mit-scheme-native1
Scheme development environment
Usage
mit-scheme [OPTIONS]
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.
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--heap NBLOCKS -
Specify the size of the heap in 1024-word blocks. The default heap size is 1000 blocks.
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--stack NBLOCKS -
Specify the size of the stack in 1024-word blocks. The default stack size is 100 blocks.
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--library PATH -
Specify where to look for Scheme's binary files. PATH should be a colon-separated list of directory names.
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--no-init-file -
Don't load the user's init file.
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--edit -
Start the text editor automatically.
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--eval EXPRESSION... -
Evaluate the specified expressions after starting Scheme.
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--load FILENAME... -
Load the specified files after starting Scheme.
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--option-summary -
Print a summary of the command-line options, including default values.
Files
/usr/lib/mit-scheme
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