Metaspec: The DpANS3R Common Lisp Spec in S-Expr and HTML Format
I started this project back in 2015, to translate the TeX original specification into an easily parsed format (s-doc), and to create an HTML rendering of that format as a proof of concept. The project is homed here: https://codeberg.org/dlowe/metaspectre/ Differences from the Hyperspec (from the README): - Most importantly, it is free to modify and distribute. - The original TeX is very hard to parse and use for things other than generating a printed copy. The Hyperspec is an HTML rendering which can be parsed as HTML, but loses a lot of information. The Metaspec has…
Metaspec: The DpANS3R Common Lisp Spec in S-Expr and HTML Format launched on June 24, 2026 with 17 votes, #930 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Metaspec is a machine-readable translation of the DPANS3 Common Lisp specification into S-expressions and HTML format. Created for developers and language implementers, it converts the original TeX specification into an easily parsed intermediate format that preserves information lost in the standard Hyperspec HTML rendering. The project is freely modifiable and distributable, includes features like MathML equation rendering and searchable documentation, and provides an alternative to the original specification that supports programmatic access and customization.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
The draft proposed ANSI Common Lisp standard (X3J13 document 94-101R) rendered as hyperlinked HTML.
Rendered from the TeX sources of the draft proposed ANSI Common Lisp standard (X3J13R documentfrom metaspec.dev
In the maker’s words, at launch
I started this project back in 2015, to translate the TeX original specification into an easily parsed format (s-doc), and to create an HTML rendering of that format as a proof of concept. The project is homed here: https://codeberg.org/dlowe/metaspectre/ Differences from the Hyperspec (from…
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