Tim, Do keep in mind that, even if you check out a specific release tag (e.g., to build something equivalent to 6.6), `raco pkg` will pull in the latest version of packages in the main distributions when possible, rather than the versions packaged with the 6.6 installers. If that's what you want, you should have your install use the 6.6 release catalog.
Of course, if you're fine with running directly from `master`, none of this applies. Vincent On Thu, 04 Aug 2016 06:15:15 -0500, Tim Brown wrote: > > William, Stephen, > > Thank you for your help. It seems that what I want to do is not an > appropriate use of the prepackaged source, and I am now progressing > using a git clone. > > Thanks again, > > Tim > > On 03/08/2016 18:11, William J. Bowman wrote: > > I always forget the build process when I'm hacking on Racket too and have > > to glare at the INSTALL file > > for a while. > > Maybe the INSTALL file has too much detail, or the wrong details, and the > > instructions get lost in it? > > > > I always build a minimal install via `make PKGS=base in-place` from the > > top-level directory of the Racket > > repo, then install everything else via `raco pkg install`. > > Binaries, including raco, end up in `racket/racket/bin`. > > > > -- > > William J. Bowman > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 03, 2016 at 06:02:53PM +0100, Tim Brown wrote: > >> Here's hoping someone can answer this without too much (any) difficulty: > >> > >> I have the Unix source in racket-6.6-src.tgz from the download page. > >> It's untarred into racket-6.6 . I want this because it has a superset > >> of the packages I'll eventually want in my installation. > >> > >> If I: > >> > >> configure > >> make > >> make plain-install > >> > >> I don't get a raco executable built. > >> > >> On IRC, it was suggested that I do a `make base` -- which should get me > >> a raco capabale of pkg and setup. Problem is -- I can't find base as a > >> target. > >> > >> It was also suggested that it is not in src/Makefile, instead: > >> "I'm usually in the top-level checkout dir", to quote stamourv. > >> > >> A git clone later and I *still* don't have base in any makefile. > >> > >> Folks... how do I either make base or get as minimal a racket > >> installation as I can with a capable raco? > >> > >> Thanks in anticipation, > >> > >> Tim > >> > >> -- > >> Tim Brown - t...@timb.net - +44(0)7771714159 > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > >> "Racket Users" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > >> email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > Tim Brown - t...@timb.net - +44(0)7771714159 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Racket Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
