[racket] REPL and read-line

My comment is related to DrRacket.
wIth Racket I see the problem too.
Jos

> -----Original Message-----
> From: users-bounces at racket-lang.org 
> [mailto:users-bounces at racket-lang.org] On Behalf Of Jos Koot
> Sent: 06 January 2011 19:42
> To: 'Alexandre Moreira'; users at racket-lang.org
> Subject: Re: [racket] REPL and read-line
> 
> I do not see this problem on version 5.0.99.6 (in windows 7) 
> If the current-input-port parameter has not been altered, 
> read-line shows a bar in the repl in which you can enter your 
> line followed by any newline char. The bar also shows the 
> option to return an eof.
> Jos
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: users-bounces at racket-lang.org
> > [mailto:users-bounces at racket-lang.org] On Behalf Of 
> Alexandre Moreira
> > Sent: 06 January 2011 19:10
> > To: users at racket-lang.org
> > Subject: [racket] REPL and read-line
> > 
> > Hello, everyone. I'm trying to use the (read-line) function in 
> > racket's REPL  and I'm having a weird problem. Whenever I type
> > (read-line) in the REPL prompt it returns the empty string. 
> > It's as if it is receiving the linefeed character I use to 
> enter the 
> > command on the REPL.
> > 
> > Is this a known limitation or a bug or some stupidity on my 
> part? If 
> > it's something with racket, do you guys know of any 
> workaround? I plan 
> > on making a read-line wrapper that checks to see if the 
> first attempt 
> > is an empty line and if so, calls read-line again taking 
> whatever it's 
> > result is, but I'd rather live without those hacks if at 
> all possible.
> > 
> > Am I missing some sort of configuration for the REPL?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Alexandre Moreira.
> > 
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