Installing Quicklisp libraries in a Docker image

Question

Is there a Dockerfile for installing cl-json (or other Quicklisp library) on Docker? Most installation instructions I've seen require user input on commands with no --noinput flag, making it difficult to install through a Dockerfile.

In addition, many of the instructions appear out of date or reference broken links and non-existent resources. It would be convenient to use a Dockerfile to install it in a consistent way with e.g. Quicklisp.

Answer 1

Here is a possible Dockerfile for an application based on SBCL.

FROM dparnell/minimal-sbcl
RUN sbcl --noinform \
         --disable-ldb \
         --lose-on-corruption \
         --eval "(ql:quickload '(buildapp))" \
         --eval '(buildapp:build-buildapp "/bin/buildapp")'

RUN buildapp --load /opt/quicklisp/setup.lisp \
             --eval "(ql:quickload '(cl-json))" \
             --output bin/executable

CMD executable

I am basing the image on dparnell/minimal-sbcl, which comes with Quicklisp pre-installed.

I then run SBCL once to build buildapp (that could be a separate docker image).

Then, I run buildapp, load quicklisp/setup.lisp and install cl-json. You can load as many dependencies you want with quickload, but I'd recommand defining your own system.asd file and list dependencies there.

Answer 2

https://lispcookbook.github.io/cl-cookbook/testing.html#continuous-integration

In this tutorial we use Gitlab CI with the daewok/lisp-devel Docker image that includes several Lisp implementations and Quicklisp, so we can run a lisp and (ql:quickload "cl-json") right away.