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

From: Robby Findler (robby at cs.uchicago.edu)
Date: Thu Mar 2 19:48:56 EST 2006

There have been other reports of truncated .plt files being downloaded
from the server, but I don't think Jacob's been able to uncover the
culprit, yet. Sorry.

Robby

At Thu, 2 Mar 2006 16:03:30 -0800 , "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
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plt-scheme-bounces at list.cs.brown.edu on behalf of Kimberly Clark/Mike
> Messinides
> Sent: Thu 3/2/2006 1:36 PM
> To: plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu
> Subject: [plt-scheme] Problem with science.plt - any ideas?
>  
> I'm having a problem using the science.plt package.
> Has anyone had a similar problem or had success?
> 
> Here's what I'm seeing. From DrScheme (version 301 on
> Windows),
> > (require (planet "science-with-graphics.ss"
> ("williams" "science.plt" 2 1)))
> 
> DrScheme gives the following:
> "unknown file tag Public"
> 
> I've also tried downloading science.plt using the
> command-line tool, and using the install file
> option...same result.
> 
> If I base64 decode the science.plt file, the
> science.gz I get appears to be corrupt (according to
> 7-zip when I try to inflate). I can download
> simulation.plt, base64 decode, then unzip and I get
> what appears to be a valid result.
> 
> I've tried downloading science.plt again, but I get
> the same results.
> 
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