lisp-implementation-type, lisp-implementation-version

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25.2.24 lisp-implementation-type, lisp-implementation-version Function

Syntax:

lisp-implementation-type < no arguments > description

lisp-implementation-version < no arguments > description

Arguments and Values:

description - a string or nil.

Description:

lisp-implementation-type and lisp-implementation-version identify the current implementation of Common Lisp.

lisp-implementation-type returns a string that identifies the generic name of the particular Common Lisp implementation.

lisp-implementation-version returns a string that identifies the version of the particular Common Lisp implementation.

If no appropriate and relevant result can be produced, nil is returned instead of a string.

Examples:

 (lisp-implementation-type)
 "ACME Lisp"
OR"Joe's Common Lisp"
 (lisp-implementation-version)
 "1.3a"
 "V2"
OR"Release 17.3, ECO #6"

Allegro CL Implementation Details:

See cl:lisp-implementation-version implementation in implementation.html for information on the implementation of lisp-implementation-version.