From 0246a499980140bb4a2618402f290c57cbe490c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pjotr Prins Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:20:26 -0500 Subject: Update README for interactive lisp programming with geiser --- README.md | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a57979c..1f3b62a 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -30,13 +30,17 @@ GNU Guile allows you to develop against a live running web server using emacs-ge ```sh cd web unset GUIX_PROFILE -. .guix-shell -- guile -L .. --listen=1970 -e main ./webserver.scm 8091 +. .guix-shell -- guile -L .. --fresh-auto-compile --listen=1970 -e main ./webserver.scm 8091 ``` Note the leading dot. The .guix-shell is defined in `gn-guile/web` and loads required packages using GNU Guix. If you are on Debian you may need to unset GUIX_PROFILE first. -Next fire up emacs with `emacs-geiser-guile` and connect to the running web server with `M-x geiser-connect` and the port `1970`. Now you can not only inspect procedures, but also update any prodedure on the live server using `C-M-x` and get updated output from the webserver! +## Welcome to the world of interactive Lisp programming + +Next fire up emacs with `emacs-geiser-guile` and connect to the running web server with `M-x geiser-connect` and the port `1970`. Now you can not only inspect procedures, but also update any prodedure on the live server using `C-M-x` on code, call and get updated output from the webserver! No need to save/reload files and all that. + +Note that you may have to try different versions of guile+emacs to succeed. # Tools -- cgit v1.2.3