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Armed Bear Common Lisp: a full implementation of Common Lisp. Version 1.9.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-23.
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Package summary
Armed Bear Common Lisp: a full implementation of Common Lisp
Project links
Commands and aliases
- abcl
history
Project history and usage
Armed Bear Common Lisp is an ANSI Common Lisp implementation for the Java Virtual Machine. The official homepage describes it as providing both an interpreter and compiler, compiling Lisp to Java bytecode, and supporting Java integration.
Project history
The official homepage says ABCL was originally started as a scripting language for the J editor. It later grew into a standalone Common Lisp implementation on the JVM, with support for JSR-223 so it can act as a Java scripting engine and with Java-to-Lisp integration APIs for embedding Lisp in Java applications.
Adoption history
ABCL occupies a particular niche among Common Lisp implementations: it lets Lisp code run where a JVM is already the deployment target. The supplied package-manager metadata lists it in APK, Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, Nix, and Ubuntu, reflecting its role as both a language runtime and a Java ecosystem bridge.
How it is used
Official documentation shows ABCL being run as a jar with java -jar abcl.jar, used as an interactive REPL, embedded from Java, and connected to Common Lisp tooling such as ASDF, Quicklisp, and SLIME.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care about ABCL because it is a Common Lisp runtime whose runtime contract is Java rather than a native Lisp image. That makes Java version support, jar layout, wrappers, ASDF integration, and contrib artifacts central packaging concerns.
Timeline
- 2016: Official GitHub mirror/repository metadata shows the armedbear/abcl repository created.
- 2026: Official ABCL release archive lists 1.10.0 artifacts, including abcl.jar and abcl.pdf.
Related projects
- ABCL is tied historically to the J editor and operationally to the JVM, Java scripting APIs, ASDF, Quicklisp, and SLIME.
Sources
- Official homepage, FAQ repository section, README, releases index, GitHub repository metadata, and source_facts.package-manager.
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
abcl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.9.2
manager updated2026-07-23
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:abcl |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://abcl.org/ |
| Last updated | 2026-07-23T18:33:39+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation