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author | Peter <craven@gmx.net> | 2016-04-30 20:46:03 +0200 |
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committer | Peter <craven@gmx.net> | 2016-04-30 20:47:34 +0200 |
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Add MIT/GNU, Chez and Chibi to docs
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diff --git a/doc/repl.texi b/doc/repl.texi index 7fa395b..3974ea3 100644 --- a/doc/repl.texi +++ b/doc/repl.texi @@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ ready, just come back here and proceed to the following sections. @cindex REPL To start a Scheme REPL (meaning, a Scheme process offering you a Read-Eval-Print Loop), Geiser provides the generic interactive command -@command{run-geiser}. If you invoke it (via, as is customary in Emacs, +@command{run-geiser}. If you invoke it (via, as is customary in Emacs, @kbd{M-x run-geiser}), you'll be saluted by a prompt asking which one of the supported implementations you want to launch---yes, you can stop the -asking, see -@altr{active-implementations,below,Customization and tips,.} -Tabbing for completion will offer you, as of this writing, @code{guile} -and @code{racket}. Just choose your poison, and a new REPL buffer will -pop up (by default, the REPL will appear in a new window: if that annoys -you, just set @code{geiser-repl-use-other-window} to @code{nil} and the -current window will be used). +asking, see @altr{active-implementations,below,Customization and tips,.} +Tabbing for completion will offer you, as of this writing, @code{guile}, +@code{racket}, @code{chicken}, @code{mit}, @code{chibi} and @code{chez}. +Just choose your poison, and a new REPL buffer will pop up (by default, +the REPL will appear in a new window: if that annoys you, just set +@code{geiser-repl-use-other-window} to @code{nil} and the current window +will be used). @imgc{repls} @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ restart the REPL. If you're not happy with the faces Geiser is using for the REPL's prompt and evaluated input, you can customise @code{geiser-font-lock-repl-prompt} and -@code{geiser-font-lock-repl-input} to better looking faces. +@code{geiser-font-lock-repl-input} to better-looking faces. @subsubheading Connecting to an external Scheme @cindex remote REPL @@ -327,8 +327,16 @@ some related tips. @cindex scheme implementation, choosing @anchor{choosing-impl} Instead of using the generic @command{run-geiser} command, you can start -directly your Scheme of choice via @command{run-racket} or -@command{run-guile}. @anchor{active-implementations} In addition, the +directly your Scheme of choice one of the following: +@itemize @bullet +@item @command{run-racket} +@item @command{run-guile} +@item @command{run-chicken} +@item @command{run-mit} +@item @command{run-chibi} +@item @command{run-chez} +@end itemize + @anchor{active-implementations} In addition, the variable @code{geiser-active-implementations} contains a list of those Schemes Geiser should be aware of. Thus, if you happen to be, say, a racketeer not to be beguiled by other schemes, you can tell Geiser to @@ -345,9 +353,16 @@ in your initialisation files. @cindex scheme executable path @anchor{impl-binary} When starting a new REPL, Geiser assumes, by default, that the corresponding Scheme binary is in your path. If that's -not the case, the variables to tweak are @code{geiser-guile-binary} and -@code{geiser-racket-binary}, which should be set to a string with the -full path to the requisite binary. +not the case, the variables to tweak are (depending on which Scheme you choose): +@itemize @bullet +@item @code{geiser-guile-binary} +@item @code{geiser-racket-binary} +@item @code{geiser-chicken-binary} +@item @code{geiser-mit-binary} +@item @code{geiser-chibi-binary} +@item @code{geiser-chez-binary} +@end itemize +They should be set to a string with the full path to the requisite binary. @cindex Version checking Before starting the REPL, Geiser will check wether the version of your @@ -430,11 +445,12 @@ back, on a per-REPL basis, using @kbd{C-c C-d C-a}. @cindex port, default @cindex host, default -When using @code{connect-to-guile}, @code{connect-to-racket} or -@code{geiser-connect}, you'll be prompted for a host and a port, -defaulting to ``localhost'' and 37146. You can change those defaults -customizing @code{geiser-repl-default-host} and -@code{geiser-repl-default-port}, respectively. +When using any of the connection commands (e.g. @code{geiser-connect}, +@code{connect-to-guile}, @code{connect-to-racket}, etc.) you'll be +prompted for a host and a port, defaulting to ``localhost'' and 37146. +You can change those defaults customizing +@code{geiser-repl-default-host} and @code{geiser-repl-default-port}, +respectively. @subsubheading Killing REPLs |