We have implemented a Dylan backend for DIME using the Open Dylan environment-protocols API to ease development of Dylan code on UNIX. At present, cross references, locating definitions, retrieving argument lists, compiling, warning reports and a class browser are implemented.
When successfully installed, just run M-x dime to get a shell. This is the same as the dylan-compiler shell, you can also use the same commands.
When you program and hit ( or , or (space), you get the argument list of the method you are calling.
M-x dime-dylan-browse-superclasses will show the superclass hierarchy of the current class. M-x dime-dylan-browse-subclasses displays the subclass hierarchy.
| Keyboard shortcut | Effect |
|---|---|
| M-x dime | start dime |
| , change-project | select project (in the repl buffer) |
| M-. | jump to definition |
| M-, | jump backwards |
| C-c C-k | compile project |
| C-c C-w C-a | who specializes? |
| C-c C-w C-r | who references? |
| C-c C-w C-b | who binds? |
| C-c C-w C-c | who calls? |
Dswank uses the Open Dylan project registry, so make sure OPEN_DYLAN_USER_REGISTRIES is set properly before starting Emacs.
DIME is a fork of SLIME.
You need the following pieces:
- dylan-mode, and extend your ~/.emacs as documented in the README
- dswank itself is shipped with the 2011.1 release
