[asdf-devel] summary proposal for COMMON_LISP_PATH and system search changes

[Tobias C. Rittweiler]

Gary King writes:

> ##  default value for *central-registry*
> 
> ...
>
> * a `!` will be replaced by the default value (see below) so
>    that it is easy to extend the path rather than just
>    replacing it.

Is this really necessary?


> ## configuration file
>
> When ASDF starts, it will:
>
>   1. setup `*central-registry*` using its own defaults and the
> `CL_SYSTEMS_PATH` environment variable.
>
>   2. look for and load the *first* file named
> `asdf-config.lisp` in each of these paths traversed in order
> (so that user settings take precedence over system ones).
> Note that the ASDF package will exist when this file is read.

"each of these paths" -- which paths? The ones in *CENTRAL-REGISTRY*?
What's the use case for that?

  -T.