Re: resolution of symlinks in asdf

>>>>> "Kevin" == Kevin Layer <[email protected]> writes:

    Kevin> [email protected] wrote:
    >>> Kevin,
    >>>
    >>> The change looks fine to me.  But have you checked to see if
    >>> the asdf-binary-locations system does what you need already?
    >>> I write and run my code primarily in Allegro, but I try to
    >>> test it for SBCL and CMUCL (time permitting).  I've found that
    >>> the asdf-binary-locations system does the trick just fine for
    >>> me, as is, to allow me to put my sbcl binaries (which also end
    >>> in '.fasl') in a separate location while sharing cl source...

    Kevin> Do you mean the output-files generic function?  Gary
    Kevin> suggested that to me in a conversation, but I believed
    Kevin> after looking at the source that the pathname in the
    Kevin> component passed to it has already been resolved.  Are you
    Kevin> saying this is not the case?

    Kevin> Also, I didn't like the solution of having to provide a
    Kevin> definition of this method along with an asd file.  It seems
    Kevin> like a hack.


Well the asdf-installable asdf-binary-locations system provides
support for specifying the behavior of the output-files generic
function w/o providing a new method definition.  See 

http://www.cliki.net/ASDF-Binary-Locations

But I haven't thought very hard about whether this would meet your
precise needs.

best,
R