We hope to release 6.0 in a short amount of time if 5.92 goes okay. We wanted time for a slightly wider circle to try things out before the big 6-oh.
Robby On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 9:52 PM, Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado < i...@juanfra.info> wrote: > Thanks for the work on the new version :D > > I'm using the "builtpkgs" tarball. Everything works OK. The only problem > is PLT_SETUP_OPTIONS="-j 2" breaks the "make install" step. > > Just a question. Why "5.92"? Why not "6"?. > > > On 01/25/14 18:55, Ryan Culpepper wrote: > >> Racket 5.92 has a new package system, including a catalog of >> hundreds of already-available packages. Please visit >> >> http://pkgs.racket-lang.org/ >> >> for an overview of the packages. >> >> Recent releases included the "beta" versions of the package system. >> Racket version 5.92 incorporates many improvements suggested by these >> preliminary experiences: >> >> * A package is treated as a single collection by default, so it is >> even easier to use a Github repository as a package. Get started >> quickly: >> http://docs.racket-lang.org/pkg/getting-started.html >> >> * DrRacket includes a new package manager GUI, available via the >> File|Package Manager ... menu item. The GUI is also available >> as a stand-alone program via the "gui-pkg-manager" package. >> >> * The main Racket distribution has been separated into about 200 >> packages. The Racket installer combines the core system with >> bundled versions of these packages. >> >> Alternatively, you may now install a Minimal Racket distribution >> --- which is about 1/10 the size of the main distribution --- and >> add only those packages that you need. >> >> * Package installation supports pre-built packages that include >> compiled byte code and rendered documentation, meaning packages can >> be installed quickly when built versions are available. All >> packages in the main distribution are available in pre-built form. >> >> Further improvements are in the works, notably including package >> documentation on the package-catalog web site. >> >> COMPATIBILITY NOTE: PLaneT, the previous Racket package system, will >> remain in place for the foreseeable future, but we expect all package >> work to shift to the new system. >> >> Beyond the package system, this release brings a number of other >> changes: >> >> * Racket's HTML documentation has a new and improved look, thanks to >> Matthew Butterick. >> >> * The documentation includes a style guide, "How to Program Racket" >> http://docs.racket-lang.org/style/ >> >> * Racket's JIT compiler supports the ARM architecture. >> >> * Racket supports the Mac's Retina display mode. >> >> * The performance of the Typed Racket compiler improved by 50% on >> some typed programs; e.g., see http://bit.ly/1d0Ye4z >> >> * The profiler provides a new mode that uses the errortrace library >> to produce fine-grained profiles. >> >> * A new contract profiler reports how much time programs spend >> checking contracts, and which contracts are most expensive. >> >> * The math/flonum library exports fast 105-bit precision operations. >> >> * Check Syntax handles generated identifiers, especially those >> introduced by struct (e.g. field selectors) and Redex (e.g., e_1, >> e_2) >> >> * 2htdp/batch-io includes functions for dealing with html/xml in >> files and web sites as X-expressions plus conveniences for >> web-based graph traversals. >> >> * The `gen:set' generic interface extends set operations to work on >> user-defined types that implement set methods, as well as on other >> set-like built-in types, such as lists. >> >> * Picts support conversion to SVG format. >> >> * Under unix, Racket provides desktop entries (.desktop files) for >> its graphical executables. >> > > > ____________________ > Racket Users list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >
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