[racket] what this compile time error mean?

From: Sam Tobin-Hochstadt (samth at ccs.neu.edu)
Date: Thu Jun 16 08:00:01 EDT 2011

Try the following:

1. Open the "Choose Language" dialog, from the "Language" menu.
2. Click on "show details".
3. Then choose "No debugging or profiling", and maybe also uncheck the
"Populate compiled directories" box.

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 5:08 AM, Veer <diggerrrrr at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ok , problem is still there , I get the same error , on new ubuntu
> system 11.04 and newly downloaded racket 5.1.1 .
> Any other idea , on how to troubleshoot  it ?
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Veer <diggerrrrr at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Removing compiled directory also does not work , same error.
>> I am upgrading my system and will download the racket again
>> then check if problem still there.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt <samth at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
>>> Probably you can fix the problem by removing the `compiled' directory
>>> from wherever "filename.rkt" is.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 4:01 AM, Veer <diggerrrrr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Thanks for replying.
>>>> Problem still persist , even after running raco setup .
>>>> I did not compiled the racket from the source, I downloaded the binary package.
>>>>
>>>> When I run ~/racket/bin/racket filename.rkt in console , it runs fine
>>>> , no problem there,
>>>> but in DrRacket it show the same error :
>>>> compile: access from an uncertified context to unexported variable
>>>> from module: "/home/vvv/racket/collects/racket/contract/private/base.rkt"
>>>> in: apply-contract
>>>>
>>>> I am running ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala , if that help somehow.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Danny Yoo <dyoo at cs.wpi.edu> wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Veer <diggerrrrr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> When I run the code(shown below) in DrRacket , I get the error :
>>>>>>
>>>>>> compile: access from an uncertified context to unexported variable
>>>>>> from module: "/home/vvv/racket/collects/racket/contract/private/base.rkt"
>>>>>> in: apply-contract
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Odd; I can't replicate your issue; I see the expected 'oops' error
>>>>> when I try to replicate your set-up.
>>>>>
>>>>> It looks like you've compiled your own version of Racket, at least
>>>>> from the error message.  Let's make sure we can discount one
>>>>> possibility: can you make sure that Racket's installation went
>>>>> smoothly?  You can do so with:
>>>>>
>>>>>    $ raco setup
>>>>>
>>>>> (This may take a while.)  This should make sure that the Racket
>>>>> standard library has been compiled.
>>>>>
>>>>> Once this is done, try running your example again and see if you can
>>>>> still see that error.
>>>>>
>>>>
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>



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