[asdf-install-devel] Relative symlinks to sysfiles

[Chaitanya Gupta]

Dan Muller wrote:
> ASDF-INSTALL also adds entries to asdf:*central-registry* and/or
> mk-defsystem's equivalent. (See MAYBE-UPDATE-CENTRAL-REGISTRY and
> ADD-REGISTRY-LOCATION.) I'd like to see it stop doing that, unless
> there's a reason for it that I haven't noticed; it can mask problems
> that occur with actually setting up the symbolic link (or whatever one
> chooses to do on Windows). For instance, everything might appear to
> install and load properly, but the next time you start your Lisp
> system, installed systems can no longer be found. Better to find out
> right away if you've messed up the system file installation.
>
>   
I agree there. Have been bitten by this once or twice.
> You might want to take a look at the unstable release, and/or my
> "submitted" repository. I always announce my patches here at the same
> time that I publish them in the latter.
>
> http://danm.homelinux.org/darcs/asdf-install/submitted
>
>   
Thanks. I will take a look.

Chaitanya