Re: Readline completion example?

Hi Jean,

> * Jean Louis <[email protected]> [2017-11-11 19:04:16 +0300]:
>
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 01:39:53PM -0500, Sam Steingold wrote:
>> You can start your quest by replacing sys::completion with, say,
>> 
>> (defun sys::completion (string start end)
>>   (list "foo" "foo1" "foo2"))
>> 
>> Now, whenever you hit TAB, you get "foo" inserted and "foo1" and "foo2"
>> suggested (or something like that).
>> 
>> The current behavior is described here:
>> http://clisp.org/impnotes/clisp.html#completion
>
> I am trying to do the above, but I am not getting it.

I am afraid I don't understand you.
-- what did you do?
-- what did clisp do?
-- what did you expect?

> The link also does not say much any more about how to get completion
> words in CLISP, and I need it for prompts and inputs.

you might want to start with
http://clisp.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/clisp/clisp/src/complete.lisp
do you understand the code there?

Again, for me to help you, I have to understand what you are trying to
accomplish.

Thanks.

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