[plt-scheme] Touch can break a distribution?

You'll probably need to re-run setup-plt after you change the file. Or,
you can add cm to your app. Search for cm.ss in Help Desk.

Robby

At Thu, 23 Oct 2003 20:13:41 -0700, "Bradd W. Szonye" wrote:
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> On Thu, Oct 23, 2003 at 06:11:56PM -0400, Guillaume Marceau wrote:
> > If I update the timestamp on collects/syntax/boundmap.ss (with 'touch'),
> > my program stops working with a error message about contracts. Then, if I
> > update the timestamp on syntax/compiled/boundmap.zo, it works again. I
> > understand mzscheme tries to automatically update the .zo if it is out of
> > date. Somehow, the compiler fails its updating.
> 
> According to the MzScheme docs, the compiler isn't supposed to
> automatically update the .zo, but it does ignore it if it's older than
> the source file. It's a bit strange that the two aren't equivalent,
> though. Either the source is out of sync, or (more likely IMO), your
> program is doing something to change the interpretation of boundmap.ss.
> 
> > I am trying to modify boundmap.ss the dump some debugging information
> > that would help me track my current bug.
> 
> Sounds like your changes (either in boundmap.ss or in some global
> parameter) are breaking the module.
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