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a component represents a source file, or a

 -collection of source files.
 +collection of components.

"We extend the defsystem syntax to allow for eql-specialised methods on
modules": updated to fit current operation abstraction

symbols vs strings: Warn the user that they should either use keywords
or be careful with the package that they evaluate defsystem forms in

the :pathname argument is misnamed
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asdf: another system definition facility -*- Text -*-
[ Changes in draft 3: plans go away again, but process-option comes
in. OPERATION turns into a clos object ]
[ Changes in draft 2: acknowledge sources, incorporated bunch of stuff
from kmp proposal, perhaps-easier-to-understand version-satisfies
sample implementation ]
$Id: README,v 1.2 2001/08/02 19:09:07 dan_b Exp $
This system definition utility talks in terms of 'components' and
'operations'.
Components form systems: a component represents a source file, or a
collection of source files. A system is therefore a component,
collection of components. A system is therefore a component,
recursively formed of a tree of subcomponents.
Operations are instantiated then performed on the nodes of a tree to
......@@ -244,21 +239,22 @@ There is a defsystem form which looks basically similar to
mk-defsystem syntax
We extend the defsystem syntax to allow for eql-specialised methods on
modules -
components -
(:module "foo" (:components "bar" "baz" "quux")
(:perform compile-system :after ((c component))
(:perform compile-system :after (op c)
(do-something c))
(:explain compile-system :after ((c component))
(:explain compile-system :after (op c)
(explain-something c))
has the effect of
(defmethod perform :after ((operation (eql 'compile-system)) ((c component)))
(defmethod perform :after ((op compile-system) (c (eql ...)))
(do-something c))
(defmethod explain :after ((operation (eql 'compile-system)) ((c component)))
(defmethod explain :after ((op compile-system) (c (eql ...)))
(explain-something c))
where ... is the component in question
** shorthand for source-file components
......@@ -300,6 +296,21 @@ probably lowercase - and lowercase extensions, with :case :local.
This appears to work out fine, but but I haven't thought too hard
about it
** symbols vs strings
Warn the user that they should either use keywords or be careful with
the package that they evaluate defsystem forms in
<Krystof> You don't want to have (defsystem partition ...) being read in the
+cl-user package
<rahul> hrm
<Krystof> Because that will intern a cl-user:partition symbol
<rahul> yeah, accidental interning could be a problem
<Krystof> Which will then collide with the partition:partition symbol
<Krystof> Hence (defsystem :partition ...)
<rahul> yeah
** defsystem syntax
*** export process-option-list?
*** shortcut to setting up dependencies using :serial, :parallel
......@@ -323,6 +334,21 @@ We should do this the more general way internally even if it never
gets to surface syntax; it'd make the whole "compile-after-load"
stuff a lot cleaner.
** the :pathname argument is misnamed
As demonstrated by the way we split it into name and type ourselves
instead of using parse-namestring, to avoid the problem that "foo.lisp"
is an absolute director when treated as an LPN. As it doesn't behave
like a pathname, we shouldn't fool the user into thinking it is one
<dan_b> because "foo.lisp" in an LPN is an absolute path
<Krystof> So you should be merging the other way round, no?
<Krystof> (merge-pathname *component-pathname-defaults* "foo.lisp")
[ no ]
<Krystof> But you can't currently do ((:file "/absolute/file/that/I/want.lisp")) anyway
[ this is true ]
* missing bits in implementation
** all of the above
** package exports
......@@ -334,3 +360,4 @@ present list is ad-hoc, so go through and consider it properly
** dependency circularities: test it works
** versions
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