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Minato wrote:the problem is that i cannot use the setq function,and I can't figure out how to store the value of the deepest level found at a certain moment

You don't need to store it. Either the right subtree of a node is deeper, or the left one is. So return the greater of the two.

i mean like this (+ (* 2 3) (/ 8 2)), or more complex ones, i wonder if there is a function that test for alpha-numeric elements, for example : if not alpha-numeric remove from list => ((2 3)(8 2)) and then to aply the nth element to return the variable that i look, but for this i will look into my...

You could also use alternate types of brackets.

Transforming it into valid Lisp code is a good start: (mufunc (LAMBDA (x) (>= x 0)) ‘(1 0 -2 3 0 -4 5)) –> (@ 1 0 -2 @ 3 0 -4 @ 5) (mufunc #‘EVENP ‘(1 0 -2 3 0 -4 5)) –> (1 @ 0 @ -2 3 @ 0 @ -4 5) Other than that, it's simple enough. Just add a parameter for the test function and funcall it...

Can anyone explain me please how to make a program work inside LispWorks, what's the procedure for it or how to make a stand alone *.exe file? Is this a distribution requirement, or habit? I ask because many people get hung up on the way they did things in C, and you seem like you may be new to Lisp.

Of the four, I have had most success w/ Visual Lisp (or VLisp for short). It highlights commands, parentheses, etc. Poplog and Ufasoft Lisp Studio are both very primitive (virtually just cmd prompts) and I have difficulty using them. GNU CLisp is a bit more manageable, but I still have difficulty u...

Yeah, this definitely doesn't call for a macro. The reason it's getting confusing is precisely because you're attempting to use a macro for a function's job. And you want APPLY to pass through your argument list to a recursive call of the function. Personally, I'd drop the &rest and just pass a ...

The arcane terminology (frame, window, point, buffer), non-standard keybindings, kill ring, undo system, buffer model, configuration system, etc. Learning Emacs was one of the most painful things I can remember doing. I think it was worth it but I also understand when non-masochistic people don't w...

As already mentioned, emacs is the almost only choice for Lisp programming (at the moment, at least). I don't think that's strictly accurate. You *can* write Lisp code with any editor you like, cutting and pasting to the REPL. Although newbies especially will probably be less productive in this mod...

The issue I'm having is I want a basic setup to learn and be able to create some programs in lisp or common lisp but I do not want to use an editor like emacs or vim as I simply prefer a simple text editor like Gedit or Jedit. Might as well get into Emacs now. Spend a few months with Lisp and you'l...