RainLisp Console

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.

Installation

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

Usage

Run the following command.

RainLispConsole

If needed, you can then choose the Help mode to see more information.

In order to get started with RainLisp, you can visit its repository, where you can find a tutorial and other material.