From: Mad
Subject: Lisp
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <58epf6$f46@duke.telepac.pt>

Hello everybody,

                        i'm studying Lisp for 2 weeks now and i would like 
to have a few question answered. Is Lisp an Interpreted language? Can i 
generate .exe files with it?

I only have Allegro Common Lisp (Win95 Lite Version) and i'm unable to 
compile. Where can i get diferent Lisp compiler (Dos or Win 3.x/95)?


TIA,

        Goncalo Farias


PS. Sorry for my poor English.. :/

From: Jim Veitch
Subject: Re: Lisp
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Message-ID: <32AB5904.7700@franz.com>

Mad wrote:
> 
> Hello everybody,
> 
>                         i'm studying Lisp for 2 weeks now and i would like
> to have a few question answered. Is Lisp an Interpreted language? Can i
> generate .exe files with it?
> 
> I only have Allegro Common Lisp (Win95 Lite Version) and i'm unable to
> compile. Where can i get diferent Lisp compiler (Dos or Win 3.x/95)?

This Lisp only compiles.  There is no interpreter.  The Lite version
lacks a file compiler (i.e. the ability to read in a source code file
and write out a compiled code file).  However source code is compiled as
it loaded in.

The Lite version also lacks the ability to generate application images.

You must buy a supported version to get either of the above
capabilities.

Regards,

Jim Veitch.