lqml/examples/cl-repl/readme.md
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Prepare

Please copy the app template files first:

$ cd ..
$ ./copy.sh cl-repl

See also ../../slime/src/readme-sources for installing the Slime sources where this example can find them.

Info

This is a port of the eql5-android/eql5-ios repl example, with the difference that this version runs both on desktop and mobile.

Since syntax highlighting etc. requires some Qt code, you'll need to build the small plugin in cpp if you want to run this on the desktop.

iOS note: please see qt-ios-hack for the required hack to disable the clipboard menu, otherwise it won't work on iOS.

Quicklisp note

On andoid, Quicklisp is directly downloaded and installed.

On iOS the above method would crash ECL; this seems to be caused by the limited stack size on iOS.

So, in order to use Quicklisp on iOS, you need to bring it yourself, which means:

  • install a fresh copy of Quicklisp on some desktop device, and copy over the whole directory quicklisp under platforms/ios/assets/Library/ of this example

QML auto reload on mobile

If you compile for mobile, it will ask for the Wifi IP of your desktop computer (currently hard coded into the app). If you just hit RET, auto reloading will be disabled.

After installing and launching the app, just run this script from your example directory:

./web-server.sh

It requires Python 3 and the cgi module, which are probably already installed on your computer.

You may now edit any QML file on the desktop computer, and upon saving, all of QML will be reloaded automatically. After reloading, the following file will be loaded for eventual re-initialization on Lisp side:

lisp/qml-reload/on-reloaded.lisp

For android, in order to see the debug output of eventual QML errors, you need to run ./log.sh in your build-android/ directory.

If you don't want auto reload enabled, comment out auto-reload-qml in lisp/main.lisp.

Both desktop and mobile auto reload can also be run simultaneously, since they share the QML source files. Any number of mobile devices may be connected, if they are in the same WiFi and point to the same desktop IP.

Important notes for mobile

Please remember that installing a new version of your app on mobile will keep all app data present on the device.

So, if you changed e.g. your Slime version under platforms/.../assets/, an update will not replace those files, because they have been copied from the assets on the very first start of the app.

A simple way to guarantee a clean install is simply uninstalling the app first, both on the device and on the emulator (android) or simulator (iOS).

If your local web server doesn't seem to work, please check your firewall settings.