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More documentation from Robert Goldman.

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......@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ is a nice thing to specialise operation methods on and easier than
having them all be EQL methods.
Operations are invoked on systems via @code{operate}.
@anchor{operate}
@deffn {Generic function} operate operation system &rest initargs
@deffnx {Generic function} oos operation system &rest initargs
@code{operate} invokes @var{operation} on @var{system}. @code{oos}
......@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ If you are creating a component type, you need to implement this
operation - at least, where meaningful.
@end deffn
@anchor{test-op}
@deffn Operation test-op
This operation will perform some tests on the module. The default
......@@ -1305,15 +1306,70 @@ Discussion of ASDF development is conducted on the mailing list
@itemize
@item ``My Common Lisp implementation comes with an outdated version of ASDF. What to do?''
More up-to-date versions of ASDF are distributed with an @file{asdf.asd}
file, and @emph{should} load cleanly on top of older versions. So you
should be able to load this definition file (or add its pathname to your
@code{asdf:*central-registry*} variable), and then do:
@example
(asdf:oos 'asdf:load-op :asdf)
@end example
If this does not work, it is a bug, and you should report it
(@pxref{FAQ, report-bugs, Where do I report a bug}).
@item ``How can I cater for unit-testing in my system?''
ASDF provides a predefined test operation, @code{test-op}.
@xref{Predefined operations of asdf}. The test operation, however, is
largely left to the system definer to specify. @code{test-op} has been
@xref{Predefined operations of asdf, 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 asdf-devel mailing list, and
on the launchpad bug-tracker.
@item ``How can I cater for documentation generation in my system?''
Here are some guidelines:
@itemize
@item
For a given system, @var{foo}, you will want to define a corresponding
test system, such as @var{foo-test}. The reason that you will want this
separate system is that ASDF does not out of the box supply components
that are conditionally loaded. So if you want to have source files
(with the test definitions) that will not be loaded except when testing,
they should be put elsewhere.
@item
The @var{foo-test} system can be defined in an asd file of its own or
together with @var{foo}. An aesthetic preference against cluttering up
the filesystem with extra asd files should be balanced against the
question of whether one might want to directly load @var{foo-test}.
Typically one would not want to do this except in early stages of
debugging.
@item
Record that testing is implemented by @var{foo-test}. For example:
@example
(defsystem @var{foo}
:in-order-to ((test-op (test-op @var{foo-test})))
....)
(defsystem @var{foo-test}
:depends-on (@var{foo} @var{my-test-library} ...)
....)
@end example
@end itemize
This procedure will allow you to support users who do not wish to
install your test framework.
One oddity of ASDF is that @code{operate} (@pxref{Operations,operate})
does not return a value. So in current versions of ASDF there is no
reliable programmatic means of determining whether or not a set of tests
has passed, or which tests have failed. The user must simply read the
console output. This limitation has been the subject of much
discussion.
item ``How can I cater for documentation generation in my system?''
The ASDF developers are currently working to add a @code{doc-op} to the
set of predefined ASDF operations (@pxref{Predefined operations of
......@@ -1323,8 +1379,19 @@ asdf}). See also @url{https://bugs.launchpad.net/asdf/+bug/479470}.
@xref{Controlling where ASDF saves compiled files}.
Note that in the past there was an add-on to ASDF called
ASDF-binary-locations, developed by Gary King. That add-on has been
merged into ASDF proper.
Note that use of asdf-binary-locations can interfere with one aspect of
your systems --- if your system uses @code{*load-truename*} to find
files (e.g., if you have some data files stored with your program), then
the relocation that this ASDF customization performs is likely to
interfere.
@item ``How can I maintain non-Lisp (e.g. C) source files?''
@anchor{report-bugs}
@item Where do I report a bug?
ASDF bugs are tracked on launchpad: @url{https://launchpad.net/asdf}.
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