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

From: Luis Rosso (lmrosso at hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Jul 26 17:30:45 EDT 2007

Last issue was due to the fact I used the generic command available in the 
webbot section of Planet. The one given below by Hans worked perfectly.

Thanks !

Luis


>From: Hans Oesterholt-Dijkema <hdnews at gawab.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 22:05:40 +0200
>
>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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