I think he's saying you could change that to (require plot/compat)
and it would still work. On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Robby Findler <ro...@eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote: > I have some old scripts that I used to build a paper (or maybe just > play with some data related to the paper I'm not sure) that contain > > (require plot) > > in them. It would be convenient to me to not break them for when I > return to that stuff some day. > > Robby > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Neil Toronto <neil.toro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> At Eli's suggestion, I'm conducting a poll. Does anybody on this list use >> the 'plot' module, or know of someone who does? >> >> (I'm specifically excluding Doug Williams and his williams/science PLaneT >> package because I already know about that, and I don't want ten replies >> pointing it out.) >> >> I'm asking because I have a replacement plot library ready, which has a lot >> more features and a richer API, and uses Racket's excellent drawing >> libraries. But the new library is not backward-compatible. >> >> We're considering these two options for module names: >> >> 1. The compatibility-breaking option: >> plot: new plot module >> plot/compat: backward-compatible wrapper for the new plot module >> >> 2. The backward-compatible option: >> plot: backward-compatible wrapper for the new plot module >> rackplot: new plot module >> >> (The old plot module is going away completely, to exorcise a lot of evil C >> code.) >> >> The issues with each option: >> >> 1. Breaking compatibility breaks past code. We don't know how much past >> code; hence the poll. >> >> 2. Not breaking compatibility too easily breaks future code. Searching >> for "plot" in the manuals returns the old 'plot' module first. >> >> Also, if you have ideas for the name of the new library, reply with them. >> 'rackplot' grows on me, but rather like a cheese mold. >> >> Thanks! >> Neil T >> _________________________________________________ >> For list-related administrative tasks: >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users >> > > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users
