[asdf-devel] source file encoding

Robert Goldman rpgoldman at sift.info
Mon Apr 9 02:29:29 UTC 2012


On 4/8/12 Apr 8 -8:57 PM, Faré wrote:
>>> I agree that transition costs must be considered.
>>
>> This is somewhat OT, since it's really about general transition costs,
>> but should we add a continuable error to parse-defsystem for handling
>> unrecognized options?
>>
>> I like beating people over the head that this might not do what they
>> want, but I don't like leaving them with no way to proceed.
>>
>> Possibly even better to have a continuable error that /remembers/ a
>> defsystem option as something to be ignored.  Then we wouldn't /keep/
>> complaining about :encoding over and over --- one continuable error
>> continue and you'd be done.
>>
> That's a great idea. Patch welcome :-/

OK, I will try to get that done soon.  I'm still up to my neck in work,
but hope to squeak in some ASDF time later this week.

cheers,
r





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