Is is interesting to choose another Lisp version ?
Subject: Is is interesting to choose another Lisp version ?
From: Robert Dodier
Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2005 10:49:37 -0600
hi thomas,
> I use Maxima for some months, and I wonder if it would be of any interest to
> use another Lisp version (I now use cmucl). Readline abilities are not an
> issue for me since I have my own line editor (ledit) ; I would rather be
> interested by remarks concerning various performances.
cmucl is a good choice.
of the 3 officially supported varieties (cmucl, clisp, and gcl),
clisp is relatively slow compared to cmucl,
and gcl differs in several minor ways from ansi common lisp,
which cmucl implements without any shortcomings apparent
in maxima.
i believe other lisps can compile maxima -- sbcl and allegro,
maybe others.
by the way, if you're a lisp hacker, please consider joining the
project as a developer.
as always my opinion is worth what you paid for it.
all the best,
robert dodier