<div dir="ltr">somewhat off-topic to the original question:<div><br></div><div>Can :static-file be used for files part of unit tests? Such as unit tests for log-parsers.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Mirko</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 7:24 PM Stelian Ionescu <<a href="mailto:sionescu@cddr.org">sionescu@cddr.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">> Hey,<br>
><br>
> I'm working with a project that bundles up CL systems, and then copies<br>
> them to a remote host. To avoid copying unnecessary files, we rely on<br>
> the components and additional-input-files to find all the files needed<br>
> to load the system on the remote host.<br>
><br>
> I found some ASD files to load on the remote host. These systems are<br>
> expecting to read a long-description, usually a readme file. All of<br>
> these projects are using reader macros to load this data, and none of<br>
> them declare the file as a :static-file component.<br>
><br>
> It's also often the case that the license of a project requires a copy<br>
> of the license be shipped with the project. Yet rarely do I see any<br>
> project declaring a :static-file for one in their asd file.<br>
><br>
> Am I correct in my understanding that using :static-files is this the<br>
> current recommended way to declare these files?<br>
<br>
ASDF is a build system, not a software packaging system.<br>
The :STATIC-FILE component was meant to handle data files that might<br>
be required at runtime, not any metadata in general.<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Stelian Ionescu<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div>