[asdf-install-devel] Some files not loaded

[Scott L. Burson]

Quoting Gary King <gwking at metabang.com>:

> You _read_ the README. What kind of insanity is this!!!!!!

LOL :)

> I'll certainly fix the README too.

Cool.

-- Scott

> 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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