[asdf-devel] question about relative pathname to point to parent directory

[Robert Goldman]

On 5/25/10 May 25 -11:11 AM, Faré wrote:
> I'm not sure what you want, but try "" for current directory, ".." for up, etc.
> ".." is actually not recognized by ASDF but passed to the
> implementation, and from it to the OS.

Question:  if ".." is handled by the OS, does that mean it may not be
portable (especially on Windows)?  If so, do we need a native-to-ASDF
way to specify a (:relative :up) or (:relative :back) pathname with a
string?

thanks,
r

> 
> Paths are relative to the parent's pathname's directory.
> 
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> 
> On 25 May 2010 11:24, Robert Goldman <rpgoldman at sift.info> wrote:
>> What's the right syntax for specifying a relative pathname for a module
>> whose files should live in the parent directory instead of in a
>> subdirectory?
>>
>> E.g., if I have
>>
>> (:module foo
>>  :components ((:file "bar") (:file "baz"))
>>  :pathname ????
>> )
>>
>> what goes in there if I do NOT want the files to live in foo/, but with
>> all the other files?
>>
>> I could put a FAQ about this in the manual...
>>
>> best,
>> r
>>
>>