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Asked: 2026-05-10T19:02:30+00:00

I am trying to evaluate the answer provided here , and am getting the

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I am trying to evaluate the answer provided here, and am getting the error: 'A file with name ASDF-INSTALL does not exist' when using clisp:

dsm@localhost:~$ clisp -q [1]> (require :asdf-install)  *** - LOAD: A file with name ASDF-INSTALL does not exist The following restarts are available: ABORT          :R1      ABORT Break 1 [2]> :r1 [3]> (quit)  dsm@localhost:~$

cmucl throws a similar error:

dsm@localhost:~$ cmucl -q Warning:  #<Command Line Switch 'q'> is an illegal switch CMU Common Lisp CVS release-19a 19a-release-20040728 + minimal debian patches, running on crap-pile With core: /usr/lib/cmucl/lisp.core Dumped on: Sat, 2008-09-20 20:11:54+02:00 on localhost For support see http://www.cons.org/cmucl/support.html Send bug reports to the debian BTS. or to pvaneynd@debian.org type (help) for help, (quit) to exit, and (demo) to see the demos  Loaded subsystems:     Python 1.1, target Intel x86     CLOS based on Gerd's PCL 2004/04/14 03:32:47 * (require :asdf-install)   Error in function REQUIRE:  Don't know how to load ASDF-INSTALL    [Condition of type SIMPLE-ERROR]  Restarts:   0: [ABORT] Return to Top-Level.  Debug  (type H for help)  (REQUIRE :ASDF-INSTALL NIL) Source:  ; File: target:code/module.lisp (ERROR 'Don't know how to load ~A' MODULE-NAME) 0] (quit) dsm@localhost:~$

But sbcl works perfectly:

dsm@localhost:~$ sbcl -q This is SBCL 1.0.11.debian, an implementation of ANSI Common Lisp. More information about SBCL is available at <http://www.sbcl.org/>.  SBCL is free software, provided as is, with absolutely no warranty. It is mostly in the public domain; some portions are provided under BSD-style licenses.  See the CREDITS and COPYING files in the distribution for more information. * (require :asdf-install)  ; loading system definition from ; /usr/lib/sbcl/sb-bsd-sockets/sb-bsd-sockets.asd into #<PACKAGE 'ASDF0'> ; registering #<SYSTEM SB-BSD-SOCKETS {AB01A89}> as SB-BSD-SOCKETS ; registering #<SYSTEM SB-BSD-SOCKETS-TESTS {AC67181}> as SB-BSD-SOCKETS-TESTS ('SB-BSD-SOCKETS' 'ASDF-INSTALL') * (quit)

Any ideas on how to fix this? I found this post on the internet, but using that didn’t work either.

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  1. use clc:clc-require in clisp. Refer to ‘man common-lisp-controller’. I had the same error in clisp and resolved it by using clc:clc-require. sbcl works fine with just require though.

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