towards a clue system asdf port

hello.

I'm trying to get clue to build, with cmucl, on a debian/sid system

it seems that i may have to port the clue defsystem file for this[1].


i'm wondering if someone would know: 

  what exactly are the purposes of the 'hack-precom' function, and the
  related clue defsystem modules, in src/gui/clue/clue.system ?

  i have no idea what "PCL's percompile 'feature'" is, really, or what
  'hack-precom' would do, within the mk-defsystem mechanism,  that the
  ordinary defsystem operations wouldn't -- besides adding 'precom' to the
  source path ??  



thanks; looking forward to some CL/CLUE GUI work

--
sean


Footnotes: 
[1]   for cmucl-clx, in debian/sid, the mk-style system file has been
      replaced  with an asd-style one; however, the clue mk system needs a
      cmucl-clx mk system in order for clue to build in cmucl; so, the build
      breaks.

      also, the 'module' system-component type isn't supported by vanilla
      asdf


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