[asdf-devel] Make the CL syntax predictable

[Anton Vodonosov]

OK. Tests for 3.1.0.94 are started.

Best regards,
- Anton

12.03.2014, 05:48, "Faré" <fahree at gmail.com>:
> Dear Anton,
>
> can you (1) run cl-test-grid on all implementations with 3.1.0.94, our
> release candidate?
>
> can you run the cl-test-grid on at least SBCL with the latest ASDF and
> the attached patch?
>
> In writing my article "ASDF3, or Why Lisp is Now an Acceptable
> Scripting Language", one of the limitations I list is the mess of
> uncontrollable syntax.
>
> This would fix it... but might break dirty files that side-effect the
> current syntax
> without first creating and using a new readtable. Breaking these files
> is actually desired, but we need to check how large is the issue
> before we do it (if we do).
>
> I figure that, like any other potentially disruptive change, it is
> best done just before a release that defines a new features, in this
> case, #+asdf3.1
>
> Of course, I won't commit any such thing to master without maintainer approval.
>
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