diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 32573ddafb5f39cc0022851abaf675917d56255f..98c7cce177bf8119a2d3bb030eb7bc28713123e2 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -66,3 +66,5 @@ debian/files /.DS_Store +# Hack: ignore the GNUmakefile here, so you can ln -s Makefile-lisp-scripting GNUmakefile +GNUmakefile diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a044a385ac9ef0e9580fc9abf375fb1714622945..9b8898ecce4da02c31707e539241d83331b49ebd 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ as in for instance: make -f Makefile-lisp-scripting t l=sbcl +Or you can make that your local default (assuming GNU make) using: + + ln -s Makefile-lisp-scripting GNUmakefile + These Lisp tools by default use Clozure Common Lisp (CCL) to build and run a binary `build/asdf-tools` that will orchestrate the tests. By defining and exporting the variable `LISP` to be one of `ccl`, `sbcl` or `allegro`, you @@ -118,7 +122,7 @@ that points to the executable. To use a further Common Lisp implementation, suitably edit the script [`tools/asdf-tools`](tools/asdf-tools), or, on Windows, the batch file [`tools/asdf-tools.bat`](tools/asdf-tools.bat). -(Note that as of SBCL 1.2.13, we recommend against using SBCL on Windows.) +(Note that as of SBCL 1.2.13, we recommend against using SBCL on Windows for that purpose.) Note that the executable `build/asdf-tools` is being built the first time you test ASDF. When you update ASDF, via e.g. `git pull` or a branch switch, you may have to update it, with: @@ -238,4 +242,4 @@ How do I navigate this source tree? * plenty of ideas for how to further improve ASDF. -Last updated Saturday, August 27th, 2016. +Last updated Monday, September 12th, 2016.