[plt-dev] `rico' and ".rkt"

From: Neil Van Dyke (neil at neilvandyke.org)
Date: Mon Feb 15 12:38:43 EST 2010

Matthew Flatt wrote at 02/15/2010 12:26 PM:
> There are many normalization and transition problems here. Although I
> don't like automagical conversions, the transition path looks way too
> painful unless we equate ".ss" and ".rkt" in module paths. For example,
> a lot of code that refers to collection- and Planet-based libraries
> using ".ss" forms.
>   

Would it work to make the automagical translation happen *only* if ".ss" 
is specified (which is what all the legacy code has)?  Then, if ".rkt" 
or no extension is specified, then assume the filename has ".rkt", and 
never assume ".ss".

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