= clojure-load.rb

== DESCRIPTION:

a loader for clojure. configures java classpath with minimal fuss

== FEATURES:

- configure java classpath and exec clojure
- single arg inclusion of compiled clojure projects with standard layout
- single arg inclusion of clojure source projects with standard layout
- single arg inclusion of dirs of jars
- single arg inclusion of individual files and directories
- clojure-contrib included by default
- arg order is respected when building classpath
- pass arbitrary jvm options
- pass arbitrary clojure program options
- follow symlink from bin dir to find clojure repos
- rlwrap support
- script and repl support

== PROBLEMS:

a poor substitute for a real package manager

== SYNOPSIS:

# run a script with clojure-json lib and with both java and script args
/path/to/clojure-load.rb/clojure --script -l clojure-json -- -Xmx1g -- script args

# run a script with clojure-http-client lib and script args
/path/to/clojure-load.rb/clojure --script -l clojure-http-client -- script args

# start a repl with clojureql and incanter libs and java args only
/path/to/clojure-load.rb/clojure -l clojureql -l incanter -- -Xmx1g --

== REQUIREMENTS:

- *nix o/s
- java
- ruby > 1.8.6
- rlwrap [ optional ]
- clojure git repo [ in same dir as clojure-load.rb repo for default operation ]
- other clojure repos in same dir as clojure-load.rb repo, for single arg includes

== INSTALL:

git clone git://github.com/mccraigmccraig/clojure-load.rb.git

== LICENSE:

(The BSD License)

Copyright (c) 2009, craig mcmillan
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