Re: A modest proposition: DEFSYSTEM-DEPENDS-ON should die [was Re: What's the right way to extend ASDF with new symbols?]

Trying again: Can someone please state what it is that Quicklisp needs? IIUC Quicklisp does *something* with .asd files that does not involve the defsystem-depends-on being resolved. Is this reading? Or loading? If it's loading, then the DEFSYSTEM-DEPENDS-ON entries are resolved by REGISTER-SYSTEM-DEFINITION, so the status quo doesn't solve the problem of large scale analysis without side-effects. If it's reading, then my solution is benign. At least as far as I can tell. Can someone give me a clue here? thanks! r