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[clg] / README

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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 This package contains Common Lisp bindings to GTK+ v2.x. It currently
-only works with CMUCL 19 and SBCL 0.9, but ports to other CL
+works with CMUCL 19, SBCL 0.9 and CLISP. Ports to other CL
 implementations may be added later.
 
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Build instructions
 
 1. If you are using a version of SBCL without native callback support
    you need to upgrade or add third party callback code. The following 
-   instructions of how to add third party callback support, are borrowed 
+   instructions of how to add callback support, are borrowed
    from the Common Music installation guide:
 
    1. Download Thomas Burdick's Alien Function package¹ and restore it 
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ Build instructions
 
    - Make sure ASDF finds the system definition files:
        
-       (push 
-       #+sbcl(truename #p"clg:systems") 
-       #+cmu(concatenate 'string (unix-namestring #p"clg:systems") "/")
-       asdf:*central-registry*)
+       (push
+        (translate-logical-pathname "clg:systems;")
+         asdf:*central-registry*)
+
 
      When checking out of CVS also do the following:
      $ cd <clg toplevel>
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ Build instructions
 
      #+sbcl(setq swank:*communication-style* :fd-handler)
 
+   CLISP needs to be started with the option '-ansi' for clg to
+   compile and load.
+
 
 4. If everything worked, try (load "hello-world") to see a small
    window pop up, and then run testgtk.lisp in the example directory.
@@ -98,6 +101,11 @@ so it is also wise to check the source code.
 
 - library prefixes are stripped from all symbols
 
+- object properties should be available as virtual slots. A lot of 
+  "missing" properties are manually defined as slots. Slots may be read
+  only or write only, but there later type are generally only
+  defined automatically through introspection
+
 - the get/set part are removed from regular accessors, but retained
   in functions which set or retrieve multiple values
 
@@ -110,9 +118,6 @@ so it is also wise to check the source code.
 
 - there are no gtk_*_new functions, use MAKE-INSTANCE to create widgets
 
-- all object properties are available as virtual slots. A lot of
-  "missing" properties are manually defined as slots
-
 - use CHILD-PROPERTY-VALUE or automatically defined accessors to
   access child properties