Next steps

[Robert Goldman]

Not sure what the syntax is, but I agree that holding to a fixed number 
of arguments will be best, particularly for filtering out syntax errors.

On 17 Nov 2021, at 11:51, phoebe Goldman wrote:

> > On Nov 17, 2021, at 12:37 PM, Robert Goldman <rpgoldman at sift.info> 
> wrote:
>>
>> version constraints like (:version "my-unstable-library" < 3) or 
>> something like that will go in to ASDF.
>>
>>
>
> Might I suggest the syntax:
>
> (:version "my-lib" (:min "2")) ; equiv to (:version "my-lib" "3")
> (:version "my-lib" (:below "3")) ; not :MAX, because this is an 
> exclusive bound
> (:version "my-lib" (:range "2" "3")) ; inclusive lower, exclusive 
> upper bound
>
> I believe it is both useful and aesthetically pleasing to keep the 
> :version form to exactly three elements.
>
> cheers,
> phoebe


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