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

(I know, and I hadn't used it in forever.)


On Oct 23, 2014, at 9:04 PM, Matthew Flatt wrote:

> Ad, I hadn't guessed that you use the "Installer Package". It isn't one
> of our normal distribution mode (i.e., there's no link to it on the
> eventual download page), so far, and so I forgot about it, but it is
> certaily prominent on the pre-release page.
> 
> I'm not yet sure of the right repair, but I'll work on it.
> 
> At Thu, 23 Oct 2014 15:11:03 -0400, Matthias Felleisen wrote:
>> 
>> 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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