CLFSWM Setup

To run CLFSWM you need

  • A Common Lisp implementation. One of clisp, sbcl or cmucl can do the job. Personnaly, I run CLFSWM every days with clisp and mit/clx and I develop it with sbcl and slime. (Here is a way to build clisp with the mit/clx module).
  • Go in the clfswm directory, run your lisp implementation and load the file 'load.lisp': 
    type (load "load.lisp") at the lisp prompt.

This can be done automatically depending the lisp implementation you're using.
For example: 

   clisp -K full /the/clfswm/directory/load.lisp
or sbcl --load /the/clfswm/directory/load.lisp
or cmucl -load /the/clfswm/directory/load.lisp
  • When CLFSWM is running, press Alt+F1 to open the help menu.

By default Alt+t make you in the second mode and 'm' open the root menu.

  • If you want to run CLFSWM at X startup. Add one of the line to start CLFSWM in $HOME/.xsession, $HOME/.xinitrc or $HOME/.Xclients depending the way you start X.
  • For example, here is the line in my $HOME/.Xclients: 
    screen -dmS clfswm clisp -repl -q -ansi -K full $home/local/clfswm/load.lisp

So I can reattach CLFSWM in a screen session when it crash.

Here is how I develop CLFSWM with emacs+slime and sbcl.

  • I launch emacs+slime with an sbcl image.
  • I start a new X server: 
    startx -- :1
  • From the first display, in slime, I load CLFSWM: 
    (require :sb-posix)
(require :clx)
(require :clfswm)

(in-package :clfswm)

(clfswm:main ":1")
  • Then I swith to the display ":1" and do my tests.