Re: Is Quicklisp out of date?
Vasily Postnicov <[email protected]> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:12:12 +0300
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--===============8825865623744845641== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000f066ea064b927914" --000000000000f066ea064b927914 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I stopped using Quicklisp. It's old, it cannot use HTTPS, it does not work with SOCKS5 proxies out of the box (the PR is unmerged for years, if I remember correctly). I suggest trying qlot. You can use any ASDF version you want in your project. =D0=92=D1=82, 24 =D1=84=D0=B5=D0=B2=D1=80. 2026=E2=80=AF=D0=B3. =D0=B2 16:2= 8, Jeff Cunningham <[email protected]>: > I was told recently that my version of Quicklisp is very out of date, and 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 out of date, it isn't loading the latest version of UIOP which is causing 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 > --000000000000f066ea064b927914 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">I stopped using Quicklisp. It's old, it cannot use HT= TPS, it does not work with SOCKS5 proxies out of the box (the PR is unmerge= d for years, if I remember correctly). I suggest trying qlot. You can use a= ny ASDF version you want in your project.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br>= <div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"l= tr" class=3D"gmail_attr">=D0=92=D1=82, 24 =D1=84=D0=B5=D0=B2=D1=80. 2026=E2= =80=AF=D0=B3. =D0=B2 16:28, Jeff Cunningham <<a href=3D"mailto:jeffrey@j= kcunningham.com">[email protected]</a>>:<br></div><blockquote cla= ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa= dding-left:1ex">I was told recently that my version of Quicklisp is very ou= t of date, and that because it was so<br> out of date, it isn't loading the latest version of UIOP which is causi= ng problems. The claim is<br> that Quicklisp has been "frozen" for the last five years and isn&= #39;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 Qui= cklisp, where as at <br> github it's 3.3.6.1 or something. So, Quicklisp seems to be ignoring up= dates to ASDF since 3.3.1.<br> <br> It was further claimed that most people are now using better package managm= ent systems with Lisp <br> now. Roswell was mentioned. This is all news to me. Is there anything to it= ? Are you using <br> Quicklisp or something 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:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">Sbcl-h= [email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sbcl-help" rel=3D"n= oreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/s= bcl-help</a><br> </blockquote></div></div> --000000000000f066ea064b927914-- --===============8825865623744845641== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline --===============8825865623744845641== 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 --===============8825865623744845641==--