Re: GNU Common Lisp & PowerLoom?

> I am trying to find an inexpensive way to run PowerLoom on my
> Windows PC.  I guess I really ought to do a Linux installation and
> run CMU CL, but that seems like a lot of trouble right now.  I'm
> learning to use GNU Common Lisp but when I try to start PowerLoom, I
> run into problems.  Has anyone succeeded in using GNU Common Lisp
> with PowerLoom?  If so, what version of GCL?  Any suggestions?
> 
The last time I checked GCL was way out of date.

I recommend CLISP (http://clisp.cons.org).  It's free and, because it
compiles to byte code, very portable.  It's not as efficient as an
implementation that compiles to machine code, but you can experiment
with it.  To get a feel for how a commercial implementation would
compare, you can try the trial versions of Allegro and Lispworks.

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                                   -- Drew McDermott
                                      Yale Computer Science Department