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NAME

       sisc - Second Interpreter of Scheme Code

SYNOPSIS

       sisc [ option ...  ] [ argument ...  [ -- [ program‐option ...  ] ]

DESCRIPTION

       SISC,  the  Second  Interpreter  of  Scheme  Code,  is an extensible Java based interpreter of the Scheme
       language as described in the Revised^5 Report on  the  Algorithmic  Language  Scheme  and  adds  numerous
       extensions including Java integration.

STARTUP FILE AND EXPRESSION OPTIONS

       -c name

       --call-with-args name
              Calls  the  top‐level  procedure  name  with  the  remaining  command‐line  arguments after the --
              delimiter.

       -e expr

       --eval expr
              Evaluates the provided expression.

       -x

       --no-repl
              Instructs SISC to run the command line and then exit without entering the REPL.

       -h heap‐file

       --heap heap‐file
              Specifies that heap-file should be used as the initial heap image.

       -p config‐file

       --properties config‐file
              Specifies a Java property file that contains application properties.

       -l [<host>:]<port>

       --listen [<host>:]<port>
              Server Mode.  Listen on <host>/<port> for REPL connections.

COMMAND LINE BEHAVIOR

       The commandline is processed in the following manner.

       First, the entire command line is processed, noting the settings of  each  switch  and  accumulating  all
       Scheme source files and arguments after the end of options sequence.

       Second, the heap file is loaded.

       Third, each Scheme source file is loaded in the order they occured on the command line. Errors are noted.

       Fourth, if present, the expression in an --eval switch is evaluated. Errors are noted.

       Fifth,  if present, named function in a --call-with-args switch is applied to the arguments after the end
       of options sequence.  Its return value is noted.

       Sixth, --no-repl was not specified, the REPL is invoked.

       Finally, if the REPL was run if its return value is an  integer,  that  integer  is  returned  as  SISC's
       overall return code. If the REPL was not run, and any return code supporting step above was run, the most
       recent return code is returned. If no return code step was performed,  but  a  success/failure  step  was
       performed, 1 is returned if any failures occured, 0 otherwise.

EXECUTABLE SCRIPTS

       SISC supports all the required SRFI‐22 bootstraps, consult the body of SRFI‐22 for more information about
       using it to write executable Scheme programs.

MORE INFORMATION

       For further information on SISC, please read the SISC for Seasoned Schemers manual available at

                                          http://sisc.sourceforge.net/manual/

BUGS

       Submit bug reports to the SISC Users Mailing List.

AUTHOR

       SISC was created by Scott G. Miller (sgmiller@gmail.com)  with  significant  contribution  from  Matthias
       Radestock (matthias@sorted.org).