Installing Geiser. ------------------ Geiser is usable from its source tree, with no configuration whatsoever, or can be installed from ELPA with `M-x install-package' is Marmalade is in your list of archives. You can also (byte) compile and install it with the usual configure/make/make install dance. * From ELPA Add Marmalade to your `package-archives' list: (require 'package) (add-to-list 'package-archives '("marmalade" . "http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/")) (package-initialize) and run `M-x install-package RET geiser`. You can also use http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/geiser/packages as a repo, or download directly the package from there and use M-x package-install-file. * In place - Extract the tarball or clone the git repository anywhere in your file system. Let's call that place . - In your .emacs: (load-file "/elisp/geiser.el") * Byte-compiled - Create a build directory, `build', say: $ cd $ mkdir build; cd build - Configure and make: $ ../configure && make Now, you can use the byte-compiled Geiser in place by adding to your .emacs: (load "/build/elisp/geiser-load") or, alternatively, install it with: $ make install (you might need to get root access, depending on your installation directory) and, instead of the above load forms, require 'geiser-install (not 'geiser, mind you) in your emacs initialization file: (require 'geiser-install) * Chicken Addendum These steps are necessary to fully support Chicken Scheme, but are not required for any other scheme. - Install the necessary support eggs: $ chicken-install -s apropos chicken-doc - Update the Chicken documentation database: $ cd `csi -p '(chicken-home)'` $ curl http://3e8.org/pub/chicken-doc/chicken-doc-repo.tgz | sudo tar zx You're ready to go! * Gambit Addendum These steps are necessary to fully support all Gambit Scheme functionnalities, but are not required for any other scheme. -Configure Gambit correctly to have access to the (##decompile method) this is required for dynamic autodoc of users defined methods and ## starting methods $ cd ~/[YOUR GAMBIT DIRECTORY] $ ./configure --enable-single-host --enable-debug --enable-rtlib-debug-source $ make bootstrap $ make bootclean $ make -j $ make install You should now be ready to go! Geiser's makefile accepts also all those other standard autotools targets that you've come to know and love and that are documented in virtually all boilerplate INSTALL files out there.