Re: asdf restart named in the keyword package

I have no strong feeling about this one way or the other. I don't mind  
some keyword pollution but also enjoy the conceptual purity of the  
restart being in the ASDF package.

Is there any stylistic or historical preference for one route over the  
other?


On Jun 16, 2008, at 7:40 PM, Matthew D.Swank wrote:

> Christophe Rhodes <csr21 <at> cantab.net> writes:
>
>>
>> Gary King <gwking <at> metabang.com> 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.
>>
> ...
>
>> 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.
>>
>
>
> Well, the use cases I am thinking about are at the repl where it's  
> easy enough
> to ensure asdf is loaded.  I usually use asdf:oos anyway as I switch  
> lisps a
> lot.  However, if one is doing something fancier I don't think it's  
> much of a
> hardship to have the more verbose form.  I wouldn't use handler-bind  
> in the repl
> directly anyway: it's too verbose.
>
> I had the following, very specific macro in mind when I started down  
> this path:
>
> (defmacro punt (system)
>  `(handler-bind ((sb-fasl::invalid-fasl-version
>                     (lambda (e)
>                       (let ((restart (find-restart :try-recompiling)))
>                         (if restart (invoke-restart restart) (signal  
> e))))))
>      (asdf:oos 'asdf:load-op ,system)))
>
>
>
>
> Matt
>
>
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