>> You don't have to use the Quicklisp client to load dependencies, just to >> fetch them (as a package manager). >> And for that, I think it should be always used this way. > > I work on multiple projects which do not use Quicklisp at all, for a variety > of reasons which are not worth going into here, but which are unavoidable. > And I work on other projects which use Quicklisp for some dependencies, but > have other dependencies which cannot be in Quicklisp, again for a variety of > reasons.
Using one of the Quicklisp monthly distributions as a base does not preclude one from having local dependencies. -- Stelian Ionescu