

@node Operating System, Structures, Symbols, Top
@chapter Operating System

@menu
* Command Line::                
* Operating System Definitions::  
@end menu

@node Command Line, Operating System Definitions, Operating System, Operating System
@section Command Line

The variable si::*command-args* is set to the list of strings passed
in when gcl is invoked.

Various flags are understood.
@vtable @code
@item -eval
Call read and then eval on the command argument following @code{-eval}
@item -load
Load the file whose pathname is specified after @code{-load}.
@item -f
Replace si::*command-args* by the the list starting after @code{-f}.
Open the file following @code{-f} for input, skip the first line, and then
read and eval the rest of the forms in the file.   This can be used
as with the shells to write small shell programs:
@example
#!/usr/local/bin/gcl.exe -f
(format t "hello world ~a~%" (nth 1 si::*command-args*))
@end example
The value si::*command-args* will have the appropriate value.
Thus if the above 2 line file is made executable and called @file{foo}
then
@example
tutorial% foo billy
hello world billy
@end example
@noindent
NOTE:  On many systems (eg SunOs) the first line of an executable script file
such as:
@example
#!/usr/local/bin/gcl.exe -f
@end example
only reads the first 32 characters!   So if your pathname where the executable
together with the '-f' amount to more than 32 characters the file will not
be recognized.   Also the executable must be the actual large binary file,
[or a link to it], 
and not just a @code{/bin/sh} script.   In latter case the
@code{/bin/sh} interpreter would get invoked on the file.

Alternately one could invoke the file @file{foo} without making it
executable:
@example
tutorial% gcl -f foo "from bill"
hello world from bill
@end example

Finally perhaps the best way (why do we save the best for last..
I guess because we only figure it out after all the others..)
The following file @file{myhello} has 4 lines: 
@example
#!/bin/sh
#| Lisp will skip the next 2 lines on reading
exec gcl   -f "$0" $@
|#
(format t "hello world ~a~%" (nth 1 si::*command-args*))
@end example

@example
marie% chmod a+x myhello
marie% myhello bill
hello world bill
@end example

The advantage of this method is that @file{gcl} can itself
be a shell script, which sets up environment and
so on.   Also the normal path will be searched to find @file{gcl}
The disadvantage is that this would cause 2 invocations of @file{sh}
and one invocation of @file{gcl}.   The plan using @file{gcl.exe}
bypasses the @file{sh} entirely.  Inded invoking @file{gcl.exe} to
print @file{hello world} is faster on most systems than a similar
@file{csh} or @file{bash} script, but slightly slower than the old
@file{sh}.   


@item -batch
Do not enter the command print loop.  Useful if the other command line
arguments do something.  Do not print the License and acknowledgement
information.  Note if your program does print any License information,
it must print the GCL header information also.
@item -dir
Directory where the executable binary that is running is located.
Needed by save and friends.  This gets set as si::*system-directory*
@item -libdir
@example
   -libdir @file{/d/wfs/gcl-2.0/}
@end example
would mean that the files like gcl-tk/tk.o would be found by
concatting the path to the libdir path, ie in
@example
@file{/d/wfs/gcl-2.0/gcl-tk/tk.o}
@end example
@item -compile
Invoke the compiler on the filename following @code{-compile}.
Other flags affect compilation.
@item -o-file
If nil follows @code{-o-file} then do not produce an @code{.o} file.
@item -c-file
If @code{-c-file} is specified, leave the intermediate @code{.c} file there.
@item -h-file
If @code{-h-file} is specified, leave the intermediate @code{.h} file there.
@item -data-file
If @code{-data-file} is specified, leave the intermediate @code{.data} file there.
@item -system-p
If @code{-system-p} is specified then invoke @code{compile-file} with the
@code{:system-p t} keyword argument, meaning that the C init function
will bear a name based on the name of the file, so that it may be invoked
by name by C code.
@end vtable

@node Operating System Definitions,  , Command Line, Operating System
@section Operating System Definitions

@defun GET-DECODED-TIME ()
Package:LISP

Returns the current time in decoded time format.  Returns nine values: second,
minute, hour, date, month, year, day-of-week, daylight-saving-time-p, and
time-zone.


@end defun

@defun HOST-NAMESTRING (pathname)
Package:LISP

Returns the host part of PATHNAME as a string.


@end defun

@defun RENAME-FILE (file new-name)
Package:LISP

Renames the file FILE to NEW-NAME.  FILE may be a string, a pathname, or
a stream.


@end defun

@defun FILE-AUTHOR (file)
Package:LISP

Returns the author name of the specified file, as a string.
FILE may be a string or a stream


@end defun

@defun PATHNAME-HOST (pathname)
Package:LISP

Returns the host slot of PATHNAME.


@end defun

@defun FILE-POSITION (file-stream &optional position)
Package:LISP

Sets the file pointer of the specified file to POSITION, if POSITION is given.
Otherwise, returns the current file position of the specified file.


