[asdf-devel] [cclan-list] How to depend on a system optionally?

[Gary King]

Hi Tobias,

I'm forwarding this to the asdf-devel list and will answer it later  
today from there.


On May 18, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Tobias C. Rittweiler wrote:

>
> I've read several times that it's a head ache to configure optional
> dependencies with ASDF.
>
> How true is that? Could we perhaps provide another clause
> :OPTIONALLY-DEPEND-ON in DEFSYSTEM which would load a system only if
> available?
>
> Reason is that I'm going to revive
>
>  http://common-lisp.net/project/hyperdoc/
>
> which is a good example of a natural optional dependency. And I'd like
> to make its inclusion as easy as possible so it'll see widespread
> adoption.
>
> Thanks!,
>
>  -T.
>
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