The release version of ASDF 3.1, version 3.1.2, has finally arrived. It is loaded with bug-fixes, more portability (substantially better support on Windows; several new lisp implementations), better documentation (extensive revisions to the Texinfo manual), and new convenience features such as PACKAGE-INFERRED-SYSTEMs.

We urge the maintainers of lisp implementations to move to version 3.1.2 directly, as it is clearly superior to its predecessors. This is especially true if you are currently bundling a pre-release version of ASDF.

For a list of changes, see the attached changelog.

Special thanks to Dave Cooper and Anton Vodonosov (alphabetically) for testing support. Thanks to all those who have participated in the discussions on ASDF-devel for bug fixes, suggestions, and course corrections. Thanks to Pete Keller for proofreading this announcement; any remaining errors are mine alone.

Although he is no longer the lead maintainer, François-René Rideau (Fare), has continued to expend vast amounts of effort on ASDF, and provided invaluable guidance to the code submitted by the rest of us.

The latest version of ASDF is available at the project website: http://common-lisp.net/project/asdf/

Robert P. Goldman ASDF maintainer-in-chief