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I have Mac OSX 10.8.4. I have cloned the git repo of gcl and as per the readme I ran the ./configure.

But, I am getting the following error : 

configure: error: Cannot build with randomized sbrk. Your options:
 - upgrade to a kernel/libc that knows about personality(ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE)"
 - recompile your kernel with CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK (if it has that option)"
 - run sysctl kernel.randomize_va_space=0 before using gcl

Have tried the third option(for the others I am clueless and didn't get any solution even after googling). Can anyone please tell me how should I install gcl or go about getting a developing environment lisp ?

Rainer Joswig
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quickbrownfox
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    I would just get Clozure CL, if your software does not require GCL. GCL maintenance is not very active and probably also not concentrating much on Mac OS X. Clozure CL is actively supported and developed by a bunch of Mac experts. The step up is to buy LispWorks - a bit expensive - which runs great on Macs and comes with even better GUI-based development tools. – Rainer Joswig Sep 17 '13 at 16:59
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    I second Clozure CL, but don't use the AppStore version. LispWorks is way too expensive. clisp is available through homebrew though I haven't tried it personally. – uselpa Sep 17 '13 at 19:54
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    Clozure CL is working great on Macs, absolutely. Another good option is SBCL. – piokuc Sep 17 '13 at 21:27
  • There is a free version of LispWorks Personal Edition (http://www.lispworks.com/downloads/). I've found that IDE to be much easier to use than Emacs/SLiME, sbcl or any other Lisp setup. – JAL Sep 17 '13 at 23:11
  • Thank you everyone for your kind support, I have installed clisp using brew and have finally got it working. Thanks to Rainer your comment was really helpful. – quickbrownfox Sep 19 '13 at 13:25
  • I'll just add that for raw speed, nothing beats SBCL, at least for the things I usually do. – Mars Sep 27 '13 at 05:37
  • gcl seems to be getting some maintenance (latest release is just a week old as I type this), but still won't build on OS X. – Mark Reed Nov 07 '14 at 12:56
  • Have you tried with homebrew? https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/Library/Formula/clisp.rb – lifeisfoo Jul 15 '15 at 23:29
  • Do you mind posting an answer if you solved your issue? – Lime Oct 08 '15 at 02:42

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The clisp(can be installed through homebrew) was good enough for getting a hands on experience in lisp.

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