Re: CL-HTTP, CMUCL & Debian

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Friedrich Dominicus <[email protected]> writes:

> Chris Hall <[email protected]> writes:
> > I've looked at Scheme-y things, and I don't think I want to go there,
> > though it _was_ interesting to follow the occasional discussions on
> > server-side continuations - specifically call/cc, IIRC - as a way to
> > implement a sort of modal interface to web applications.  (Personally,
> > I can't see it ever working cleanly with the standard browsers, and
> > saving app state on the browser side too horrific security-wise to
> > seriously consider actually doing.)
> Well I have though about "my" Web infrastructure and the problems with
> clien-side stuff is always:
> - are things activated
> - what to do if not
> 
> No fuss if you keep all that on the Server, it has more to do but I
> expect a decent Lisp will handle quite some traffic ;-)
> 

Exactly what I was thinking.

> >
> > Are these versions remotely compatible?  I really don't know, though
> > judging from the 'readme.text' in CL-HTTP's distribution it looks like
> > they should be - except maybe on the threading side, due to the old
> > Linux kernel (and thus libs)?
> I think the CMUCL is too old.

I've upgraded to the 18e CMUCL binaries, but it looks like I might the
need sources as well, since now there seems to be an error in CMUCL.

> > ...
> Well I might be able to get a similiar combination running. But I'm
> wondering if you might spend a bit more time making yourself familia
> with Common Lisp, CL-HTTP is a very large piece of Common Lisp with a
> lot of things extra-to learn
> - CLOS
> - Macros
> - and models for user interaction. ....
> 
> Regards
> Friedrich
> 

Yes, and that is one of the attractions for me!  I seem to learn
better when I have a purpose in mind, in this case it is the
opportunity to get a decent web app infrastructure running while
learning some real-world techniques applied with 'the primordial
language'. :-D

Aloha,

+Chris

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