[Ecls-list] ASDF scan possible ?

[Jyrki Jaakkola]

Dean O'Connor wrote:
> Seems to get past that point. I tried specifying a directory and a 
> tar.gz to load from.
> Unfortunately, even after that it just seems to hang.
> 
> FYI. I came across this small article about ASDF-INSTALL for Windows:
>     http://www.redmountainsw.com/wordpress/archives/asdf-install-clisp
> which references a thread:
>     
> http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.lisp/browse_thread/thread/f60096a7f62f275a/ac89b58a890a2ee2
> 
> I can attest that this has been the biggest pain in the butt I have 
> experienced in a long while.
> Being dependent on cygwin is understandable but the rest is rather 
> frustrating.

Have you tried method which is described here:

http://sean-ross.blogspot.com/2007/05/asdf-install-windows.html

If I understand it right, you will not need cygwin anymore to use 
asdf-install. Hopefully this helps. I spotted this on planet.lisp.org.

Regards,

Jyrki Jaakkola