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From: Pascal Costanza <p...@p-cos.net>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp
Subject: Re: common-lisp-controller vs. asdf-install
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:04:42 +0200
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On 03/09/2010 08:04, Scott L. Burson wrote:
> Zach Beane wrote:
>> Josef Wolf<j...@raven.inka.de> writes:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I see that debian/ubuntu use common-lisp-controller to package
>>> libraries. Cliki, OTOH, seems to prefer asdf-install. Unfortunately,
>>> many
>>> packages are missing from debian/ubuntu. What would be the proper way to
>>> install additional packages on those machines? Install asdf-install in
>>> parallel? Or tell common-lisp-installer how to install asdf-install'able
>>> packages?
>>
>> Many people I know who use Linux get libraries via clbuild:
>>
>> http://common-lisp.net/project/clbuild/
>>
>> I'm also working on a project along those lines. The software isn't
>> released yet (it's not nearly ready), but you can see it in action via
>> my screencast here:
>>
>> http://www.quicklisp.org/
>>
>
> What makes quicklisp better than the other projects with similar goals?

It seems _extremely_ easy to set up.


Pascal

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