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sisc(1)


NAME

   sisc - Second Interpreter of Scheme Code

SYNOPSIS

   sisc [ option ...  ] [ argument ...  [ -- [ programoption ...  ] ]

DESCRIPTION

   SISC,  the  Second  Interpreter  of  Scheme Code, is an extensible Java
   based interpreter of the Scheme language as described in the  Revised^5
   Report  on the Algorithmic Language Scheme and adds numerous extensions
   including Java integration.

STARTUP FILE AND EXPRESSION OPTIONS

   -c name

   --call-with-args name
          Calls the toplevel procedure name with the  remaining  command
          line arguments after the -- delimiter.

   -e expr

   --eval expr
          Evaluates the provided expression.

   -x

   --no-repl
          Instructs  SISC  to  run  the command line and then exit without
          entering the REPL.

   -h heapfile

   --heap heapfile
          Specifies that heap-file should be  used  as  the  initial  heap
          image.

   -p configfile

   --properties configfile
          Specifies   a  Java  property  file  that  contains  application
          properties.

   -l [<host>:]<port>

   --listen [<host>:]<port>
          Server Mode.  Listen on <host>/<port> for REPL connections.

COMMAND LINE BEHAVIOR

   The commandline is processed in the following manner.

   First, the entire command line is processed,  noting  the  settings  of
   each  switch  and  accumulating  all  Scheme source files and arguments
   after the end of options sequence.

   Second, the heap file is loaded.

   Third, each Scheme source file is loaded in the order they  occured  on
   the command line. Errors are noted.

   Fourth,  if  present,  the expression in an --eval switch is evaluated.
   Errors are noted.

   Fifth, if present, named  function  in  a  --call-with-args  switch  is
   applied to the arguments after the end of options sequence.  Its return
   value is noted.

   Sixth, --no-repl was not specified, the REPL is invoked.

   Finally, if the REPL was run if its return value is  an  integer,  that
   integer  is returned as SISC's overall return code. If the REPL was not
   run, and any return code supporting step above was run, the most recent
   return  code  is  returned. If no return code step was performed, but a
   success/failure step was performed,  1  is  returned  if  any  failures
   occured, 0 otherwise.

EXECUTABLE SCRIPTS

   SISC  supports all the required SRFI22 bootstraps, consult the body of
   SRFI22 for more information about using it to write executable  Scheme
   programs.

MORE INFORMATION

   For  further  information  on  SISC,  please read the SISC for Seasoned
   Schemers manual available at

                     http://sisc.sourceforge.net/manual/

BUGS

   Submit bug reports to the SISC Users Mailing List.

AUTHOR

   SISC  was  created  by  Scott  G.  Miller   (sgmiller@gmail.com)   with
   significant contribution from Matthias Radestock (matthias@sorted.org).



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