Re: [clisp-list] (in-package 'access ...) ==> 'access should be a symbol

[Christophe R. <cs...@ca...>]

On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 05:57:29PM -0400, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > > > Features: 
> > > > (ASDF MK-DEFSYSTEM COMMON-LISP-CONTROLLER CLX-MIT-R5 CLX-MIT-R4 XLIB
> > > 
> > > why do you use both ASDF and MK-DEFSYSTEM?
> > 
> > I didn't try to use both.  I simply tried the plain debian install
> > 
> >  apt-get -t unstable -u install clisp
> > 
> > and got clisp 2.30 installed.  Then, when reporting my problem, i just
> > typed the clisp --version, and pasted the result.
> > 
> > So, is my clisp using both? Is using both bad?  Is my install
> > therefore a bit 'broken' ?
> 
> ASDF and MK-DEFSYSTEM implement the same functionality.
> It's like installing both VIM and NVI.

... which, if some users prefer vim and some nvi, is a sensible thing to
do.

The Debian treatment of CL is a little sledgehammer-like, but it's
trying to solve a difficult problem: automatic system-wide install of
third-party lisp packages.  Some of these packages have mk-defsystem
descriptions, and some have asds; therefore, to have a chance at
compiling them on install, a given lisp compiler (clisp, in this
instance) must understand both formats.

There is no known problem with having an image with both ASDF and
MK-DEFSYSTEM.  If you discover one, please report it as a bug.

Cheers,

Christophe
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