[fetter-devel] Trying to get started (problems with require)

[rif]

> 
> 
> On Fri, 11 Nov 2005, rif wrote:
> 
> >
> > I'm trying to follow the instructions at
> > http://common-lisp.net/project/fetter/getting-started.html using CMUCL
> > 19A.  I'm using the CVS versions of verrazano and CFFI (downloaded
> > today 11 Nov 2005, cffi-luis branch).
> >
> > Eventually, I figured out I needed to asdf-install :parse-number and
> > :s-xml (this should probably be added to the getting started page).
> > At this point, I can run generate the demos with the appropriate
> > generate.lisp file, but when I try to actually run one, I get an
> > error.  In my .cmucl-init file, I am loading CFFI (by pushing the
> > directory onto my asdf:*central-registry* and then asdf:load-op'ing
> > it), but the command
> >
> > (require 'cffi)
> >
> > is failing with
> >
> > Error in function REQUIRE:  Don't know how to load CFFI.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong?
> 
> REQUIRE doesn't know about asdf:*central-registry*, so this is to be
> expected. But why are you REQUIREing cffi when it's loaded already by asdf?

I am REQUIREing cffi because the test.lisp file that comes with verrazano includes the line

(require 'cffi)

Am I meant to have to modify this file myself and load cffi
separately?

rif