[plt-scheme] Does the autoloading of snip-classes support a PLaneT source?

On Sun, May 25, 2008 at 7:13 AM, Matthew Flatt <mflatt at cs.utah.edu> wrote:
> At Sun, 25 May 2008 03:04:32 -0400 (EDT), Danny Yoo wrote:
>> I see that if the snip-class name is of the form "(lib ...)" that the
>> snipclass can be dynamic-required.  Can the the same support be available
>> for PLaneT-derived snips?
>>
>> I'm looking at mred/private/snipfile.ss, and I see that the definition for
>> "ok-lib-path?" only allows snip-classes to be auto-loaded from
>> collections.  If that definition could be expanded to also allow PLaneT
>> packages (maybe by just using module-path?), that would be nice.
>
> We haven't allowed this, so far, because it would mean that merely
> opening a file in DrScheme would be enough to have code downloaded and
> installed on your machine.
>
> Running a program that uses a Planet library also downloads and
> installs, but you at least have the option of looking at a file and
> deciding whether you trust the libraries before you execute it.
>
> Probably the solution is to allow Planet paths in combination with a
> dialog that notifies the user that code is being downloaded, and that
> proceeds only if allowed.

I don't particularly like that solution (eg:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfetbidVUYw)

But perhaps a variant where the questionable snips can be clicked on
to be downloaded and installed?

Robby