@end defun

@defun DECODE-UNIVERSAL-TIME (universal-time &optional (timezone -9))
Package:LISP

Converts UNIVERSAL-TIME into a decoded time at the TIMEZONE.
Returns nine values: second, minute, hour, date, month (1 - 12), year,
day-of-week (0 - 6), daylight-saving-time-p, and time-zone.
TIMEZONE in GCL defaults to 6, the time zone of Austin, Texas.


@end defun

@defun USER-HOMEDIR-PATHNAME (&optional host)
Package:LISP

Returns the home directory of the logged in user as a pathname.  HOST
is ignored.


@end defun


@defvar *MODULES* 
Package:LISP
A list of names of the modules that have been loaded into GCL.


@end defvar

@defun SHORT-SITE-NAME ()
Package:LISP

Returns a string that identifies the physical location of the current GCL.


@end defun

@defun DIRECTORY (name)
Package:LISP

Returns a list of files that match NAME.  NAME may be a string, a pathname,
or a file stream.


@end defun

@defun SOFTWARE-VERSION ()
Package:LISP

Returns a string that identifies the software version of the software
under which GCL is currently running.


@end defun

@defvr {Constant} INTERNAL-TIME-UNITS-PER-SECOND 
Package:LISP
The number of internal time units that fit into a second.


@end defvr

@defun ENOUGH-NAMESTRING (pathname &optional (defaults *default-pathname-defaults*))
Package:LISP

Returns a string which uniquely identifies PATHNAME with respect to
DEFAULTS.


@end defun

@defun REQUIRE (module-name &optional (pathname))
Package:LISP

If the specified module is not present, then loads the appropriate file(s).
PATHNAME may be a single pathname or it may be a list of pathnames.


@end defun

@defun ENCODE-UNIVERSAL-TIME (second minute hour date month year &optional (timezone ))
Package:LISP

Does the inverse operation of DECODE-UNIVERSAL-TIME.


@end defun

@defun LISP-IMPLEMENTATION-VERSION ()
Package:LISP

Returns a string that tells you when the current GCL implementation is
brought up.


@end defun

@defun MACHINE-INSTANCE ()
Package:LISP

Returns a string that identifies the machine instance of the machine
on which GCL is currently running.


@end defun

@defun ROOM (&optional (x t))
Package:LISP

Displays information about storage allocation in the following format.

@itemize @asis

@item
for each type class
@itemize @asis
@item
the number of pages so-far allocated for the type class
@item
the maximum number of pages for the type class
@item
the percentage of used cells to cells so-far allocated
@item
the number of times the garbage collector has been called to
	  collect cells of the type class
@item
the implementation types that belongs to the type class
@end itemize
@item
the number of pages actually allocated for contiguous blocks
@item
the maximum number of pages for contiguous blocks
@item
the number of times the garbage collector has been called to collect
  contiguous blocks
@item
the number of pages in the hole
@item
the maximum number of pages for relocatable blocks
@item
the number of times the garbage collector has been called to collect
  relocatable blocks
@item
the total number of pages allocated for cells
@item
the total number of pages allocated
@item
the number of available pages
@item
the number of pages GCL can use.

The number of times the garbage collector has been called is not shown,
if the number is zero.  The optional X is ignored.
@end itemize

@end defun

@defun GET-UNIVERSAL-TIME ()
Package:LISP

Returns the current time as a single integer in universal time format.


@end defun

@defun GET-INTERNAL-RUN-TIME ()
Package:LISP

Returns the run time in the internal time format.  This is useful for
finding CPU usage.  If the operating system allows, a second value
containing CPU usage of child processes is returned.


@end defun

@defvar *DEFAULT-PATHNAME-DEFAULTS* 
Package:LISP
The default pathname-defaults pathname.


@end defvar

@defun LONG-SITE-NAME ()
Package:LISP

Returns a string that identifies the physical location of the current GCL.


@end defun

@defun DELETE-FILE (file)
Package:LISP
 Deletes FILE.


@end defun

@defun GET-INTERNAL-REAL-TIME ()
Package:LISP

Returns the real time in the internal time format.  This is useful for
finding elapsed time.


@end defun

@defun MACHINE-TYPE ()
Package:LISP

Returns a string that identifies the machine type of the machine
on which GCL is currently running.


@end defun

@deffn {Macro} TIME 
Package:LISP

Syntax:
@example
(time form)
@end example

Evaluates FORM and outputs timing statistics on *TRACE-OUTPUT*.


@end deffn

@defun SOFTWARE-TYPE ()
Package:LISP

Returns a string that identifies the software type of the software
under which GCL is currently running.


@end defun

@defun LISP-IMPLEMENTATION-TYPE ()
Package:LISP

Returns a string that tells you that you are using a version of GCL.


@end defun

@defun SLEEP (n)
Package:LISP

This function causes execution to be suspended for N seconds.  N may
be any non-negative, non-complex number.


@end defun
