Re: asdf restart named in the keyword package

Gary King <[email protected]> writes:

> I'm happy to apply this patch unless the internet says "no".

Here's one reason why not, though you'll have to use your judgment or
get further discussion.

With the restart name in the keyword package, you get the convenience
of [ something like ]
  (handler-bind ((error (lambda (c) (invoke-restart :try-recompiling c))))
    (require :foo))
in a lisp where REQUIRE hooks ASDF:OOS.

If try-recompiling is ASDF:TRY-RECOMPILING, that would have to be
written
  (handler-bind ((error (lambda (c) (invoke-restart (find-symbol "TRY-RECOMPILING" "ASDF") c))))
    (require :foo))
if the user is not certain that asdf is already loaded.

I don't know if this matters to Matthew; nor do I know why the restart
was put in the keyword package in the first place (it might have been
by complete accident).

Cheers,

Christophe

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