I decided to switch to version numbers that are dates in YYYYMMDD format. Looks like it would still work.
Marco On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 7:19 PM Robert Goldman <rpgold...@sift.info> wrote: > Not sure what the syntax is, but I agree that holding to a fixed number of > arguments will be best, particularly for filtering out syntax errors. > > On 17 Nov 2021, at 11:51, phoebe Goldman wrote: > > > On Nov 17, 2021, at 12:37 PM, Robert Goldman <rpgold...@sift.info> wrote: > > version constraints like (:version "my-unstable-library" < 3) or > something like that *will* go in to ASDF. > > > Might I suggest the syntax: > > (:version "my-lib" (:min "2")) ; equiv to (:version "my-lib" "3") > (:version "my-lib" (:below "3")) ; not :MAX, because this is an exclusive > bound > (:version "my-lib" (:range "2" "3")) ; inclusive lower, exclusive upper > bound > > I believe it is both useful and aesthetically pleasing to keep the > :version form to exactly three elements. > > cheers, > phoebe > > -- Marco Antoniotti, 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
