I just ran into this very thing today because I didn't realize the packages were put into a submodule and I'm in the habit of not reading error messages. However, after trying some things and getting this error multiple times, I finally read it carefully. The answer is in your skimmed "something something" text. Just go to the root of the repo and do a 'git submodule init' then 'git submodule update'.
I think it would be helpful if these instructions were added to the install readme (unless it is there and I missed it). On Saturday, August 17, 2013, Ben Goetter wrote: > I apologize for the semi-clueless nature of this message. I know that > Racket's been going through a lot of changes in the last few months. Rip > van Winkle here is trying to come back up to speed. > > I did a fresh git clone, then built Racket's core on Windows with VS2008 > via the script in racket/racket/src/worksp/**build.bat. Apparently this > built only the core (thank you, Vince on irc). I got a working racket.exe > with some intrinsics included, but no drracket or the standard libraries > (gracket -z complained that it could not find racket/racket/collects/racket/ > **gui/init.rkt). > > At Vince's advice, I tried > raco pkg install -i main-distribution > to complete my installation, but got a SSL error > > Resolving "main-distribution" via https://pkg.racket-lang.org > SSLv23_client_method: implementation not found; no arguments provided > ...collects/openssl/mzssl.rkt:**397:18 > > So then I did something radical: I read the top-level README.txt and > followed its directions. > nmake win32-in-place > > This rebuilt the core, created a spurious "-p" subdirectory, and finally > triggered the complain-no-submodule target: > "Native packages are not in the expected subdirectory" something > something "git submodule" something > > Generally, what's the new proper practice for building my own Racket on > Windows? Build.bat no longer suffices by itself. > > Thanks, > Ben > ____________________ > Racket Users list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/**users <http://lists.racket-lang.org/users> >
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