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ABLE is a Common Lisp editor based on Tcl/Tk.

homepage: https://common-lisp.net/project/able/

How to start it:

  • clone the repository where ASDF can find it (in ~/quicklisp/local-projects)
  • (ql:quickload "able")
  • (able::start)

Features:

  • REPL
  • editor with matching parenthesis highlighting, simple syntax formatting, symbols completion
  • menus with available commands:
    • manage buffers
    • talk to the Lisp: macroexpand, load file or buffer, compile file, lookup symbol on the CLHS
    • etc

Missing features:

  • graphical interactive debugger (only native debugger available)