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

[james anderson]

On 2010-02-02, at 22:48 , Robert Goldman wrote:

> On 2/2/10 Feb 2 -11:39 AM, james anderson wrote:
>>
>> On 2010-02-02, at 18:17 , Faré wrote:
>
>>>>  (c) Asdf binary locations / asdf output locations
>>> ABL was already merged into ASDF by gwking. While I think it was a
>>> generally good move, it fails (b), and I think can and should be
>>> redone better.
>>
>> then, once asdf is configurable, is there any reason to not take abl
>> out of the core?
>
> Can you explain what is meant, exactly, by "take abl out of the core"?

none of the respective functions or variables are defined if just  
asdf.lisp is loaded.

> For that matter, I don't know what "configurable" means in this  
> context.
>  "Reads an init file"?  It was always configurable in the sense that I
> could load my asdf:*central-registry*, and I developed several  
> utilities
> for configuring ASDF using only this rudimentary facility.
>
> I'm not sure I follow this.  I certainly do /not/ want to see us  
> revert
> to the days when asdf-binary-locations was a separate download.

if by 'separate download' you mean a separate file, why not?
if your requirement is, that it be in the same tar package, that  
makes sense.

>
> I'm not trying to be a nitpicker here; I just want to avoid us talking
> by each other in case we don't agree about these terms.
>
> best,
> r