Hello.
I am trying to simplify ASDF-Install'ing Cells-GTK on different platforms. When trying with ECL, I find the following problem: CFFI defines uffi-compat package with "uffi" alias. Comment even expresses doubt whether it is a good idea. ECL has its own UFFI. So CFFI should either not declare such nickname for ECL or remove the alias from "FFI" package. I think the second is a better (although marginally more complex) behavior, because it increases portability and reduces number of people who notice implementation quirks of UFFI package.
I include sample patch to remove this alias. I hope something like that will get into the next release..
Thanks Michael Raskin
--- /home/raskin/.sbcl/site/cffi_0.10.5/uffi-compat/uffi-compat.lisp 2009-06-16 20:20:08.000000000 +0400 +++ /home/raskin/.ecl/site/cffi_0.10.5/uffi-compat/uffi-compat.lisp 2010-01-29 10:58:24.000000000 +0300 @@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
;;; Code borrowed from UFFI is Copyright (c) Kevin M. Rosenberg.
+#+ecl (eval-when (:compile-toplevel :execute :load-toplevel) + (rename-package :ffi :ffi + (remove "UFFI" (package-nicknames :ffi) :test 'equal))) + (defpackage #:cffi-uffi-compat (:nicknames #:uffi) ;; is this a good idea? (:use #:cl)