[asdf-devel] Best place to put a new config file?

[Robert Goldman]

On 11/4/11 Nov 4 -6:12 PM, Faré wrote:
>>> : Xach
>> : Faré
> 
>>> Is this functionality likely to be available via exported symbols in the
>>> future?
>>>
>> Tell me what API you want, I'll give you one.
>> There was already an (unexported) API of sorts for read-only operations:
>>
>> user-output-translations-pathname ()
>> system-output-translations-pathname ()
>> user-output-translations-directory-pathname ()
>> system-output-translations-directory-pathname ()
>>
>> These functions looked for the first configuration file or directory
>> in the list that actually existed.
>>
>> What about having these functions take a keyword argument
>> :direction which when it is :output, returns the first thing in the list
>> that you may create? Or something like that.
>>
>> I suppose you'd want these functions exported, too.
>>
> OK, I implemented this API in 2.018.7.
> If it suits you, I'll update the documentation.
> Otherwise, please tell me what you would like it to look like.

Is this compatible with an ASDF user who is using the old-school
ASDF:*CENTRAL-REGISTRY* way of configuring ASDF instead of the new DSL?

If not, is there some way for someone using this API to infer whether
the current use is along the lines of ASDF:*CENTRAL-REGISTRY* or the DSL?

r