Tag Archives: Lisp

SBCL 1.2.16

Posted on 2015-10-06 by jcs

SBCL 1.2.16 has been released and is ready for download at the usual place. This month’s update has one enhancement involving timers and 3 bug fixes. You can read the details on the NEWS page. As usual, I compiled the … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.2.15

Posted on 2015-09-05 by jcs

The new SBCL (version 1.2.15) is out and ready for download. This release fixes some bugs, updates to ASDF 3.1.5, and makes some small improvements to PROGN and DEFCLASS. See the NEWS page for the details. As usual, I compiled … Continue reading →

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SBCL versus C++

Posted on 2015-08-06 by jcs

Drmeister has an interesting mini-benchmark that compares Common Lisp to C++ and Python. The real purpose of the post is to compare the performance of CCLASP Common Lisp to C++. CCLASP is a new Common Lisp system that drmeister is … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.2.14 Released

Posted on 2015-08-03 by jcs

The latest version of Steel Bank Common Lisp is available at the usual place. You can check the NEWS page for the changes in this iteration. When I first tried to download it from Sourceforge, it wasn’t available and Sourceforge … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.2.13 Released

Posted on 2015-07-04 by jcs

The Steel Bank Common Lisp developers have released version 1.2.13. The release fixes 8 bugs and has a few enhancements for the Windows port and for threading. See the NEWS file for the details. The system compiled without incident as … Continue reading →

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A New Common Lisp Book

Posted on 2015-05-16 by jcs

Lispers have traditionally eschewed regular expressions but the truth is that they are often useful and sometimes the most practical way to deal with a problem. Because of the bias against regular expressions, the CL specification does not include them. … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.2.11 is Out

Posted on 2015-05-14 by jcs

I downloaded, compiled, and installed SBCL 1.2.11, the latest monthly release of the SBCL system. When I ran the regression tests (on OS X 10.10.3) I got one failure. The main development platform is Linux so I’m assuming this is … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.2.10

Posted on 2015-04-01 by jcs

SBCL 1.2.10 is out and available at the usual place. This month’s release is mainly bug fixes, although there is one enhancement. You can get all the details from the NEWS page. As usual, the system built and ran the … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.2.9

Posted on 2015-03-01 by jcs

Steel Bank Common Lisp is out and available at the usual place. This month’s release has some optimizations and a bunch of bug fixes. You can get the details from SBCL’s NEWS page. As I say every month, if you’re … Continue reading →

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SBCL 1.2.8

Posted on 2015-02-03 by jcs

Last night, I installed the latest version (1.2.8) of SBCL. As usual, the regression tests and installation executed without problem. You can get your copy at the usual place. This month’s release fixes some bugs, has three enhancements, and two … Continue reading →

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