From: Xavier Maillard <xma@gnu.org>
To: Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: how to learn lisp
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:25:26 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200810220025.m9M0PQAd018851@zogzog.maillard.mobi> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87r66ah1uo.fsf@lion.rapttech.com.au> (message from Tim X on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:57:35 +1100)
Hi,
> you haven't seen it yet, there is a -batch option for starting up
> Emacs. If you create an Emacs Lisp file, for example - hello_world.el
> - you can then execute this file in the same manner you would execute
> a Perl/Python/Ruby/Tcl script by typing "emacs -batch -l
> hello_world.el".
An alternative and useful way to start playing with elisp that is faster
than running scripts with batch mode is IELM mod (e.g. m-x ielm). It
provides an elisp REPL where you can evaluate various elisp forms.
I second that. This is the best tool to start with when learning.
I did that way a long time ago.
-batch option is, IMO, a bad idea for a beginner since the user
has to know what -batch implies internally (what it does, what
it can't do, etc.).
Regards
Xavier
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-10-22 0:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-13 4:34 how to learn lisp jacklisp
2008-10-13 8:01 ` Jordan Greenberg
2008-10-13 13:52 ` William Case
2008-10-21 5:36 ` TheFlyingDutchman
2008-10-21 6:57 ` Tim X
2008-10-22 0:25 ` Xavier Maillard [this message]
[not found] ` <mailman.1753.1224635369.25473.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2008-10-22 2:12 ` TheFlyingDutchman
2008-10-22 5:59 ` Kevin Rodgers
2008-10-22 7:37 ` Xah
2008-10-22 11:29 ` Javier
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