Apparently, some time ago David Lichteblau proposed an asdf patch (which I am attaching) that would make it possible for ASDF to follow Windows shortcuts as if they were symbolic links.
Does anyone know why this didn't make it into ASDF? Should we apply this patch?
I'm just about to give a quick talk on ASDF, and I'm not looking forward to telling the Windows folks that it won't work that well for them....
Cheers, r
Does anyone know why this didn't make it into ASDF? Should we apply this patch?
I'm guessing it was just inertia. I'll try to get it i before your talk (which is when, by the way <smile>!?)
I'm just about to give a quick talk on ASDF, and I'm not looking forward to telling the Windows folks that it won't work that well for them....
Cheers, r
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Gary King wrote:
Does anyone know why this didn't make it into ASDF? Should we apply this patch?
I'm guessing it was just inertia. I'll try to get it i before your talk (which is when, by the way <smile>!?)
Oh, we needn't rush to that extent!
My talk is tomorrow evening, which is too soon to review this, but it would be nice to be able to say help is on the way to Windows users!
I especially don't want to rush this because I don't have access to a windows box myself, and would hate to cause problems because of a piece of code I can't even test out.
Perhaps someone more proficient than me in the Way of Gates would be able to pass an eyeball over the proposed patch.
Best, Robert
Perhaps someone more proficient than me in the Way of Gates would be able to pass an eyeball over the proposed patch.
This will help motivate me to get my automated stuff another step better in my virtual windows box...
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On Mon, 17 Aug 2009, Robert Goldman wrote:
Apparently, some time ago David Lichteblau proposed an asdf patch (which I am attaching) that would make it possible for ASDF to follow Windows shortcuts as if they were symbolic links.
I have merged this patch in with the latest ASDF. I've tested it against a couple lisp implementations on both linux and MSWinXP. Neither platform had any problems, but my Windows shortcuts started working properly.
Get the changes from my copy of the ASDF git repository at http://git.libcl.com/local/?p=asdf.git;a=summary (That repository also contains an ECL bugfix.)
I'd appreciate it if a few others reported that it works and/or doesn't break anything; but I think these changes are ready for merging into the master ASDF tree.
To test on Windows, create shortcut files and put them in *central-registry* the way you use symlinks on other filesystems. Note that IIRC Clisp natively dereferences shortcut files; so don't do all your Windows testing with it.
Later, Daniel
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