Not sure if it works the same on Lispworks, but in SBCL + Emacs/SLIME, you can target your library archive directly with ASDF instead of relying on the automated download.
In other words
(require 'asdf) (require 'asdf-install) (asdf-install:install "/path/to/your/cl-ppcre.tar.gz")
Obviously, you'll want to use the windows file path in place of that one. As long as the tarball has that asd file in it, it should work.
Now, for this library, you should just be able to do
(asdf-install:install 'cl-ppcre)
instead of getting your own download (this is probably what is meant by "the usual way"). cl-ppcre is well maintained, so ASDF should be able to handle the download for you unless the CLiki is down for whatever reason.
-Leo
PS. I remember the first few weeks of learning Lisp. It was goddamn infuriating. If it's any consolation at all, the feeling passes once you get your bearings.
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Message: 1 Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:07:43 -0500 From: "Matijaca, Aleksandar" Aleksandar.Matijaca@rbccm.com Subject: [toronto-lisp] asdf / lispworks 6.0.1 personal edition question To: toronto-lisp@common-lisp.net Message-ID: BD3CC1693A9DA54C971EDAED1B7EF040018C35FF@SXGM-501.fg.rbc.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Ok, so I downloaded the latest 6.0.1 Lispworks for windows, and I do not see anywhere in the gui even a mention of ASDF - there is no "button"... On their web site, they state that they have ASDF integration in IDE - I don't see it. The link in their web pages takes me here:
To use ASDF in the LispWorks IDE:
Load ASDF and some ASDF system definitions in the usual ASDFway. 2. Load the file (example-file "misc/asdf-integration.lisp") .
From the above: Load ASDF and some ASDF system definitions in the usual
ASDF way. (WTF, I don't know what the "usual way" is...?) What is the usual way????
Ok, so I ran the second line called (example-file ...... And I assume that does something also, although they don't say what.... Why is it called example-file??? What is example-file? What kind of a function is that?
Ok, so, I also downloaded cl-ppcre-2.0.3 (I can't use quicklisp network type installations because I am at a bank, and they have serious firewalls preventing stuff just like this). So, I downloaded this package, and I unzipped it, and I did notice that there is amongst other files a cl-ppcre.asd file (probably important). So, this is what I have:
LispWorks 6.0.1 which is supposed to be already ASDF ready on Windows
Unzipped cl-ppcre-2.0.3
So, assuming that the whole thing is ASDF ready, how do I load up and "install" cl-ppcre-2.0.3
Why is this so friggin' frustrating - I just wanna code in Lisp, not fight Lispworks and ASDF...
Thanks, Alex.
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