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:
1. Load ASDF and some ASDF system definitions in the usual ASDF way. 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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Here's a few quick replies. I don't believe the personal edition permits the use of an init file, so for now you'll be doing things 'the hard way'.
* Click the File->Load menu on the main LispWorks menu (or podium) and browse respectively to your "asdf.lisp" and "cl-ppcre.asd" files.
* Load the asdf-integration as before.
* On the menu/podium again, click the icon for the "System Browser".
* The ASDF integration is not obvious. Look along the right hand side of the System Browser for the three buttons, of a checkmark, an X and some question marks. Click the question marks and you will be able to select from the available ASDF and LW systems.
I think there's a glitch in the System Browser. If you close and reopen it, you'll probably see all loaded Systems displayed. You should be good to go as far as loading CL-PPCRE (although your next stumbling block might be understanding Packages).
As to the choice of EXAMPLE-FILE as a name, my guess is that the ASDF integration provided by LW was originally a chargeable support incident (a couple of mine are in the examples too) and that this function is just a general convenience for loading examples.
BC
p.s. Your feelings about fighting LispWorks are understood. I had a heck of a time getting started, mainly because I had never travelled in the 'Land of Lisp'!
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