p.s. My ~/Library/Racket/5.3.3.8/collects/info-domain/compiled/cache.rktd is currently just this:
((#"/Users/greg/Library/Racket/5.3.3.8/pkgs/installed/ragg/ragg" (name categories can-be-loaded-with required-core-version version repositories scribblings blurb release-notes deps) (lib "ragg") 1 0)) My ~/src/plt/racket/collects/info-domain/compiled/cache.rktd is very long so I won't paste it here; filled with the standard things but not frog. On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Greg Hendershott <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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

