asdf Manual

asdf: another system definition facility

This manual describes asdf, a system definition facility for Common Lisp programs and libraries.

asdf Copyright © 2001-2007 Daniel Barlow and contributors

This manual Copyright © 2001-2007 Daniel Barlow and contributors This manual revised © 2009 Robert P. Goldman

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• Introduction
• Using asdf to load systems
• Defining systems with defsystem
• The object model of asdf
• Controlling where ASDF saves compiled files
• Error handling
• Compilation error and warning handling
• Miscellaneous additional functionality
• Getting the latest version
• TODO list
• missing bits in implementation
• Inspiration
• Concept Index
• Function and Class Index
• Variable Index

--- The Detailed Node Listing ---

Using ASDF

Defining systems with defsystem

• The defsystem form
• A more involved example
• The defsystem grammar
• Other code in .asd files

The object model of asdf

• Operations
• Components

Operations

• Predefined operations of asdf
• Creating new operations

Components

• Common attributes of components
• Pre-defined subclasses of component
• Creating new component types

properties

• Pre-defined subclasses of component
• Creating new component types