[racket-dev] Running in DrRacket changes behavior of the `compiler/cm` library

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 10:55 AM, Robby Findler
<robby at eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote:
> The former.

Ok, great.  Happily back to using DrRacket. :)

>
> And maybe there is a problem with drracket sharing too much with the user
> program too.
>
> Robby
>
> On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt wrote:
>>
>> Do you mean the "automatically populate compiled directories" setting,
>> or the "online compilation"?
>>
>> Sam
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Robby Findler
>> <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu> wrote:
>> > It may be possible to change drracket to only set that parameter when it
>> > is
>> > compiling files, but for now I think you have to disable drracket's auto
>> > compilation (in the language dialog's show details section) to develop
>> > programs like this.
>> >
>> > Robby
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, Sam Tobin-Hochstadt wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I'm not sure if this is a bug or not, so I'm bringing it up on the
>> >> list.  But when I do the following:
>> >>
>> >> #lang racket
>> >> (require compiler/cm)
>> >> (manager-compile-notify-handler displayln)
>> >> (managed-compile-zo
>> >>
>> >> "/home/samth/sw/plt/collects/tests/typed-racket/succeed/null-program.rkt")
>> >>
>> >> Then the compiler places the compiled files in the
>> >> `compiled/drracket/` directory, and looks for compiled files there as
>> >> well.  The `displayln` handler shows that basically all of Racket is
>> >> being recompiled.  I found this quite surprising, and worse it means I
>> >> can't use DrRacket to develop this program.  Would there be a way for
>> >> DrRacket not to change whatever parameter is being changed here in the
>> >> user program's context?
>> >>
>> >> Sam
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