Module-Level Dependencies in ASDF

Hi,

I'm trying to split up the system definition for a fairly large project
using ASDF that makes rather heavy use of macros.  What I would like to
be able to do is something like:

(defsystem :some-system
  :components
  (
   ;; This module defines functions and macros used by modules
   ;; that depend on it.  When this module is recompiled, its
   ;; dependents will also need to be recompiled.
   (:module "base" :components ((:file "package")
                                (:file "macros")))

   ;; This module makes use of macros defined in BASE.
   (:module "main" :components ((:file "main"))
    :depends-on ("base"))))

but this does not cause 'base.lisp' to be recompiled when 'macros.lisp'
is recompiled.

I messed around a bit with adding :IN-ORDER-TO to the module definitions
but haven't found anything yet that works.

Also, I think this same issue applies to dependences between systems as
well as modules; I know I started defining things in separate .asd files
until I found they weren't recompiling and switched to using :MODULE.


James


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