another data point: it was caused by asdf-system-connections. i thought i got rid of that long ago, but it's included in ql, and it got installed on my system somehow.
after (ql:uninstall :asdf-system-connections) my script continues, but then fails later on with iolib's IOLIB/GROVEL::PROCESS-OP. -- • attila lendvai • PGP: 963F 5D5F 45C7 DFCD 0A39 -- “Most people think they need a ruler. Perhaps we should give them a fake one that doesn't actually do anything, and then they won't think about it. It is sort of like giving an infant a pacifier.” — Perry Metzger