[asdf-devel] source files in output translation target directory

[Anton Vodonosov]

03.04.2013, 04:33, "Faré" <fahree at gmail.com>:
>
> This is by design. The issue is to avoid double-translation, e.g.
> when some component creates a Lisp file from some other source, that
> is then compiled.
> You want to be able to use compile-op and load-op, except that
> the source-file will be the output of whichever create-lisp-op you're using,
> and therefore already translated. In general, being able
> to compose or not compose operations suggests that you shouldn't
> double-translate.
>
>>  I noticed this because test-grid-agent customizes output translations to place
>>  fasls to a temporary directory in order to achieve fresh recompilation every time.
>>  And the way output translations are customized doesn't obey the expectation
>>  of new cff-grovel. In the terms of the example above, any sources generated and saved to
>>  ~/test/fasl/ when compiled have their .fasl files in the default location - ~/.cache/common-lisp/.
>>
>>  So I am thinking, should I correct test-grid-agent output translations or report it as a bug to CFFI.
>
> I think you should correct test-grid-agent.

OK.

BTW, when uiop:*output-translation-function* will be documented, this requirement
deserve to be mentioned.

Best regards,
- Anton