Embeddable Common Lisp
| Developer(s) | Juanjo Garcia-Ripoll |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 9.10.2
/ October 9, 2009 |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Unix-like, Windows |
| Type | Compiler and runtime |
| License | LGPL |
| Website | http://ecls.sourceforge.net/ |
Embeddable Common Lisp (ECL) is a LGPL Common Lisp implementation aimed at producing a small-footprint Lisp system that can be embedded into existing C-based applications. It is able to create stand-alone ELF executables from Common Lisp code and runs on most platforms that support a C compiler.
Because it compiles Common Lisp to C, it also features a powerful FFI system, including support for inline C to be used or generated from Common Lisp. Inline C FFI combined with Common Lisp macros and custom SETF expansions yield an impressive compile-time preprocessor.