Sdaas / sicp

SICP exercises

Summary

Working through all the exercises in SICP

Installation

1. Install mit-scheme 9.2

   • https://jacksonisaac.wordpress.com/2014/03/25/installing-scheme-on-mac-os-x/
   • Download and install using the 64-bit dmg
   • Set up the shortcuts as per the article

2. Install rlwrap for command history

   • See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11908746/mit-scheme-repl-with-command-line-history-and-tab-completion
   • Available as a [MacPort] (https://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=rlwrap)

3. Install Unit testing framework

   • http://web.mit.edu/~axch/www/test_manager.html
   • Download http://web.mit.edu/~axch/www/test-manager-1.2.tar, unpack the tarball and load the test-manager/load.scm

Running

• $ scheme -> to launch the REPL
• $ rlwrap scheme -> lanch the REPL with command history
• 1 ]=>(load "filename.scm") -> to load and execute the file
• 1 ]=> (exit) -> exit the repl

References

• [MIT Scheme] (http://www.gnu.org/software/mit-scheme/)
• [All primitive procedures in Scheme] (http://jscheme.sourceforge.net/jscheme/doc/R4RSprimitives.html)
• Unit Testing Framework
• [Debugging and Tips] (http://www.cs.rpi.edu/academics/courses/fall05/ai/scheme/tips.html)
• [SICP exercises by Bill The Lizard] (http://www.billthelizard.com/search/label/sicp)