ASDF doesn't work for me -- I couldn't install it properly on OSX, and it is obsolete anyway. I found quicklisp (http://www.quicklisp.org/beta) instead, and it works quite well.
For Common Lisp, check your Common Lisp version -- I believe it requires at least 2.47.
Simple Steps
- wget http://beta.quicklisp.org/quicklisp.lisp
- Run lisp: $ clisp (or sbcl)
- (load "quicklisp.lisp")
- (quicklisp-quickstart:install)
- ; load quick lisp at start up. do only once.
(ql:add-to-init-file) - ; check if pkg avail
(ql:system-apropos "<package name>") - ; load -- replace <package name> with package name
(ql:quickload "<package name>")
Note
- It will create and store downloaded modules under ~user/quicklisp.
- Step#5 will modify ~/.sbclrc or ~/.clisprc
- quicklisp doesn't resolve dependencies.
- clbuild is another lisp package installer.