Re: Is Quicklisp out of date?
Michał "phoe" Herda via Sbcl-help <[email protected]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:30:55 +0100
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--===============2642633506436032899== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_fef812d720a198cf7167a98e7b672566" --=_fef812d720a198cf7167a98e7b672566 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Clone https://gitlab.common-lisp.net/asdf/asdf/, checkout to the version you need, and then (ASDF:LOAD-SYSTEM :ASDF), boom, you have newer ASDF. Quicklisp doesn't ship newer ASDF as a matter of policy, I think. W dniu 2026-02-24 14:27, Jeff Cunningham napisał(a): > I was told recently that my version of Quicklisp is very out of date, > and that because it was so > out of date, it isn't loading the latest version of UIOP which is > causing problems. The claim is > that Quicklisp has been "frozen" for the last five years and isn't > being maintained. > > As best I can tell, Quicklisp - direct from the site - is 2021 or so, > all though most packages > loaded with it are later. ASDF (and hence UIOP) is 3.3.1 loaded through > Quicklisp, where as at > github it's 3.3.6.1 or something. So, Quicklisp seems to be ignoring > updates to ASDF since 3.3.1. > > It was further claimed that most people are now using better package > managment systems with Lisp > now. Roswell was mentioned. This is all news to me. Is there anything > to it? Are you using > Quicklisp or something else? > > Regards, > > -- Jeff Cunningham > > _______________________________________________ > Sbcl-help mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sbcl-help --=_fef812d720a198cf7167a98e7b672566 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset= =3DUTF-8" /></head><body style=3D'font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana,Gen= eva,sans-serif'> <p>Clone <a href=3D"https://gitlab.common-lisp.net/asdf/asdf/">https://gitl= ab.common-lisp.net/asdf/asdf/</a>, checkout to the version you need, and th= en (ASDF:LOAD-SYSTEM :ASDF), boom, you have newer ASDF. Quicklisp doesn't s= hip newer ASDF as a matter of policy, I think.</p> <p id=3D"reply-intro">W dniu 2026-02-24 14:27, Jeff Cunningham napisa=C5=82= (a):</p> <blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2= px solid; margin: 0"> <div class=3D"pre" style=3D"margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">= I was told recently that my version of Quicklisp is very out of date, and t= hat because it was so<br />out of date, it isn't loading the latest version= of UIOP which is causing problems. The claim is<br />that Quicklisp has be= en "frozen" for the last five years and isn't being maintained.<br /><br />= As best I can tell, Quicklisp - direct from the site - is 2021 or so, all t= hough most packages<br />loaded with it are later. ASDF (and hence UIOP) is= 3.3.1 loaded through Quicklisp, where as at <br />github it's 3.3.6.1 or s= omething. So, Quicklisp seems to be ignoring updates to ASDF since 3.3.1.<b= r /><br />It was further claimed that most people are now using better pack= age managment systems with Lisp <br />now. Roswell was mentioned. This is a= ll news to me. Is there anything to it? Are you using <br />Quicklisp or so= mething else? <br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />-- Jeff Cunningham<br /><br /= ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />________________________________= _______________<br />Sbcl-help mailing list<br /><a href=3D"mailto:Sbcl-hel= [email protected]">[email protected]</a><br /><a href= =3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sbcl-help" target=3D"_blan= k" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo= /sbcl-help</a></div> </blockquote> <p><br /></p> </body></html> --=_fef812d720a198cf7167a98e7b672566-- --===============2642633506436032899== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline --===============2642633506436032899== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Sbcl-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sbcl-help --===============2642633506436032899==--