Hi Robert isn't :properties a kitchen sink for "plist" stuff? Just using it does not require subclassing ASDF:SYSTEM, but I see that there may be some issues. I guess I can come up with something different.
All the best Marco On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 3:19 PM Robert P. Goldman <rpgold...@sift.net> wrote: > Neat! Thanks for posting the pointer! BTW, you might want to change the > name from :properties to something like :doc-properties to avoid potential > name collisions... > > -- > Robert P. Goldman > > On March 20, 2021 at 09:11:45, Marco Antoniotti ( > marco.antonio...@unimib.it) wrote: > >> Cool, thanks! >> >> Turns out that just using :properties in the system definition works. >> >> Check out (within parens...): HEΛPing ASDF (within-parens.blogspot.com) >> <https://within-parens.blogspot.com/2021/03/he-asdf.html> >> >> Cheers >> >> Marco >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 2:41 PM Robert P. Goldman <rpgold...@sift.net> >> wrote: >> >>> Yes, if you look at FIVEAM-ASDF, that is how John Maraist and I do it. >>> We introduce a subclass of systems that has an extra slot holding the list >>> of tests to be performed, and PERFORM reads that slot when doing TEST-OP. >>> >>> -- >>> Robert P. Goldman >>> >>> On March 20, 2021 at 02:45:57, Marco Antoniotti ( >>> marco.antonio...@unimib.it) wrote: >>> >>>> Ok. >>>> >>>> Well, can you at least have a plist or something in the component >>>> specification? I presume yes. I am just allergic to RTFM as you know :) >>>> >>>> Marco >>>> >>>> On Sat, Mar 20, 2021 at 12:04 AM Robert Goldman <rpgold...@sift.info> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> We don't actually. Faré deprecated that. The reasons are complicated, >>>>> but basically, it wasn't possible to propagate arguments through a plan. >>>>> What do you need an argument for? Maybe there's a work-around. >>>>> >>>>> On 19 Mar 2021, at 16:24, Marco Antoniotti wrote: >>>>> >>>>> BTW. >>>>> >>>>> If you do not advise to specialize OPERATE, how do you pass arguments >>>>> to PERFORM? >>>>> >>>>> MA >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 7:45 PM Robert Goldman <rpgold...@sift.info> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> P.S. I don't recommend writing your own OPERATE methods -- OPERATE >>>>>> is quite complicated and messing with it could lead you into very deep >>>>>> water. I don't believe you should ever need to. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 19 Mar 2021, at 13:42, Robert Goldman wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi. I'm happy to help you work through this, but so that it doesn't >>>>>> recur as a problem, I'd appreciate it if you would help me fix the >>>>>> manual's >>>>>> discussion of this. >>>>>> >>>>>> First, have you read this page >>>>>> https://common-lisp.net/project/asdf/asdf.html#Creating-new-operations >>>>>> ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Please have a look at that -- it's not very long -- and let us know >>>>>> what more needs to be supplied. >>>>>> >>>>>> I note the discussion of operation-done-p. I suspect that is your >>>>>> problem -- your new operation is not aware that it needs to be performed. >>>>>> >>>>>> This page is substantially redundant with the pages on the object >>>>>> model, and should be beefed up with cross-references, and more inclusion >>>>>> of >>>>>> docstrings... >>>>>> >>>>>> On 19 Mar 2021, at 12:58, Marco Antoniotti wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi >>>>>> >>>>>> I am trying to create a new ASDF:OPERATION, but I must be missing >>>>>> something and the manual (or Google) does not seem to help much. >>>>>> >>>>>> How do you create a new operation, which may be quite simple? Or >>>>>> better, how do you get PERFORM and/or OPERATE to actually do something >>>>>> for >>>>>> you. >>>>>> >>>>>> I know I should RTFM, but in this case it is more of a RTFC, which is >>>>>> far more difficult. >>>>>> >>>>>> I tried the following >>>>>> >>>>>> (defclass my-op (non-propagating-operation) ()) >>>>>> >>>>>> (defmethod perform ((o my-op) (s system)) >>>>>> (print 42)) >>>>>> >>>>>> (defmethod operate ((o my-op) (s system) &key &allow-other-keys) >>>>>> (print 666)) >>>>>> >>>>>> But then, doing >>>>>> >>>>>> cl-user 42> (operate 'my-op (find-system "somesys") :bar 1024) >>>>>> #<MY-OP > >>>>>> #<ASDF/PLAN:SEQUENTIAL-PLAN 2301B97B> >>>>>> >>>>>> is all I get. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any tutorial or advice? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Marco Antoniotti, Associate Professor tel. +39 - 02 64 48 79 >>>>>> 01 >>>>>> DISCo, Università Milano Bicocca U14 2043 http://dcb.disco.unimib.it >>>>>> Viale Sarca 336 >>>>>> I-20126 Milan (MI) ITALY >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Marco Antoniotti, Associate Professor tel. +39 - 02 64 48 79 >>>>> 01 >>>>> DISCo, Università Milano Bicocca U14 2043 http://dcb.disco.unimib.it >>>>> Viale Sarca 336 >>>>> I-20126 Milan (MI) ITALY >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Marco Antoniotti, Associate Professor tel. +39 - 02 64 48 79 01 >>>> DISCo, Università Milano Bicocca U14 2043 http://dcb.disco.unimib.it >>>> Viale Sarca 336 >>>> I-20126 Milan (MI) ITALY >>>> >>> >> >> -- >> Marco Antoniotti, Associate Professor tel. +39 - 02 64 48 79 01 >> DISCo, Università Milano Bicocca U14 2043 http://dcb.disco.unimib.it >> Viale Sarca 336 >> I-20126 Milan (MI) ITALY >> > -- Marco Antoniotti, Associate Professor tel. +39 - 02 64 48 79 01 DISCo, Università Milano Bicocca U14 2043 http://dcb.disco.unimib.it Viale Sarca 336 I-20126 Milan (MI) ITALY