diff --git a/doc/index.html b/doc/index.html index 0e6afb015d01100d1d225ec92017280d8295d9cd..9b2c1a7613894a966fe3fa8443dd8263f01e1a65 100644 --- a/doc/index.html +++ b/doc/index.html @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ <title>ASDF - Another System Definition Facility</title> <link type='text/css' href='style.css' rel='stylesheet' /> <meta name="author" content="the ASDF group"/> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> </head> <body> <div class="header"> @@ -104,23 +105,26 @@ packages you need to modify or want to contribute to. We recommend you should <em>not</em> use <tt>asdf-install</tt> anymore, as it is an older similar piece of software that is both unmaintained and obsolete. + </p><p> + ASDF is also not a tool to build or run Common Lisp software from the Unix command-line. + For that, you want <a href="http://cliki.net/cl-launch">cl-launch</a>, + or perhaps <a href="http://www.xach.com/lisp/buildapp/">buildapp</a>. </p><p> If you're unsatisfied with ASDF, beside helping with our <a href="http://common-lisp.net/gitweb?p=projects/asdf/asdf.git;a=blob;f=TODO">TODO list</a>, you might be interested in other build systems for Common-Lisp: <ul> - <li>Alastair Bridgewater's small and simpler one-package-per-file + <li>Alastair Bridgewater's small and simple one-package-per-file <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/asdf/+bug/1230368"><tt>quick-build</tt></a> - (similar to <tt>faslpath</tt> below, - also reimplemented as the ASDF extension + (also reimplemented as the ASDF extension <a href="http://common-lisp.net/gitweb?p=projects/asdf/asdf-package-system.git" - ><tt>asdf-package-system</tt></a>). + ><tt>asdf-package-system</tt></a>; similar to <tt>faslpath</tt> below). </li> <li>François-René Rideau's <a href="http://common-lisp.net/project/xcvb/"><tt>XCVB</tt></a> (trying to build object and image files deterministically and in parallel, - but not actively maintained since 2012). + but not actively maintained since 2012; ASDF could be modified ). </li> <li>Drew McDermott's <a href="http://cs-www.cs.yale.edu/homes/dvm/"><tt>YTools</tt></a> @@ -325,14 +329,15 @@ Peter Graves <gnooth@gmail.com> (XCL). that also determines dependencies, in the style of <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/asdf/+bug/1230368"><tt>quick-build</tt></a> or <a href="http://www.cliki.net/faslpath"><tt>faslpath</tt></a> - (this functionality is built into recent ASDF releases, + (this functionality is built into recent versions of ASDF 3.1 and later, but this package exists for backward compatibility with earlier versions of ASDF 3). </ul> <p>Former extensions, now superseded, include:</p> <ul> <li><tt>asdf-binary-locations</tt> allowed one to redirect where ASDF creates its output files, so they don't clash between implementations and don't pollute source directories. - It is superseded by <tt>asdf/defsystem</tt> builtin <tt>asdf-output-translations</tt> mechanism; + It is superseded by <tt>asdf/defsystem</tt>'s builtin + <tt>asdf-output-translations</tt> mechanism; a limited compatibility mode is available to easily convert your former ABL configuration into an AOT configuration. <tt>common-lisp-controller</tt> and <tt>cl-launch</tt> used to provide similar mechanisms, @@ -343,7 +348,8 @@ Peter Graves <gnooth@gmail.com> (XCL). for easier delivery. It is now a builtin part of <tt>asdf/defsystem</tt>, and allows to deliver a single FASL for a system, - or (on supported implementations), a standalone executable program. + or (on supported implementations), a standalone executable program, + or an image containing part of your software precompiled. </li> <li><tt>asdf-utils</tt> was a collection of utilities that originated with ASDF. It is now superseded by <tt>uiop</tt>, aka <tt>asdf/driver</tt>, @@ -461,7 +467,7 @@ Peter Graves <gnooth@gmail.com> (XCL). <a class="nav" href="http://common-lisp.net/" title="Common-Lisp.net"> <img src="http://common-lisp.net/project/cl-containers/shared/buttons/lisp-lizard.png" width="80" height="15" title="Common-Lisp.net" alt="Common-Lisp.net button" /></a> <p><span class="copyright"Copyright © 2001-2014 Daniel Barlow and contributors</span></p> <p>ASDF has an <a href="http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php">MIT style</a> license</p> - <div id="timestamp">Last updated 2014-03-02</div> + <div id="timestamp">Last updated 2014-03-22</div> </div> </body> </html>