From f17626c53b2ec862fe3d2458e50132deac268b45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Robert P. Goldman" <rpgoldman@real-time.com> Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:02:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Added note about link farms. Added a remark about link farms and a "link farm" entry into the concept index. --- asdf.texinfo | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/asdf.texinfo b/asdf.texinfo index ecf7fe98..855434f0 100644 --- a/asdf.texinfo +++ b/asdf.texinfo @@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ and how to extend ASDF. @comment node-name, next, previous, up @chapter Using ASDF @vindex *central-registry* +@cindex link farm @findex load-system @findex compile-system @findex test-system @@ -221,6 +222,11 @@ $ cd /home/me/cl/systems/ $ ln -s ~/src/foo/foo.asd . @end example +Previous versions of the ASDF manual suggested that users create a +directory in their @code{*central-registry*} that would act as a ``link +farm.'' However, this method may cause problems if you work on multiple +lisp projects that contain different mixes of ASDF libraries. + The variable @code{asdf:*central-registry*} is a list of ``system directory designators''@footnote{When we say ``directory'' here, we mean ``designator for a pathname with a supplied DIRECTORY -- GitLab