NAME¶
mit-scheme - Scheme development environment
SYNOPSIS¶
mit-scheme [
OPTIONS]
DESCRIPTION¶
MIT/GNU Scheme is an implementation of the Scheme programming language,
providing an interpreter, compiler, source-code debugger, integrated
Emacs-like editor, and a large runtime library. MIT/GNU Scheme is best suited
to programming large applications with a rapid development cycle.
OPTIONS¶
These are some of the more common command-line options. For full information
about available options, see the Texinfo documentation.
- --heap NBLOCKS
-
Specify the size of the heap in 1024-word blocks. The default heap size is
4096 blocks.
- --stack NBLOCKS
-
Specify the size of the stack in 1024-word blocks. The default stack size is
128 blocks.
- --library PATH
-
Specify where to look for Scheme's binary files. PATH should be a
colon-separated list of directory names.
- --no-init-file
-
Don't load the user's init file.
- --edit
-
Start the text editor automatically.
- --eval EXPRESSION...
-
Evaluate the specified expressions after starting Scheme.
- --load FILENAME...
-
Load the specified files after starting Scheme.
- --option-summary
-
Print a summary of the command-line options, including default values.
FILES¶
- /usr/lib/mit-scheme-<architecture>/
-
Support files.
- /usr/bin/mit-scheme-<architecture>
-
Architecture-specific executable.
- /usr/bin/mit-scheme
-
Link to architecture-specific executable, to allow multiarch installation.
When multiple architectures are installed, use
update-alternatives(8) to choose.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES¶
MIT/GNU Scheme refers to a large number of environment variables. See the
Texinfo documentation for details.
EXAMPLES¶
To use the evaluator in a command-line interface, type:
mit-scheme
To start the editor and use it as a front-end to the evaluator, type:
mit-scheme --edit
AUTHORS¶
MIT/GNU Scheme Team <bug-mit-scheme@gnu.org>
SEE ALSO¶
The full documentation for MIT/GNU Scheme is maintained as a set of Texinfo
manuals. If the
info program is properly installed at your site, the
command
- info "MIT/GNU Scheme User"
should give you access to the complete User's manual. Programming information is
located in the Info topics "MIT/GNU Scheme Ref" and "SOS".
Usage of the
IMAIL mail reader is located in the "IMAIL"
topic.