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<span id="Source-Registry-Configuration-1"></span><h4 class="subsection">13.3.5 Source Registry Configuration</h4>
<p>Configuring ASDF used to require special magic
to be applied just at the right moment,
between the moment ASDF is loaded and the moment it is used,
in a way that is specific to the user,
the implementation he is using and the application he is building.
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<p>This made for awkward configuration files and startup scripts
that could not be shared between users, managed by administrators
or packaged by distributions.
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<p>ASDF 2 provides a well-documented way to configure ASDF,
with sensible defaults, adequate configuration languages,
and a coherent set of configuration files and hooks.
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<p>We believe it&rsquo;s a vast improvement because it decouples
application distribution from library distribution.
The application writer can avoid thinking where the libraries are,
and the library distributor (dpkg, clbuild, advanced user, etc.)
can configure them once and for every application.
Yet settings can be easily overridden where needed,
so whoever needs control has exactly as much as required.
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<p>At the same time, ASDF 2 remains compatible
with the old magic you may have in your build scripts
(using <code>*central-registry*</code> and
<code>*system-definition-search-functions*</code>)
to tailor the ASDF configuration to your build automation needs,
and also allows for new magic, simpler and more powerful magic.
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<p>See <a href="Controlling-where-ASDF-searches-for-systems.html">Controlling where ASDF searches for systems</a>.
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