Comments on: Today is Make a Package ASDF-Installable Day! http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/ Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:28:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Andreas Davour http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-597 Andreas Davour Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:59:41 +0000 http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-597 OK, I asked Zach about it, and he meant what I thought he did. The reminder mails goes into the bitbucket and while there is someone taking care of things CLiki is not a very reliable storage solution for asdf-install. A new solution wouldn't hurt, in other words. OK, I asked Zach about it, and he meant what I thought he did. The reminder mails goes into the bitbucket and while there is someone taking care of things CLiki is not a very reliable storage solution for asdf-install. A new solution wouldn’t hurt, in other words.

]]> By: Andreas Davour http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-595 Andreas Davour Sun, 16 Dec 2007 03:46:36 +0000 http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-595 I didn't get that impression from Xach at all! But it would be better for the future of ASDF-Install! I'll ask him about it. I don't have another suggestion for another system, but I do suggest that the present system should be build on firmer grounds. It wouldn't hurt to have a few backup mirrors to fallback on if CLiki is down for example. I didn’t get that impression from Xach at all! But it would be better for the future of ASDF-Install! I’ll ask him about it.

I don’t have another suggestion for another system, but I do suggest that the present system should be build on firmer grounds. It wouldn’t hurt to have a few backup mirrors to fallback on if CLiki is down for example.

]]> By: admin http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-589 admin Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:27:43 +0000 http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-589 @Andreas I think what Xach meant was that he won't pay late for another year. He'll pay on time. I chose ASDF-Install because it is the de facto standard. If you know of something better, I'm all ears. @Andreas I think what Xach meant was that he won’t pay late for another year. He’ll pay on time. I chose ASDF-Install because it is the de facto standard. If you know of something better, I’m all ears.

]]> By: Andreas Davour http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-588 Andreas Davour Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:38:58 +0000 http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-588 Note: There is a problem with ASDF-INSTALL If we are going to use Cliki as the repository for lisp projects, and directing everyone to use ASDF-INSTALL I think the first question to be asked is if Cliki can handle it? It would be quite a feat to make all packages installable via ASDF-INSTALL and then have Cliki go out under your feet. This highlights the problem: http://xach.livejournal.com/145603.html Someone is responsible for maintaining that site, and that someone have not read their mail for two years! Is that the solid platform you need for distributing lisp packages? Start by asking the CLiki owner if you can take over the ownership of the site. Zarch isn't going to pay another year. Otherwise I think the suggestion is interesting, but the core problem with Cliki have to be dealt with. First. Note: There is a problem with ASDF-INSTALL

If we are going to use Cliki as the repository for lisp projects, and directing everyone to use ASDF-INSTALL I think the first question to be asked is if Cliki can handle it?

It would be quite a feat to make all packages installable via ASDF-INSTALL and then have Cliki go out under your feet.

This highlights the problem:
http://xach.livejournal.com/145603.html

Someone is responsible for maintaining that site, and that someone have not read their mail for two years!

Is that the solid platform you need for distributing lisp packages? Start by asking the CLiki owner if you can take over the ownership of the site. Zarch isn’t going to pay another year.

Otherwise I think the suggestion is interesting, but the core problem with Cliki have to be dealt with. First.

]]> By: Steve http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-584 Steve Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:13:54 +0000 http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-584 Yes. We definitely need to do more of this. On a separate note, as a newbie I think that the ASDF package hierarchy is hard to navigate. It would be useful if CLIKI somehow was able to tell you the download activity of a particular package so that I can make an uninformed choice based upon popularity rather than the aesthetic appeal of the package's name :-) Yes. We definitely need to do more of this.

On a separate note, as a newbie I think that the ASDF package hierarchy is hard to navigate.

It would be useful if CLIKI somehow was able to tell you the download activity of a particular package so that I can make an uninformed choice based upon popularity rather than the aesthetic appeal of the package’s name :-)

]]> By: user http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-583 user Tue, 11 Dec 2007 08:53:53 +0000 http://www.lispcast.com/wordpress/2007/12/today-is-make-a-package-asdf-installable-day/#comment-583 libraries, thats what matters. thank you! libraries, thats what matters. thank you!

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