From: chucklyfun
Subject: CLisp package search path
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 13:30:32 +0000
Message-ID: <38cd542f.0310150530.767ec755@posting.google.com>

I'm trying to figure out what the search path is for loading files or
packages.  Most languages search the current directory, then some
directory in the language directory, then one or two other places on
the system or give up.  Does anyone know what CLisp does?

From: Joerg Hoehle
Subject: Re: CLisp package search path
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 16:09:21 +0000
Message-ID: <ullrjdexa.fsf@users.sourceforge.net>

··········@juno.com (chucklyfun) writes:

> I'm trying to figure out what the search path is for loading files or
> packages.  Most languages search the current directory, then some
> directory in the language directory, then one or two other places on
> the system or give up.  Does anyone know what CLisp does?

(describe 'custom:*load-paths*)

*LOAD-PATHS* is the symbol *LOAD-PATHS*, lies in #<PACKAGE CUSTOM>, is
accessible in 6 packages COMMON-LISP-USER, CUSTOM, EXT, FFI, SCREEN, SYSTEM, a
variable declared SPECIAL, value: (#P"" "~/lisp/**/").
Documentation as a VARIABLE:
The list of directories where programs are searched on LOAD etc.

 #<PACKAGE CUSTOM> is the package named CUSTOM.
 It exports 48 symbols to 1 package EXT.

 (#P"" "~/lisp/**/") is a list of length 2.
Documentation:
VARIABLE:
"The list of directories where programs are searched on LOAD etc."

	Jorg Hohle
Telekom/T-Systems Technology Center