[asdf-devel] Is this necessary in this form? Re: ASDF 1.501

[Tobias C. Rittweiler]

james anderson writes:

> > 5.  asdf-output-locations
> >
> >   a.  desirable?
> >   b.  contrib versus integral
> >   c.  configuration
>
> i would very much like it to be an optional, configurable  
> contribution rather than part of the core implementation.

I have sympathy with making it optional (in fact, I argued for turning
asdf-binary-locations into a contrib rather than merging way back.)

However:

Isn't asdf-output-locations somewhat like a CL pendant to `make install'
if you squint your eyes?

Shouldn't that be an integral part of ASDF?

  -T.