IDyOM Project

h1. Installation

h2. Prerequisites

h3. Common Lisp

* "Steel Bank Common Lisp [SBCL]":http://www.sbcl.org/platform-table.html

* Many people find "Emacs":http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ with "Slime":http://common-lisp.net/project/slime/ useful for Common Lisp development.

h3. Common Lisp Libraries

* Common Lisp libraries: 

** "UFFI":http://uffi.bi.com 

** "CLSQL":http://clsql.b9.com

** "CL-PPCRE":http://www.weitz.de/cl-ppcre/

** "PS-Graph":http://www.cliki.net/psgraph

** "Midi":http://www.cliki.net/midi

These can be obtained using asdf-install, e.g.: 

<pre>

(require 'asdf-install)

(asdf-install:install "clsql")

</pre>

h3. An SQL database

I would recommend "SQLite":http://www.sqlite.org/

See the "CLSQL Manual":http://clsql.b9.com/manual/ for further information on which database systems you can use and how to access them from Common Lisp.

h2. Installation

h3. Download the software

* "MIPS":https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/hg/mips/archive/tip.zip

* "AMuSE":https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/hg/amuse/archive/tip.zip

* "amuse-viewpoints":https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/hg/amuse-viewpoints/archive/tip.zip

* "mtp-admin":https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/hg/mtp-admin/archive/tip.zip

* "ppm-star":https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/hg/ppm-star/archive/tip.zip

* "idyom":https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/hg/idyom/archive/tip.zip

h3. Let lisp know where to find the software

Each subdirectory in the code contains one or more system definition files with a <code>.asd</code> extension. The location of these files needs to be registered as follows:

<pre>

 (require :asdf) ; Load asdf.

 (push "/full/path/to/system/file" asdf:*central-registry*) ; Tell asdf where each system is registered.

</pre>

You may want to add these lines to your <code>.sbclrc</code> configuration file so that they are automatically loaded. 

An easy way to achieve the above is to symlink each <code>.asd</code> file to a single directory and push this directory to <code>asdf:*central-registry*</code> as shown above.

h3. Automated installation

There is software available for managing library installation for common lisp:

* "Quicklisp":http://www.quicklisp.org/

* "CLBuild":http://common-lisp.net/project/clbuild/

* "CLBuild2":http://gitorious.org/clbuild2

which may also be used to install the dependencies listed above. WARNING: your mileage may vary using these tools.

h3. Running the code

<pre>(asdf:oos 'asdf:load-op 'idyom)</pre>

should load the code. You may now proceed to the [[tutorial]].