Sorry to bombard you folks with this, but I am pissed off and happy all at the same time. It seems that install.lisp was MISSING some brackets ... So, I got this far, and now, have what is hopefully the last issue:
CL-USER 5 > (load "c:/aa/asdf-install/asdf-install/load-asdf-install.lisp") ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\load-asdf-install.lisp ;;; ASDF-INSTALL: Loading ASDF-INSTALL package from directory ;;; "c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install"
; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\defpackage.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\port.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\split-sequence.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\variables.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\conditions.lisp ; Loading text file c:\aa\asdf-install\asdf-install\installer.lisp #P"c:/aa/asdf-install/asdf-install/load-asdf-install.lisp"
CL-USER 6 > (require 'asdf) NIL
CL-USER 7 > (require 'asdf-install) NIL
CL-USER 8 > (asdf-install:install "c:/libraries/cl-ppcre.tar.gz") Install where? 1) System-wide install: System in \usr\local\asdf-install\site-systems\ Files in \usr\local\asdf-install\site\ 2) Personal installation: System in H:.asdf-install-dir\systems\ Files in H:.asdf-install-dir\site\ 0) Abort installation. --> 2 ;;; ASDF-INSTALL: Installing c:/libraries/cl-ppcre.tar.gz in H:.asdf-install-dir\site, H:.asdf-install-dir\systems\
Error: In ZEROP of (:ACTIVE) arguments should be of type NUMBER. 1 (continue) Return a value to use. 2 Supply a new argument. 3 (abort) Return to level 0. 4 Return to top loop level 0.
Type :b for backtrace or :c <option number> to proceed. Type :bug-form "<subject>" for a bug report template or :? for other options.
CL-USER 9 : 1 >
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It appears to have created the directories in H:.asdf-install-dir\ but there is nothing in those directories...
Thanks, Alex.
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