[Asdf-devel] Registering preloaded systems for Quicklisp/ASDF

[Dave Cooper]

Somehow I just now noticed the followups to this thread, sorry for the late
response. I would like to keep the thread alive though.

I was hoping to have that done and submit the immutable-systems patch
before the next major release, but obviously I'm too late for that now  --
I happen to be starting the Windows tests for 3.1.4.13 right now, which are
apparently the last hurdle for a 3.1.5 release, and I certainly don't want
to suggest holding up the 3.1.5 release by trying to cram the
immutable-systems patch into it. After 3.1.5 is out the door I will attempt
it during the subsequent window of opportunity.

I admit I've been shipping my immutable-systems patch privately with the
asdf shipped with Gendl and GDL pre-built distributions since last summer.
This is obviously dangerous practice on our part and has to stop.



On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 1:52 AM, Faré <fahree at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 7:39 PM, Robert P. Goldman <rpgoldman at sift.info>
> wrote:
> > Has there been any more progress on this front, since 11 August? That
> > was the last email I saw on the subject.
> >
> Dave and I had a brief conversation about it at ILC 2014. My advice
> was to modify test-bundle.script and not bother with subprocesses,
> just with detecting side-effects in a .asd file (defpackage or
> defparameter), and undoing it (if needed) before the next test:
> compare the situation before and after making the bundle, undo
> effects; compare the situation before and after loading the bundle,
> undo effects; mark the systems immutable, touch for modification;
> compare the situation before and after trying to update. Repeat the
> test without marking the system immutable.
>
> —♯ƒ • François-René ÐVB Rideau •Reflection&Cybernethics•
> http://fare.tunes.org
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>



-- 
My Best,

Dave Cooper
genworks.com, gendl.org
+1 248-330-2979
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