mit-scheme1

Usage

Overview

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. Additional options may also be supported by the band. Use the --help option (last) to see descriptions of all available command-line options.

--help

Report available command-line options, then exit.

--version

Report various version numbers and copyright information, then exit.

--heap NBLOCKS

Specify the size of the heap in 1024-word blocks.

--stack NBLOCKS

Specify the size of the stack in 1024-word blocks.

--library PATH

Specify where to look for Scheme's binary files. PATH should be a colon-separated list of directory names.

--option-summary

Print the actual values of the machine parameters (like those above).

--no-init-file

Don't load the user's init file.

--edit

Start the text editor after starting Scheme.

--eval EXPRESSION...

Evaluate the specified expressions after starting Scheme.

--load FILENAME...

Load the specified files after starting Scheme.

Files

.scheme.init or SCHEME.INI

Scheme loads this file first, if it exists in the user's home directory.

/usr/lib/<architecture>/mit-scheme/

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

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