[asdf-install-devel] Some files not loaded

[Gary King]

You _read_ the README. What kind of insanity is this!!!!!! Just  
kidding (which I hope was obvious).

I'll certainly fix the README too.

On Jul 8, 2008, at 11:12 PM, Scott L. Burson wrote:

> 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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>

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