@menu
* Quit::
-* End of File::
-* Exit on Errors::
+* End of File::
+* Saving a Core Image::
+* Exit on Errors::
@end menu
@node Quit
pressing @kbd{Control-D} on an attached terminal, or end of input when
using SBCL as part of a shell pipeline.
+@node Saving a Core Image
+@comment node-name, next, previous, up
+@subsection Saving a Core Image
+
+SBCL has the ability to save its state as a file for later
+execution. This functionality is important for its bootstrapping
+process, and is also provided as an extension to the user.
+
+@include fun-sb-ext-save-lisp-and-die.texinfo
+
+To facilitate distribution of SBCL applications using external
+resources, the filesystem location of the SBCL core file being used is
+available from Lisp.
+
+@include var-sb-ext-star-core-pathname-star.texinfo
@node Exit on Errors
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
SBCL can also be configured to exit if an unhandled error occurs,
which is mainly useful for acting as part of a shell pipeline; doing
so under most other circumstances would mean giving up large parts of
-the flexibility and robustness of Common Lisp. See @ref{Starting the
-Debugger}.
-
+the flexibility and robustness of Common Lisp. See @ref{Debugger Entry}.
@node Command Line Options
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
nonstandard toplevel which does not recognize the standard toplevel
options.
+@item --dynamic-space-size @var{megabytes}
+Size of the dynamic space reserved on startup in megabytes. Default
+value is platform dependent.
+
@item --noinform
Suppress the printing of any banner or other informational message at
startup. This makes it easier to write Lisp programs which work
@item --sysinit @var{filename}
Load filename instead of the default system initialization file
-(@pxref{System Initialization File}.) There is no special option to
-cause no system initialization file to be read, but on a Unix
-system ``@code{"--sysinit /dev/null}'' can be used to achieve the same
-effect.
+(@pxref{System Initialization File}.)
+
+@item --no-sysinit
+Don't load a system-wide initialization file. If this option is given,
+the @code{--sysinit} option is ignored.
@item --userinit @var{filename}
Load filename instead of the default user initialization file
-(@pxref{User Initialization File}.) There is no special option to
-cause no user initialization file to be read, but ``@code{--userinit
-/dev/null}'' can be used to achieve the same effect.
+(@pxref{User Initialization File}.)
+
+@item --no-userinit
+Don't load a user initialization file. If this option is given,
+the @code{--userinit} option is ignored.
@item --eval @var{command}
After executing any initialization file, but before starting the
@item --disable-debugger
This is equivalent to @code{--eval '(sb-ext:disable-debugger)'}.
-@xref{Starting the Debugger}.
+@xref{Debugger Entry}.
@end table
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
@section Initialization Files
-This section covers initialization files loaded at startup, which can
-be used to customize the lisp environment.
+This section covers initialization files processed at startup, which
+can be used to customize the lisp environment.
@menu
* System Initialization File::
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
@subsection Initialization File Semantics
-SBCL uses @code{load} to process its initialization files, which
-has the unfortunate effect of preventing users from changing the
-default startup @code{*package*}, and setting a default optimization
-policy.
-
-This is considered a bug and liable to change in the future.
+SBCL processes initialization files with @code{read} and @code{eval},
+not @code{load}; hence initialization files can be used to set startup
+@code{*package*} and @code{*readtable*}, and for proclaiming a global
+optimization policy.
@node Initialization Examples
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
@lisp
;;; If the first user-processable command-line argument is a filename,
;;; disable the debugger, load the file handling shebang-line and quit.
-(let ((script (and (second *posix-argv*) (probe-file (second *posix-argv*)))))
+(let ((script (and (second *posix-argv*)
+ (probe-file (second *posix-argv*)))))
(when script
;; Handle shebang-line
(set-dispatch-macro-character #\# #\!
(declare (ignore char arg))
(read-line stream)))
;; Disable debugger
- (setf *invoke-debugger-hook* (lambda (condition hook)
- (declare (ignore hook))
- ;; Uncomment to get backtraces on errors
- ;; (sb-debug:backtrace 20)
- (format *error-output* "Error: ~A~%" condition)
- (quit)))
+ (setf *invoke-debugger-hook*
+ (lambda (condition hook)
+ (declare (ignore hook))
+ ;; Uncomment to get backtraces on errors
+ ;; (sb-debug:backtrace 20)
+ (format *error-output* "Error: ~A~%" condition)
+ (quit)))
(load script)
(quit)))
@end lisp
(require :asdf)
;;; If a fasl was stale, try to recompile and load (once).
-(defmethod asdf:perform :around ((o asdf:load-op) (c asdf:cl-source-file))
+(defmethod asdf:perform :around ((o asdf:load-op)
+ (c asdf:cl-source-file))
(handler-case (call-next-method o c)
;; If a fasl was stale, try to recompile and load (once).
(sb-ext:invalid-fasl ()
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