"deprecated recursive use" warning

[Robert Goldman]

I haven't used CFFI in a while.  Can I ask why this needs to be here 
instead of there being a

```
:depends-on ((generate-lisp-op (load-op "cffi/c2ffi-generator")))
```
?

Thanks,
r


On 30 Jan 2018, at 12:20, Attila Lendvai wrote:

> dear list,
>
> shall i be concerned about this?
>
> WARNING:
>    Deprecated recursive use of (ASDF/OPERATE:OPERATE
> 'ASDF/LISP-ACTION:LOAD-OP '("cffi/c2ffi-generator")) while
>    visiting (CFFI/C2FFI::GENERATE-LISP-OP "hu.dwim.zlib" "c2ffi-spec"
> "zlib.h") - please use proper dependencies instead
>
> it happens due to this in cffi/src/c2ffi/asdf.lisp:
>
> (defmethod perform ((op generate-lisp-op) (c c2ffi-file))
> ...
>   (unless (component-loaded-p :cffi/c2ffi-generator)
>     (load-system :cffi/c2ffi-generator))
> ...
> )
>
> that system only needs to get loaded when the action is executed.
>
> or is it safe to ignore that warning long term?
>
> -- 
> • attila lendvai
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> have not the truth, it ought to be harmed.”
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