RainLisp Console allows you to run the programs you write in RainLisp.
It can be used in three ways:
- In REPL mode (Read-Evaluate-Print Loop) that allows you to evaluate code incrementally.
- As a code editor with syntax highlighting, basic code completion, source code file management and code evaluation.
- As a tool with command line arguments that allows the interpreter to be used with other editors or tools.
The installation depends on the .NET runtime that you have installed. Issue the following command to determine your runtimes.
dotnet --list-runtimes
If you ONLY have the .NET 6 runtime installed, you can't install the latest version which targets .NET 8. So, you need to install RainLispConsole 1.4.0.
In order to download RainLispConsole from NuGet and install it as a global tool, run the command that corresponds to your .NET runtime.
| .NET Runtime | Command |
|---|---|
| 6 | dotnet tool install -g RainLispConsole --version 1.4.0 |
| 8 | dotnet tool install -g RainLispConsole |
If you already have the latest version installed and you want to update it, run the following command.
dotnet tool update -g RainLispConsole
Run the following command.
RainLispConsole
If needed, you can then choose the Help mode to see more information.
Alternatively, if you have docker installed and don't want to install RainLisp Console in your system as a tool, you can run it inside a docker container.
Run the following command to download the latest docker image.
docker pull chr1st0scli/rainlispconsole
To run it, execute the following command.
docker run -it chr1st0scli/rainlispconsole
In order to get started with RainLisp, you can visit its repository, where you can find a tutorial and other material.