[plt-scheme] Running File -> Install .plt File command against "PLaneT Package Repository"

From: Hans Oesterholt-Dijkema (hdnews at gawab.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 16:05:40 EDT 2007

Try:

(require (planet "bot.scm" ("oesterholt" "webbot.plt" 1 0)))

Best wishes,

Hans


Luis Rosso schreef:
> Noel:
>
> Thanks for your reply !
>
> I have just downloaded version 370, and tried to download webbot.plt 
> from Planet by means of the require function:
>
> (require (planet "[file]" ("oesterholt" "webbot.plt" 1 3)))
>
> I have the following error reported:
>
> open-input-file: cannot open input file: "C:\Documents and 
> Settings\Administrator\Application Data\PLT 
> Scheme\planet\300\370\cache\oesterholt\webbot.plt\1\3\[file]" (The 
> system cannot find the file specified.; errno=2)
>
> I don't know what [file] means, but that dir exists, and there are six 
> .ss or .scm files and three subdirs (compiled, examples and html) in it.
>
> What am I doing wrong? What should I do?
>
> Thanks in advance !
>
> Luis
>
>
>> From: "Noel Welsh" <noelwelsh at gmail.com>
>> To: "Luis Rosso" <lmrosso at hotmail.com>
>> CC: plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu
>> Subject: Re: [plt-scheme] Running File -> Install .plt File command 
>> against "PLaneT Package Repository"
>> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:17:12 +0100
>>
>> On 7/25/07, Luis Rosso <lmrosso at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> I am trying to install some packages available in the "PLaneT Package
>>> Repository".
>> ...
>>> setup-plt: Setup version is 301
>>
>> This suggests you're using a very old version of PLT Scheme.  I
>> suggest you download the latest version (370).  Then, to install code
>> from planet you have two options:
>>
>>  - you can simply open up DrScheme and type in the 'require'
>> statement listed on Planet.  E.g. to install SchemeUnit:
>>
>>   (require (planet "test.ss" ("schematics" "schemeunit.plt" 2)))
>>
>>  - there is a planet command line tool that will download code.  Run
>> the tool to see the options.
>>
>> HOWEVER note you don't need to install .plts from Planet.  This is the
>> beauty of Planet -- whenever your code requires code from Planet it
>> will automatically download and install the code for you!  It's really
>> very neat.
>>
>> N.
>
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