Now that the 5.3.1 release is finished, I've just pushed the beta release of Planet 2 to the Racket core.<div><br></div><div>I've tried to answer all questions and explain everything about Planet 2 in the documentation, which I've uploaded a copy of here:</div> <div> <br></div><div><a href="http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~jay/tmp/20121108-pkgs/planet2/index.html">http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~jay/tmp/20121108-pkgs/planet2/index.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>In particular, it explains what the plan is to go from this beta release to the final release. </div> <div><br></div><div>If you currently have packages on Planet 1, I am excited to help you make the transition to Planet 2. (I am currently in the process of converting my packages.) Please do not hesitate to let me know how I can help.</div> <div><br></div><div>This represents the third iteration of the design of Planet 2. (The first was worked on from August 10, 2010 to March 11, 2011. The second in July 2011. The third from August 2011 until now, although coding didn't begin until December 2011.)</div> <div><br></div><div>Enjoy,</div><div><br></div><div>Jay</div><div><div><br></div><div>p.s. In the implementation, I'm particularly proud of the little language for defining command-line interfaces with matching functions (see planet2/main.rkt for a use) and the testing infrastructure that allows you to run sequences of shell commands and check their output (see tests/planet2/tests-install.rkt for a nice example.)</div> <div><br></div>-- <br>Jay McCarthy <<a href="mailto:jay@cs.byu.edu" target="_blank">jay@cs.byu.edu</a>><br>Assistant Professor / Brigham Young University<br> <a href="http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~jay" target="_blank">http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~jay</a><br><br>"The glory of God is Intelligence" - D&C 93<br> </div>