Commit a96eeab5 authored by Robert Goldman's avatar Robert Goldman
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Add FAQ for mailing list, index entries.

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@@ -209,11 +209,13 @@ Miscellaneous additional functionality

* Controlling file compilation::
* Controlling source file character encoding::
* Miscellaneous Functions::
* Some Utility Functions::

FAQ

* Where do I report a bug?::
* Mailing list::
* What has changed between ASDF 1 ASDF 2 and ASDF 3?::
* Issues with installing the proper version of ASDF::
* Issues with configuring ASDF::
@@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ FAQ
* ASDF can be upgraded::
* Decoupled release cycle::
* Pitfalls of the transition to ASDF 2::
* Pitfalls of the upgrade to ASDF 3::
* What happened to the bundle operations::

Issues with installing the proper version of ASDF
@@ -4671,7 +4674,7 @@ while others (like SBCL) will make an attempt at invoking a POSIX shell
(and fail if it is not present).
@end defun

@node Some Utility Functions,  , Controlling source file character encoding, Miscellaneous additional functionality
@node Some Utility Functions,  , Miscellaneous Functions, Miscellaneous additional functionality
@section Some Utility Functions

The below functions are not exported by ASDF itself, but by UIOP, available since ASDF 3.
@@ -4893,6 +4896,7 @@ We recommend you control the syntax with such macro as
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Getting the latest version


Decide which version you want.
The @code{master} branch is where development happens;
its @code{HEAD} is usually OK, including the latest fixes and portability tweaks,
@@ -4910,10 +4914,7 @@ You can also browse the repository on
@url{https://gitlab.common-lisp.net/asdf/asdf}.

Discussion of ASDF development is conducted on the
mailing list
@kbd{asdf-devel@@common-lisp.net}.
@url{http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/asdf-devel}

mailing list (@pxref{Mailing list}).

@node FAQ, Ongoing Work, Getting the latest version, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@@ -4921,6 +4922,7 @@ mailing list

@menu
* Where do I report a bug?::
* Mailing list::
* What has changed between ASDF 1 ASDF 2 and ASDF 3?::
* Issues with installing the proper version of ASDF::
* Issues with configuring ASDF::
@@ -4928,16 +4930,26 @@ mailing list
* ASDF development FAQs::
@end menu

@node Where do I report a bug?, What has changed between ASDF 1 ASDF 2 and ASDF 3?, FAQ, FAQ
@node Where do I report a bug?, Mailing list, FAQ, FAQ
@section  ``Where do I report a bug?''

@cindex bug tracker
@cindex launchpad
ASDF bugs are tracked on launchpad: @url{https://launchpad.net/asdf}.

If you're unsure about whether something is a bug, or for general discussion,
use the @url{http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/asdf-devel,asdf-devel mailing list}
use the asdf-devel mailing list (@pxref{Mailing list}).

@node Mailing list, What has changed between ASDF 1 ASDF 2 and ASDF 3?, Where do I report a bug?, FAQ
@section Mailing list
@cindex mailing list

Discussion of ASDF development is conducted on the
mailing list
@kbd{asdf-devel@@common-lisp.net}.
@url{http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/asdf-devel}


@node What has changed between ASDF 1 ASDF 2 and ASDF 3?, Issues with installing the proper version of ASDF, Where do I report a bug?, FAQ
@node What has changed between ASDF 1 ASDF 2 and ASDF 3?, Issues with installing the proper version of ASDF, Mailing list, FAQ
@section ``What has changed between ASDF 1, ASDF 2, and ASDF 3?''

We released ASDF 2.000 on May 31st 2010,
@@ -5707,9 +5719,10 @@ ASDF provides a predefined test operation, @code{test-op}.
The test operation, however, is largely left to the system definer to specify.
@code{test-op} has been
a topic of considerable discussion on the
@url{http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/asdf-devel,asdf-devel mailing list},
@url{http://common-lisp.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/asdf-devel,asdf-devel mailing list}
(@pxref{Mailing list}),
and on the
@url{https://launchpad.net/asdf,launchpad bug-tracker}.
@url{https://launchpad.net/asdf,launchpad bug-tracker} (@pxref{Where do I report a bug?}).
We provide some guidelines in the discussion of @code{test-op}.

@c cut the following because it's discussed in the discussion of test-op.