

Thanks for the replys. I may try to persuade the people who run the machine
to upgrade, but I think that I am the only one in the place using LISP, so
I doubt that they would take much notice of my lone voice.

Thanks again, all who responded.

		-Peter