Greetings all!

Asdf noob here.  I have spent hours on what I would think would be incredibly simple.  Help would sure be appreciated.

I cloned a repo for a package that is available on quicklisp.  I modified it.  However, everytim I do:

(asdf:load-asd "thepackage.asd")

(asdf:load-system "thepackage")

It loads the standard distribution rather than the copy I am editing.  I have tried stuff like:

with no luck.  I tried many other things too with no luck.

How can I force asdf to load and use the package in the local directory rather than the cached standard distribution?

Thank you!

Blake McBride