(ilisp.info)Introduction

Introduction
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   ILISP is an interface from GNU Emacs to an inferior LISP.  It has the
following features:

   * Runs under emacs-18, fsf emacs-19, and Lucid emacs-19.

   * Support for multiple LISP dialects including Lucid, Allegro and CMU
     on multiple machines even at the same time.

   * Dynamically sized pop-up windows that can be buried and scrolled
     from any window.

   * Packages are properly handled including the distinction between
     exported and internal symbols.

   * Synchronous, asynchronous or batch eval and compile of files,
     regions, definitions and sexps with optional switching and
     automatic calling.

   * Arglist, documentation, describe, inspect and macroexpand.

   * Completion of filename components and LISP symbols including
     partial matches.

   * Find source both with and without help from the inferior LISP,
     including CLOS methods, multiple definitions and multiple files.

   * Edit the callers of a function with and without help from the
     inferior LISP.

   * Trace/untrace a function.

   * `M-q' ("Fill-paragraph") works properly on paragraphs in comments,
     strings and code.

   * Find unbalanced parentheses.

   * Super brackets.

   * Handles editing, entering and indenting full LISP expressions.

   * Next, previous, and similar history mechanism compatible with
     comint.

   * Handles LISP errors.

   * Result histories are maintained in the inferior LISP.

   * Does not create spurious symbols and handles case issues.

   * Online manuals for ILISP and Common LISP.