https://github.com/svenvc/s-sysdeps

A Common Lisp abstraction layer over platform dependent functionality.
https://github.com/svenvc/s-sysdeps

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A Common Lisp abstraction layer over platform dependent functionality.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/svenvc/s-sysdeps
• Owner: svenvc
• Created: 2012-11-12T18:38:27.000Z (about 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-02-02T15:59:24.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-23T16:25:30.364Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Language: Common Lisp
• Size: 15.6 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# S-SYSDEPS

## An Abstraction Layer Over Platform Dependent Functionality

`S-SYSDEPS` is an abstraction layer over platform dependent functionality. This simple package is used as a building block in a number of other open source projects.

### Contents

-   [Features](#features)

-   [Status](#status)

-   [News](#news)

-   [Platforms](#platforms)

-   [Downloading](#downloading)

-   [Installation](#installation)

-   [Usage](#usage)

-   [API Reference](#api)

-   [Mailinglist](#mailinglist)

-   [Changelog](#changelog)

-   [TODO](#tod)

-   [FAQ](#faq)

-   [Bugs](#bugs)

-   [Authors](#authors)

-   [Maintainers](#maintainers)

-   [License](#license)

-   [History](#history)

-   [References](#references)

### Features

`S-SYSDEPS` abstracts:

-   managing processes

-   implementing a standard TCP/IP server

-   opening a client TCP/IP socket stream

-   working with process locks

### Status

`S-SYSDEPS` is considered stable code.

### News

*November 2005* - Created as a seperate project.

### Platforms

`S-SYSDEPS` is, by definition, written in ANSI standard Common Lisp but

implemented using non-standard extensions. At the moment, ports for

LispWorks (reference), OpenMCL, CMUCL and SBCL exist. Some other CL

implementations are partially supported.

### Installation

The `S-SYSDEPS` package is loaded using [ASDF](http://www.cliki.net/asdf).

There is an excellent [tutorial on

ASDF](http://constantly.at/lisp/asdf/) to get you started.

    CL-USER 1 > (asdf:oos 'asdf:load-op :s-sysdeps)

Example of setting up and using ASDF to compile and load the package

### Usage

For usage examples please have a look at the package using `S-SYSDEPS`.

### API Reference

There is automatically generated [API Reference](API.html) documentation

available for the S-SYSDEPS package.

### Mailinglist

There is no mailing list for this project.

### Changelog

Release Notes:

* release 1: moved `S-SYSDEPS` into a separate project under a new structure

### TODO

* Port to even more platforms. 

* Add some unit or functional tests

* Some example code.

### FAQ

Nothing appropriate.

### Bugs

There are no known bugs.

### Authors

`S-SYSDEPS` was written by Sven Van Caekenberghe. Ports to CMUCL and SBCL were contributed.

### Maintainers

`S-SYSDEPS` is being maintained by Sven Van

Caekenberghe.

### License

You are granted the rights to distribute and use this software as

governed by the terms of the Lisp Lesser General Public License

([http://opensource.franz.com/preamble.html](http://opensource.franz.com/preamble.html)),

also known as the LLGPL.

### History

This file was part of `S-XML-RPC` and `(N)KPAX`.

### References

There are no references.

Copyright © 2004-2005 Sven Van Caekenberghe, Beta Nine BVBA. All Right

Reserved.