I use JEdit exclusively as described by David and adding external libraries to the classpath on my own when I launch the REPL.
Really, setting the classpath isn't that hard and if you're really planning on using Clojure long term then you'll have to deal with it eventually. So why not just spend time to learn how to do it. On Mar 28, 12:02 pm, David Nolen <dnolen.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Lee Spector <lspec...@hampshire.edu> wrote: > > > On Mar 28, 2011, at 1:48 PM, David Nolen wrote: > > > 1) Install JEdit for your platform, start JEdit > > > 2) Install Clojure and Clojure Shell plugins via Plugins menu > > > 3) Start the Clojure Shell from the Plugins menu. > > > 4) Write some Clojure source in a file, save it. > > > 5) Send file to Clojure Shell > > > I've played with this, but am I missing something or does it not provide > > language-aware auto-indenting? I think that's a minimal requirement for > > editing in any Lisp-like language. > > Auto-indenting is achieved via the JEdit Clojure mode. You just need to drop > it into your JEdit modes folder (platform dependent > location).https://github.com/djspiewak/jedit-modes/blob/master/clojure.xml. I > don't > consider it critical for newcomers. > > > BTW I also didn't see how to affect the class path, so that I could refer > > to one file from another (or use a library from somewhere else, but in my > > case I was just trying to run a program with code in two files). Is there a > > way to do that? > > I would use load-file in these cases. It's a limitation, but a reasonable > one for newcomers. > > David -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
