From: dstein64
Subject: Re-initializing the environment
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:46:41 +0000
Message-ID: <50699398-29e5-424b-9a04-9408fc10052c@k13g2000hse.googlegroups.com>

I am using SBCL and SLIME. How can I re-initialize the Lisp
environment without completely restarting? That is, how can I get back
to the same image/state that I would be in had I just loaded SBCL?
Thanks.

• Re: Re-initializing the environment Zach Beane
• Re: Re-initializing the environment Kent M Pitman

From: Zach Beane
Subject: Re: Re-initializing the environment
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:50:19 +0000
Message-ID: <m3prtelx78.fsf@unnamed.xach.com>

dstein64 <········@gmail.com> writes:

> I am using SBCL and SLIME. How can I re-initialize the Lisp
> environment without completely restarting? That is, how can I get back
> to the same image/state that I would be in had I just loaded SBCL?

You can conveniently do this from SLIME with M-x
slime-restart-inferior-lisp.

I tend to work within a new package, though, and when I want to start
over I use DELETE-PACKAGE and reload. When that isn't enough, I
restart the inferior lisp.

Zach

From: Kent M Pitman
Subject: Re: Re-initializing the environment
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:11:43 +0000
Message-ID: <uy78264uo.fsf@nhplace.com>

dstein64 <········@gmail.com> writes:

> I am using SBCL and SLIME. How can I re-initialize the Lisp
> environment without completely restarting? That is, how can I get back
> to the same image/state that I would be in had I just loaded SBCL?

I can't speak to SBCL, but generally, you're making the apparent
implicit assumption that "completely restarting" is slower.  On many
lisps, it's a lot faster than doing what you're asking.