[plt-scheme] Problem with science.plt - any ideas?

That's the 'old' problem with compiling subcollections.  I thought that one
was fixed in V301, but maybe it was later.


-----Original Message-----
From: John Clements [mailto:clements at brinckerhoff.org]
Sent: Thu 3/2/2006 4:21 PM
To: Williams, M. Douglas
Cc: Kimberly Clark/Mike Messinides; plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu
Subject: Re: [plt-scheme] Problem with science.plt - any ideas?
 

On Mar 2, 2006, at 4:03 PM, Williams, M. Douglas wrote:

> I just downloaded it on a fresh install of v301.8 - I don't have  
> V301 loaded
> on this machine.  I have loaded it many times on various machines  
> though.
> The only things I can think of is to erase the PLaneT directory  
> where it is
> cached and I use Pretty Big as the language level (but I couldn't  
> replicate
> your problem in other language levels either).
>
> Jacob, any ideas?
>
> Let me know if you have any luck.
>
> Doug

In 301, I get a setup error:

build-path: expects type <path, string, 'up, 'same> as 2nd argument,  
given: ("special-functions"); other arguments were: #<path:/Users/ 
clements/Library/PLT Scheme/planet/300/301/cache/williams/science.plt/ 
2/1>

It would certainly appear that this problem stems from the format of  
the info.ss file:

(module info (lib "infotab.ss" "setup")
   (define name "PLT Scheme Science Collection")
   (define blurb
     (list "A collection of modules that provide functions for "
           "numerical computing."))
   (define categories '(scientific))
   (define doc.txt "doc.txt")
   (define primary-file "science-with-graphics.ss")
   (define version "2.0")
   (define compile-subcollections
     (list (list "special-functions")
           (list "random-distributions")))
)


In 301.8, I do not observe this problem.  I conjecture that this  
problem was fixed between 301 and 301.8, and I bet you can find out  
more about it in the release notices.

John Clements