LISP(1)                                                                LISP(1)



NAME
       lisp - lisp interpreter

SYNOPSIS
       lisp

DESCRIPTION
       _L_i_s_p  is a lisp interpreter for a dialect which closely resembles MIT’s
       MACLISP.  This lisp, known as  FRANZ LISP,  features  an  I/O  facility
       which  allows the user to change the input and output syntax, add macro
       characters, and maintain compatibility with upper-case only  lisp  sys‐
       tems;  infinite  precision  integer  arithmetic,  and an error facility
       which allows the user to trap system errors  in  many  different  ways.
       Interpreted  functions  may be mixed with code compiled by _l_i_s_z_t(1) and
       both may be debugged using the ‘‘Joseph Lister’’ trace package.  A _l_i_s_p
       containing  compiled and interpreted code may be dumped into a file for
       later use.

       There are too many functions to list here; one should refer to the man‐
       uals listed below.

AUTHORS
       An  early  version  was  written by Jeff Levinsky, Mike Curry, and John
       Breedlove.  Keith Sklower wrote and is maintaining the current version,
       with the assistance of John Foderaro.  The garbage collector was imple‐
       mented by Bill Rowan.

FILES
       /usr/lib/lisp/trace.l   Joseph Lister trace package
       /usr/lib/lisp/toplevel.ltop level read-eval-print loop

SEE ALSO
       liszt(1), lxref(1)
       ‘FRANZ LISP  Manual, Version 1’ by John K. Foderaro
       MACLISP Manual

BUGS
       The error system is in a state of flux and not all error  messages  are
       as informative as they could be.



4th Berkeley Distribution       April 29, 1985                         LISP(1)