$ cat ~/.emacs
(setq inferior-lisp-program "/usr/bin/sbcl")
$ dpkg -l | grep sbcl
ii sbcl 2:1.2.4-2
amd64Common Lisp compiler and development system
==
== Emacs buffer: *sldb sbcl/1*
==
READ error during LOAD
Package: slime
Version: 2:2.10.1-2
Severity: normal
slime: Emacs"M-x slime"+sbcl fails with "Package SWANK-REPL does not exist." if
cl-swank cache not deleted
Steps to reproduce:
$ sudo apt-get inatall emacs sbcl slime
$ echo '(setq inferior-lisp-program "/usr/bin/sbcl")' > ~/.emacs
$ emacs
M-x s