Rutils ?

I was excited to try this out when I came across it … but it looks like (today!) the github repo is not in a compilable state, at least on Allegro CL.

CL-USER(44): (ql:quickload 'rutils)
To load "rutils":
  Load 1 ASDF system:
    rutils
; Loading "rutils"
[package editor-hints.named-readtables]...........
[package rutils.readtable]........................
[package rutils.core].............................
[package rutils.misc].............................
[package rutils.anaphora].........................
[package rutils.list].............................
[package rutils.string]...........................
[package rutils.hash-table].......................
[package rutils.sequence].........................
[package rutils.pair].............................
[package rutils.tree].............................
[package rutils.array]............................
[package rutils.abbr].............................
[package rutils]..................................
[package rutil].; While EVALUATING an unknown function in
                #P"/usr/local/google/home/agam/quicklisp/dists/quicklisp/software/rutils-20140425-git/core/readtable.lisp":
Error: There is no readtable named :RUTILS.READTABLE.RUTILS-READTABLE.
  [condition type: SIMPLE-ERROR]

Update:

It works fine on SBCL(!)

I think this is because Allegro CL (which, in its defense, is trying to be clever) supports a named readtable feature that is getting triggered by the text at the top of this file. Oh well, I guess I’ll have to stick with SBCL.

Anyway, coming back to rutils: read the announcement. I for one totally agree with this goal of collecting and consolidating utility code, and as a newbie, will do my best to learn as much as I can from it!