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@@ -26,29 +26,60 @@ - PLT Scheme 4.1.5.5 or better required. * Installation + Geiser can be used either directly from its uninstalled source tree + or byte-compiled and installed after perfoming the standard + configure/make/make install dance. - - In your .emacs: +*** In place + - Extract the tarball or clone the git repository anywhere in your + file system. Let's call that place <path-to-geiser>. + - In your .emacs: - (load-file "<path-to-geiser>/elisp/geiser.el") + (load-file "<path-to-geiser>/elisp/geiser.el") - This installs all supported Scheme implementations. You can list - explicitly the ones that you want by setting the variable - `geiser-impl-installed-implementations' *before* loading geiser.el. - For instance: +*** Byte-compiled + - Create a build directory, `build', say: + $ cd <path-to-geiser> + $ mkdir build; cd build + - Configure and make: + $ ../configure && make + You'll have a directory called "elisp" which contains Geiser's + elisp bytecode. Now, you can either use it in place, with the + .emacs incantation: - (setq geiser-impl-installed-implementations '(plt guile)) + (load-file "<path-to-geiser>/build/elisp/geiser.elc") - On opening a scheme file, Geiser will try to guess its Scheme, - defaulting to the first in the list. + or install it with: - - Check the geiser customization group for some options with: + $ make install + + and require 'geiser-install (not 'geiser, mind you) in your emacs + initialization file: + + (require 'geiser-install) + + You're ready to go! + +* Basic configuration + The loading invocations above install all supported Scheme + implementations. You can list explicitly the ones that you want by + setting the variable `geiser-impl-installed-implementations' *before* + loading geiser.el. For instance: + + (setq geiser-impl-installed-implementations '(plt guile)) + + On opening a scheme file, Geiser will try to guess its Scheme, + defaulting to the first in the list. Use `C-c C-s' to select the + implementation by hand (on a per file basis). + + Check the geiser customization group for some options with: M-x customize-group RET geiser RET - In particular, customize `geiser-repl-<impl>-binary' (in - geiser-repl), which should point to an executable in your path. + In particular, customize `geiser-repl-<impl>-binary' (in + geiser-repl), which should point to an executable in your path. - - To start a REPL, M-x geiser. + To start a REPL, M-x geiser. * Quick key reference |