FWIW, the ASDF-Install-Tester tries to do some of this. It (the AIT) is in limbo at the moment awaiting some of my time. I expect some time to actually arrive (via Fed Ex) in the next few weeks -- but you know how finicky those time shares can be (sorry, it's late).
(see http://common-lisp.net/project/ait/ for some more information). > > Would it be possible to use info from .ASD files to make this more > automatic? The Directory could poll a given url every so often for > this > .asd file, and update its info accordingly. Changed .asd's could be > listed in Recent Changes. > > I'm looking at the following list: > > :Project-Name > :Description > :eMail > :Web-site > :Mailing-list > :Version > :Maturity > :OS-compatibility > :asdf-installable > :Official-Download > :Mirrored-Download > :Source-code-repository > :Compatible-Implementations > :Required-Libraries > :Authors-and-Maintainers > :Tags > :Comments > > Presumably, many of these fields could be added to an ASDF format? > Or is > ASDF too rigid? Things can be put in properties if nowhere else... -- Gary Warren King metabang.com http://www.metabang.com/ _______________________________________________ Gardeners mailing list [email protected] http://www.lispniks.com/mailman/listinfo/gardeners
