[plt-scheme] pack.ss

Yes.

On Apr 26, 2004, at 6:34 PM, Matt wrote:

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> Typically, things go like this:
>
> I develop a script that does something.
>
> I realize it could be more general. I make it more general.
>
> I realize that a touch more tweaking, and I have a small library to do
> some relatively specific (but useful to me) task or tasks.
>
> I realize I could use it on another machine.
>
> I want to make a PLT file, but then I wonder what
>
> (pack dest name paths collections [filter encode? file-mode unpack-unit
> plt-relative? requires conflicts at-plt-home?])
>
> the difference between "paths", "collections", and the rest of the
> optional arguments mean, practically speaking, when I want to bundle up
> arbitrary directory "Foo" as a PLT module, drop it on another machine  
> (of
> some other architecture), and have my module *just work* (eg. install  
> into
> a relative (eg. ".plt-scheme") directory, and get picked up in my  
> current
> collections).
>
> I must admit, an example or two in the docs (next rev around) would be
> wonderful. In particular, how to take the half-way library I've  
> developed
> (whatever it may be) and *simply* move it from one machine to
> another---or, for that matter, from one major rev of PLT Scheme to
> another.
>
> Surely I'm missing something simple.
>
> Thanks,
> M
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