[racket-dev] Pre-Release Checklist for v6.1.1, Second Call

From: Matthias Felleisen (matthias at ccs.neu.edu)
Date: Thu Oct 23 15:11:03 EDT 2014

Yes, I did and expected this to be the problem. Can't we add a line to the Mac package installer that removes left-over stuff? 

I deleted the old installation and re-installed and drracket starts up fine. 

-- Matthias





On Oct 23, 2014, at 2:26 PM, Matthew Flatt <mflatt at cs.utah.edu> wrote:

> Is it possible that you installed on top of an existing v6.0.900.900
> installation (for the previous release's candidate)?
> 
> The file
> 
>  share/pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/compiled/rectangle-intersect_rkt.zo
> 
> existed in v6.0.900.900, but it does not exist in v6.1.0.900, because
> the library moved to a different package, "drracket-tool-lib". If you
> installed v6.1.0.900 on top of v6.0.900.900, then the file would not
> get replaced, and the module search would potentially find the old file
> instead of the replacement that is in a different location.
> 
> At Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:24:08 -0400, Matthias Felleisen wrote:
>> 
>> DrRacket on Mac OS X, 64-bit, Installer Package won't start on double-click. 
>> 
>> At the command line, I get this error message: 
>> 
>> [:~] matthias% /Applications/Racket/DrRacket.app/Contents/MacOS/DrRacket 
>> /Applications/Racket/share/pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/compiled/rectangle-int
>> ersect_rkt.zo::1: read (compiled): wrong version for compiled code
>>  compiled version: 6.0.900.900
>>  expected version: 6.1.0.900
>>  context...:
>>   standard-module-name-resolver
>> 
>> /Applications/Racket/share/pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/module-browser.rkt: 
>> [traversing imports]
>>   /Applications/Racket/share/pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/link.rkt: 
>> [traversing imports]
>>   /Applications/Racket/share/pkgs/drracket/drracket/tool-lib.rkt: [traversing 
>> imports]
>> 
>> /Applications/Racket/share/pkgs/drracket/drracket/private/drracket-normal.rkt: 
>> [running body]
>>   /Applications/Racket/share/pkgs/drracket/drracket/drracket.rkt: [running 
>> body]
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Oct 23, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Ryan Culpepper <ryanc at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
>> 
>>> Checklist items for the v6.1.1 release
>>> (using the v6.1.0.900 release candidate build)
>>> 
>>> Search for your name to find relevant items, reply when you finish an
>>> item (please indicate which item/s is/are done).  Also, if you have any
>>> commits that should have been picked, make sure that the changes are in.
>>> 
>>> Important: new builds are created without announcement, usually whenever
>>> I pick a few commits.  If you need to commit changes, please make sure
>>> you tell me to pick it into the release branch.
>>> 
>>> --> Release candidates are at
>>> -->   http://pre-release.racket-lang.org
>>> 
>>> Please use these installers (or source bundles) -- don't test from
>>> your own git clone (don't test the `master' branch by mistake!).  To
>>> get the tests, you can do this:
>>> 
>>> cd ...racket-root...
>>> ./bin/raco pkg install -i main-distribution-test
>>> 
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> * Matthias Felleisen <matthias at ccs.neu.edu>
>>> - Teachpacks Tests: check that new teachpacks are addable
>>> - Teachpack Docs: check teachpack docs in the bundles
>>> - Try teaching-languages testing framework (check-expect)
>>> Updates:
>>> - Teachpack Updates: update HISTORY
>>> (updates should show v6.1.1 as the most current version; email me
>>> to pick the changes when they're done, or tell me if there are no such
>>> changes.)
>>> 
>>> * Eli Barzilay <eli at barzilay.org>
>>> - Swindle Tests
>>> - XREPL Tests
>>> - Verify PL language
>>> - Racket Tree: compare new distribution tree to previous one
>>> - Run the unix installer tests
>>> - Run zsh completions tests
>>>   (". .../racket-completion.zsh; _racket --self-test")
>>> 
>>> * Stephen Bloch <sbloch at adelphi.edu>
>>> - Picturing Programs Tests
>>> 
>>> * Jon Rafkind <rafkind at cs.utah.edu>
>>> Release tests for (one of the) linux releases:
>>> - Test that the `racket' and `racket-textual' source releases
>>>   compile fine (note that they're still called `plt' and `mz' at
>>>   this stage).
>>> - Test that the binary installers for both work, try each one in
>>>   both normal and unix-style installation modes. (just ubuntu)
>>> [Note: get the release candidates from the URL in this email. Use
>>>  the 'static table' link to see a list of all tar files available]
>>> 
>>> * David Van Horn <dvanhorn at ccs.neu.edu>
>>> - EoPL Tests
>>> 
>>> * Neil Toronto <neil.toronto at gmail.com>
>>> - Plot Tests
>>> - Images Tests
>>> - Inspect icons
>>> - Math tests
>> 
>> 
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