Thank you for following up. > And, just to be sure, `raco setup frog' has no effect?
Correct, it has no effect. From subdir above frog: $ raco setup frog raco setup frog raco setup: version: 5.3.3.8 [3m] raco setup: variants: 3m raco setup: main collects: /Users/greg/src/plt/racket/collects raco setup: collects paths: raco setup: /Users/greg/Library/Racket/5.3.3.8/collects raco setup: /Users/greg/src/plt/racket/collects raco setup: --- pre-installing collections --- raco setup: --- compiling collections --- raco setup: making: racket raco setup: --- parallel build using 8 processes --- raco setup: 7 making: /Users/greg/src/scheme/collects/frog/frog raco setup: --- updating info-domain tables --- raco setup: --- creating launchers --- raco setup: --- building documentation --- raco setup: --- installing collections --- raco setup: --- post-installing collections --- $ raco frog raco frog /Users/greg/src/plt/racket/bin/raco: Unrecognized command: frog Usage: raco <command> <option> ... <arg> ... Frequently used commands: docs search and view documentation make compile source to bytecode setup install and build libraries and documentation pkg manage packages link manage library-collection directories planet manage Planet package installations exe create executable test run tests associated with files/directories pack pack files/collections into a .plt archive A command can be specified by an unambiguous prefix. See `raco help' for a complete list of commands. See `raco help <command>' for help on a command. > Installation, user, and shared package scopes all work for me, but what > is your default package scope? (It's "user", unless you've specifically > changed it.) I haven't specifically changed it (AFIK). On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Matthew Flatt <mfl...@cs.utah.edu> wrote: > At Sat, 6 Apr 2013 11:19:43 -0400, Greg Hendershott wrote: >> So on http://docs.racket-lang.org/planet2/Developing_Packages.html >> should it switch the steps around? Folks should not run `raco pkg >> install --link demo` until _after_ they create an info.rkt in demo? > > Good point! Technically, for the things in the documentation's example, > the order doesn't matter. But swapping the order would be less > confusing to someone who already knows about "info.rkt" files from > other sources. > > > Assuming that you have an "info.rkt" now, though, I'm puzzled that > these steps are not working... > >> Because when I try to run `raco pkg install --link` now, it does >> nothing, telling me: >> >> $ raco pkg install --link frog >> raco pkg install: package is already installed >> package: frog >> >> OK. So I just tried: >> >> $ raco pkg remove frog >> >> (FYI that gives a huge amount of output, which doesn't say anything >> about removing `frog`, but a lot about making other stuff. But `raco >> pkg show` confirms it was removed.) >> >> Next I try: >> >> $ raco pkg install --link frog >> >> And I try: >> >> $ raco pkg show >> >> <It's installed.> >> >> But: >> >> $ raco help >> >> Does not show my command listed. > > And, just to be sure, `raco setup frog' has no effect? > > >> So it's still not working. From my (probably not great) understanding >> for getinfo.rkt, I'm still not sure how it _could_ work because these >> linked collections aren't returned by >> `current-library-collection-paths`. > > The call to `current-library-collection-paths' is involved with finding > "cache.rktd", which is an index for "info.rkt" entries. All > installation-specific entries are indexed in the installation's > "cache.rktd", and all user-specific entries are indexed in the > user-specific "cache.rktd". > > Installation, user, and shared package scopes all work for me, but what > is your default package scope? (It's "user", unless you've specifically > changed it.) > ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
