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1 Introduction

CMUCL is a free, high-performance implementation of the Common Lisp programming language which runs on most major Unix platforms. It mainly conforms to the ANSI Common Lisp standard. Here is a summary of its main features:

This user’s manual contains only implementation-specific information about CMUCL. Users will also need a separate manual describing the Common Lisp standard, for example, the Hyperspec

In addition to the language itself, this document describes a number of useful library modules that run in CMUCL. Hemlock, an Emacs-like text editor, is included as an integral part of the CMUCL environment. Two documents describe Hemlock: the Hemlock User’s Manual, and the Hemlock Command Implementor’s Manual.


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