<div dir="ltr">I had hoped that that was going to be the correct url because "<a href="http://doc.racket-lang.org/pkg">doc.racket-lang.org/pkg</a>" is the top of the packages docs and the v5.92 packages documentation has a "getting-started.html" file.<div>
<br></div><div>Robby</div><div><br>On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Matthias Felleisen <<a href="mailto:matthias@ccs.neu.edu">matthias@ccs.neu.edu</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>> It would be nice if the docs url were functional. -- Matthias<br>
><br>><br>><br>> On Jan 11, 2014, at 9:27 PM, Robby Findler wrote:<br>><br>> Below is the latest release notes draft. Comments?<br>><br>> Robby<br>><br>><br>><br>> Racket has a new package system, including a catalog of already available<br>
> packages. Please visit<br>><br>> <a href="http://pkgs.racket-lang.org/">http://pkgs.racket-lang.org/</a><br>><br>> for an overview.<br>><br>> Recent releases included the "beta" versions of the package system.<br>
> Racket version 6.0 incorporates many improvements suggested by these<br>> preliminary experiences:<br>><br>> * A package is treated as a single collection by default, so it is even<br>> easier to use a Github repository as a package. Get started quickly:<br>
> <a href="http://docs.racket-lang.org/pkg/getting-started.html">http://docs.racket-lang.org/pkg/getting-started.html</a><br>><br>> * DrRacket includes a new package manager GUI, which is also available<br>
> as a stand-alone program via the "gui-pkg-manager" package.<br>><br>> * The main Racket distribution has been broken into about 200 packages. An<br>> installation starts with Minimal Racket and then adds these bundled packages.<br>
><br>> Alternatively, you may now install a Minimal Racket distribution ---<br>> which is about 1/10 the size of the main distribution --- and add only<br>> those packages that you need.<br>><br>> * Package installation supports pre-built packages that include<br>
> compiled byte code and rendered documentation, meaning packages can be<br>> installed quickly when built versions are a available. All packages in<br>> the main distribution are available in pre-built form.<br>
><br>> Further improvements are in the works, including package documentation on<br>> the package-catalog web site.<br>><br>> COMPATIBILITY NOTE: PLaneT will remain in place for the foreseeable future,<br>> but we expect all package work to shift to the new system.<br>
><br>> Beyond the package system, this release brings a number of other changes:<br>><br>> * Racket's HTML documentation has a new and improved look, thanks to<br>> Matthew Butterick.<br>><br>> * Racket's JIT compiler supports the ARM architecture.<br>
><br>> * Racket supports the Mac's Retina display mode.<br>><br>> * The profiler provides a new mode that uses the errortrace library to<br>> produce fine-grained profiles.<br>><br>> * A new contract profiler reports how much time programs spend checking<br>
> contracts, and which contracts are most expensive.<br>><br>> * The math/flonum library exports fast 105-bit precision operations.<br>><br>> * Check Syntax handles generated identifiers, especially those<br>
> introduced by struct (e.g. field selectors) and Redex (e.g., e_1, e_2)<br>><br>> * 2htdp/batch-io includes functions for dealing with html/xml in files and<br>> web sites as X-expressions plus conveniences for web-based graph traversals.<br>
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