@chapter Starting and Stopping
@menu
-* Starting SBCL::
-* Stopping SBCL::
-* Command Line Options::
-* Initialization Files::
+* Starting SBCL::
+* Stopping SBCL::
+* Command Line Options::
+* Initialization Files::
+* Initialization and Exit Hooks::
@end menu
@node Starting SBCL
@section Starting SBCL
@menu
-* Running from Shell::
-* Running from Emacs::
-* Shebang Scripts::
+* Running from Shell::
+* Running from Emacs::
+* Shebang Scripts::
@end menu
@node Running from Shell
@section Stopping SBCL
@menu
-* Quit::
+* Quit::
* End of File::
-* Saving a Core Image::
+* Saving a Core Image::
* Exit on Errors::
@end menu
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.
+process, and is also provided as an extension to the user.
@include fun-sb-ext-save-lisp-and-die.texinfo
+@include var-sb-ext-star-save-hooks-star.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
runtime system or the Lisp system.
@menu
-* Runtime Options::
-* Toplevel Options::
+* Runtime Options::
+* Toplevel Options::
@end menu
@node Runtime Options
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::
-* User Initialization File::
-* Initialization File Semantics::
-* Initialization Examples::
+* System Initialization File::
+* User Initialization File::
+* Initialization File Semantics::
+* Initialization Examples::
@end menu
@node 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
files follow.
@menu
-* Unix-style Command Line Protocol::
-* Automatic Recompilation of Stale Fasls::
+* Unix-style Command Line Protocol::
+* Automatic Recompilation of Stale Fasls::
@end menu
@node Unix-style Command Line Protocol
@comment node-name, next, previous, up
@subsubsection Unix-style Command Line Protocol
+@vindex sb-ext:*posix-argv*
+@vindex *posix-argv*
Standard Unix tools that are interpreters follow a common command line
protocol that is necessary to work with ``shebang scripts''. SBCL
@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*)
+(let ((script (and (second *posix-argv*)
(probe-file (second *posix-argv*)))))
(when script
;; Handle shebang-line
(declare (ignore char arg))
(read-line stream)))
;; Disable debugger
- (setf *invoke-debugger-hook*
+ (setf *invoke-debugger-hook*
(lambda (condition hook)
(declare (ignore hook))
;; Uncomment to get backtraces on errors
@lisp
(require :asdf)
-;;; If a fasl was stale, try to recompile and load (once).
-(defmethod asdf:perform :around ((o asdf:load-op)
+;;; If a fasl was stale, try to recompile and load (once).
+(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).
(asdf:perform (make-instance 'asdf:compile-op) c)
(call-next-method))))
@end lisp
+
+@node Initialization and Exit Hooks
+@comment node-name, next, previous, up
+@section Initialization and Exit Hooks
+
+SBCL provides hooks into the system initialization and exit.
+
+@include var-sb-ext-star-init-hooks-star.texinfo
+@include var-sb-ext-star-exit-hooks-star.texinfo
+
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