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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Sorry to bombard you folks with this, but I am pissed off and happy all at the same time.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">It seems that install.lisp was MISSING some brackets … So, I got this far, and now,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">have what is hopefully the last issue:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CL-USER 5 > (load "c:/aa/asdf-install/asdf-install/load-asdf-install.lisp")</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\load-asdf-install.lisp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">;;; ASDF-INSTALL: Loading ASDF-INSTALL package from directory</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">;;; "c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\"</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\defpackage.lisp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\port.lisp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\split-sequence.lisp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\variables.lisp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\conditions.lisp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\installer.lisp</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">#P"c:/aa/asdf-install/asdf-install/load-asdf-install.lisp"</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CL-USER 6 > (require 'asdf)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">NIL</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CL-USER 7 > (require 'asdf-install)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">NIL</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CL-USER 8 > (asdf-install:install "c:/libraries/cl-ppcre.tar.gz")</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Install where?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">1) System-wide install: </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> System in \usr\local\asdf-install\site-systems\</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Files in \usr\local\asdf-install\site\ </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">2) Personal installation: </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> System in H:\.asdf-install-dir\systems\</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> Files in H:\.asdf-install-dir\site\ </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">0) Abort installation.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> --> 2</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">;;; ASDF-INSTALL: Installing c:/libraries/cl-ppcre.tar.gz in H:\.asdf-install-dir\site\, H:\.asdf-install-dir\systems\</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Error: In ZEROP of (:ACTIVE) arguments should be of type NUMBER.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> 1 (continue) Return a value to use.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> 2 Supply a new argument.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> 3 (abort) Return to level 0.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> 4 Return to top loop level 0.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Type :b for backtrace or :c <option number> to proceed.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Type :bug-form "<subject>" for a bug report template or :? for other options.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">CL-USER 9 : 1 > </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">======================================================</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">It appears to have created the directories in H:\.asdf-install-dir\</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">but there is nothing in those directories…</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Thanks, Alex.</FONT>
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