[asdf-install-devel] Some files not loaded

[Scott L. Burson]

Hi Gary,

I was going to load it with ASDF, but then I read the README, which  
recommends the load file.

Since ASDF is obviously required anyway, maybe you should just toss  
the load file and fix up the README.

-- Scott

Quoting Gary King <gwking at metabang.com>:

> Hi Scott,
>
> You're right that is a very basic failure. Asdf-install is designed to
> be loaded using asdf and I think that load file is has suffered bit
> rot. I'll look later today or tomorrow and clean it up. Thanks much for
> pointing out the problem.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 8, 2008, at 3:29 PM, "Scott L. Burson" <Scott at sympoiesis.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I just tried to install the latest release (downloaded from   
>> http://common-lisp.net/project/asdf-install/asdf-install_latest.tar.gz,   
>> i.e., the link "gzipped tar file" on the home page) on Allegro 8.1.  
>>   I ran into what seems a rather basic problem:   
>> `cl-user::load-asdf-install' doesn't load `variables.lisp', so when  
>>  I try calling `asdf-install:install', I get an unbound variable   
>> error on `*preferred-location*'.
>>
>> Loading the file manually gets me a little further, but then I get   
>> another error because `conditions.lisp' hasn't been loaded either   
>> (well, it's really trying to tell me that I don't have the GPG key,  
>>  but the condition isn't defined).
>>
>> Loading that file also lets me win.
>>
>> -- Scott
>>
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