roswell/roswell
intended to be a launcher for a major lisp environment that just works. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 93
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 495
- age_days: 4418
- days_rel: 191
- days_push: 46
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
1903 stars · 130 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Roswell is a command-line utility that installs, manages, and launches Common Lisp implementations and integrates with Quicklisp. It also provides scripting and binary-building facilities, making it a full-stack environment manager for Common Lisp development.
Use cases
- install common lisp implementations from the command line
- manage multiple sbcl or ccl versions
- run a lisp repl with ros run
- build standalone executables from lisp scripts
- install and distribute lisp scripts via quicklisp
- set up common lisp in CI pipelines
When to choose
- you want a simple, git-like CLI to manage Common Lisp environments
- you need reproducible Lisp setup across Linux, macOS, Windows, or CI
- you want to build and share executable Lisp scripts
When to avoid
- you only need a REPL and already have an implementation installed
- you work with Scheme or other Lisp dialects rather than Common Lisp
- you need a fully stable, non-beta tool with guaranteed feature completeness
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
package-manager cli developer-tools build-tool programming-languages developer-tools windows bsd cli common-lisp lisp-implementation-manager quicklisp scripting environment-setup command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/roswell/roswell · fetched 2026-08-28 · 73c84f297153
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| roswell/roswell | main | 76 |
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