From: Lars Rune Nøstdal
Subject: Re: build/install related programs in cl
Date: 
Message-ID: <1229717938.19180.11.camel@blackbox.nostdal.org>
On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 02:22 -0800, budden wrote:
> Hallo there!
>   I want to study portable cl build/install related programs/utilities
> thoroughly. For now I am aware of the following ones:
> 
> Build:
> - defsystem
> - asdf (with some additions and extensions many of which are not
> mature)
> 
> Install
> - asdf-install
> - clbuild
> - common-lisp-controller
> - cl-librarian
> 
> There are also related topics as:
> - autoloading (seen smth in cllib)
> - package system convinience libraries such as conduit packages or
> hierarchical packages
> - unit testing suites
> 
> Is there some overview of the question for newbies on the net?
> 
> Thanks.

There's something going on over here:
  http://common-lisp.net/pipermail/xcvb-devel/2008-December/000005.html
  http://common-lisp.net/project/xcvb/

..I haven't looked at it yet.