I figured out how to get the installation directory by default, using --at-plt
So installation from file works fine now. Putting the .plt on one of my webservers and installing from URL still gives the format error. -- Éric On Nov 15, 2011, at 11:17 AM, Robby Findler wrote: > Planet creates .plt files that are meant to be installed via the > planet command-line tool or via (require (planet ...)) after they've > been uploaded to planet. > > If you want to install them via DrRacket (is that what you're doing?) > then you probably want to use 'raco pack' to create them. > > Robby > > On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 8:11 AM, Eric Tanter <etan...@dcc.uchile.cl> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am creating a small plugin for the first time. >> >> I create the .plt file using: raco planet create mydir/ >> >> While "it works", I get some problems with installation: >> >> - if I install the .plt "from file", the install works but for some reason I >> have to manually specify the target directory (a window pops up >> systematically, asking for the directory). This does not happen with other >> .plt files I install manually. (I'm on mac os, these .plt get installed in >> ~/Library/Racket/5.2/collects) >> >> - I put the .plt file on a web server and tried to install .plt "from web". >> In that case I get an error: >> gnu-unzip: bad header >> >> === context === >> /Applications/@Sync/Racket/collects/mzlib/inflate.rkt:857:2: do-gunzip >> >> not an unpackable distribution archive >> >> === context === >> /Applications/@Sync/Racket/collects/setup/unpack.rkt:271:7 >> >> >> Is there something special to specify so that the package can be installed >> from web, and automatically in the local collects? >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> -- Éric >> >> _________________________________________________ >> For list-related administrative tasks: >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users >> > _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users